Job Description

Senior DevOps Engineer


Join us in enabling productive societies across Africa.

What we do

Mezzanine builds and delivers enterprise-grade digital solutions for public- and private enterprise customers across Africa. Founded in 2012, Mezzanine established itself as a thought-leader in a number of verticals - agricultural, financial inclusion, health and utilities (water & energy). Mezzanine is a home-grown African company delivering value to the people of Africa, and a subsidiary of the Vodacom Group.


As we expand to more segments and markets we need adaptable team players with a 'can do' attitude who can help drive growth and deliver customer success.

What you will do

As a senior DevOps Engineer you will manage the ICT infrastructure and provide a single point of contact for technology support. Some of your responsibilities will include automating configuration management, providing 99.9% uptime for production networks, managing ICT infrastructure and services, developing and monitoring integration middleware and/or other services, routing inbound support requests accurately to product development teams, the platform development team and the DevOps team and deploying new and upgraded instances of products.


We are looking for an individual that is a great team player, has highly developed technical problem-solving skills and has a high level of attention to detail. The ideal individual will be someone who is dependable and dedicated to their work and cares about making a difference in Africa. One of our main drivers at Mezzanine is the fact that we build solutions that have a positive impact on people's lives and with this comes the responsibility of producing work that is of high quality. We strive to maintain a good balance of working hard and spending time together to build good relationships and celebrate individual and team achievements.

What you need

6 years' relevant experience in software development and ICT infrastructure management Proficient in Linux operating systems Proficient in relational databases, including database design, writing complex aggregation queries, writing SQL functions, indexing, partitioning, point-in-time-recovery etc. Proficient in Java, Python, SQL and JavaScript Proficient knowledge of scrum and Kanban

What to expect

Passionate and dedicated team members - We work hard and support each other because we are passionate about what we do and the impact we are making. Growth opportunities - We have annual personal development discussions to craft out your journey ahead. We have 5 study leave days for those that are pursuing a qualification or certification. Flexibility - 1 office day per week with core hours being 10:00 - 15:00. We are output, not effort focused. An energising environment - We celebrate differences and value individuals. We enjoy celebrating successes, having coffee-walks, playing ping-pong and care about each other's personal lives. Income protection & death cover - We care about our staff and their family when unexpected events occur. Employee Wellness Programme - We are holistic beings and therefore we invest in the health and wellbeing of our staff.

Starting date: ASAP


Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us after 30 days you may consider your application unsuccessful.


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