Devops AND Cloud (AWS) Infrastructure Lead

Work for a company that their culture is a core part of who they are. It shapes how they work, how they collaborate and how they partner with their clients. Embedded in everything they do, it drives their behaviours, inspires their people and helps create and engage, positive and a fulfilling place to work. Are you a team player with a vibrant personality?

They are on the hunt for a DevOps and Infrastructure Lead that will play a pivotal role in evolving their existing infrastructure into a modern, Dev-Ops Cloud led capability. This position blends hands on operational responsibility with strategic leadership, ensuring our infrastructure and hosting environments remain secure, resilient, scalable and fit for future growth.

This is a key role for someone who can successfully bridge legacy infrastructure with modern DevOps principles—delivering reliability today while building a strong foundation for tomorrow.

What you need to land an interview:

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in infrastructure or system administration
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a leadership or team management role as a DevOps Lead
• Knowledge and experience with ISO27001:2022, including implementation and compliance preferred
• Experience with CAB processes, patching cycles, and disaster recovery frameworks
• Familiarity with managing internal tooling and supporting custom platforms (advantageous)
• Prior experience in a B2B SME environment preferred
• Experience in AWS

Qualifications required:

• Formal tertiary qualification in IT or related field (advantageous)
• Certifications such as AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CompTIA Linux+, ITIL, or ISO27001 Lead Implementer (advantageous)
• Equivalent experience in lieu of formal qualification will be considered

Reference number for this position is CL60940 which is a permanent position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company salary of up to R900K per annum depending on experience and ability. Contact Candace Logie on az.oc.egrem-e@lecadnac or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 22 Jan 18:49, Closing date 23 Mar