Job Description

Senior TechOps DevOps Specialist (AWS & Infrastructure as Code) (Remote) KwaZulu Natal - South Africa, Eastern Cape - South Africa, Gauteng - South Africa, Western Cape - South Africa
ENVIRONMENT:
SHAPE infrastructure roadmaps with scalability, reliability, and business needs in mind as the next Senior TechOps Specialist sought by a fast-growing SaaS company providing innovative compliance monitoring solutions for the Financial Services industry. You will lead the design and automation of deployments, ensuring compliance and security across environments, and driving Incident Management practices. The ideal candidate will combine their deep expertise in AWS and infrastructure-as-code with strong leadership in operational excellence, incident response, and security-first practices. You will require 7+ years of experience in technical operations, DevOps, or SRE roles, with at least 3 years in a senior capacity.
DUTIES:

• Architect, implement, and manage AWS services including EKS, EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, IAM, and Security Groups.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code adoption using Terraform and other automation frameworks.
• Lead the design and optimisation of CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable and secure deployments.
• Oversee container orchestration and workload management in Kubernetes (EKS).
• Implement monitoring, observability, and alerting for proactive incident detection and resolution.
• Conduct penetration testing, vulnerability management, and infrastructure hardening.
• Ensure compliance with SOC2, and ISO27001 standards across systems and processes.
• Own the incident response lifecycle: triage, mitigation, root cause analysis, and post-mortems.
• Define and enforce security and operational best practices across teams.
• Mentor Engineers in TechOps, DevOps, and SRE disciplines to raise the technical bar.
• Partner with product and engineering leadership to guide infrastructure strategy and roadmap.
• Optimise infrastructure performance and costs while ensuring scalability and resilience.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 7+ Years of experience in technical operations, DevOps, or SRE roles, with at least 3 years in a senior capacity.
• Strong hands-on expertise with AWS (EKS, EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, IAM, Security Groups).
• Proven experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code best practices.
• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes, containerisation, and microservices architectures.
• Demonstrated experience with penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and remediation.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOX, SOC2, or ISO27001.
• Proficiency in designing and managing CI/CD pipelines and observability systems.
• Track record of leading incident response and operational risk management.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Security, Product, and Engineering teams.

ATTRIBUTES:
Key Competencies Required -
Technical Mastery: Deep knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, IaC, and modern DevOps practices.
Operational Excellence: Skilled in designing resilient, secure, and cost-efficient infrastructure.
Security Leadership: Strong understanding of cloud security, compliance frameworks, and risk management.
Incident Leadership: Experienced in driving incident response, RCA, and post-mortem culture.
Mentorship: Capable of coaching and developing engineers across TechOps and SRE functions.
Collaboration: Works effectively across engineering, security, and product teams to align priorities.
Execution: Delivers improvements through automation, standardisation, and iterative development.
Adaptability: Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments with evolving priorities.
Communication & Documentation: Clearly documents systems, incidents, and decisions for organisational alignment.
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