DevOps Engineer
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud with people that make it happen.As a DevOps Engineer I, you will be in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change. We call these #changeables our nav-igators – people who want to use tech to help others nav-igate their lives and business. As nav-igators, we are made up of unique talents, diverse minds, adaptability and live up to the promise of staying curiousRole PurposeThis role, located within FNB Points of Presence, is focused on driving business profitability and operational efficiency through innovative DevOps practices, IT infrastructure architecture, and automation solutions. Ensure seamless integration of development and operations to support scalable, secure, and high-performing systems.Infrastructure & Architecture
- Design, build, and maintain enterprise-level IT infrastructure architecture aligned with business requirements.
- Evaluate and integrate new application packages, platforms, and tools to enhance system performance and scalability.
- Draft technical and business requirements into RFPs for infrastructure solutions.
- Ensure infrastructure performance metrics and upgrade paths are defined and monitored.
- Conduct system health checks and align processes with SLAs and industry best practices.
- Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines across DEV, QA, and Production environments.
- Write scripts/codes to automate deployments, provisioning, and feedback mechanisms.
- Facilitate automated testing processes and manage test environments.
- Deploy new modules, upgrades, and fixes to production environments.
- Monitor and optimize customer touchpoints using DevOps principles.
- Translate technical specifications into test cases, scenarios, and scripts.
- Execute and document test plans throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Review modules for quality assurance and contribute to defining DevOps and quality standards.
- Address user-reported issues, create patches, and manage defect backlogs.
- Troubleshoot production issues and legacy systems to identify and resolve inefficiencies.
- Support application functionality and infrastructure by analyzing problems and implementing solutions.
- Advise on budget forecasting and align IT infrastructure needs with business goals.
- Stay abreast of technological trends and translate them into business opportunities and risk assessments.
- Cultivate relationships with stakeholders, including end-users, SMEs, project managers, and senior staff.
- Manage personal development to increase competencies in DevOps and infrastructure.
- Develop deep domain knowledge and translate it into actionable business solutions.
- Qualifications: Bachelor of Science (NQF 7) in Computer and Information Science or related fields.
- Experience: 4 – 5 years’ experience in IT Development
- Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible)
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Bamboo, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenShift)
- Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics)
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Opportunities to network and collaborate.
- Work that is challenging
- Opportunities to innovate.
- Flexible working environment
- Deep focus on health and wellbeing
- Coaches and mentors to help with your professional development.
- A very Generous leave policy to cater for your individual needs.
- Preferential employee banking rates that include Vehicle and Home loans. For more details see attachment
- Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
- Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
- A team player - you believe in the power of teams so you're always part of one, building and leveraging your networks.
- Emotionally intelligent - you have a high EQ that enables you to truly connect with people, no matter how technical or specialist your role is
- Curious & courageous - you are driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you are brave enough to
- Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.