Overview DigiCert – Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Senior DevOps Engineer position at DigiCert. This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining the frontend of our web applications in collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable web applications that meet customer needs. What you will do Collaborate with developers, product managers, and operations teams to design and build scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration between software development and deployment. Architect, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes-based solutions to ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance across multiple environments. Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar, to automate and optimize resource provisioning. Write and maintain application-level code, contributing to both development and operational automation across the infrastructure. Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines with a focus on automating deployment, testing, and monitoring, while ensuring that the infrastructure is well-integrated with the development process. Monitor and optimize system performance, availability, and reliability, taking ownership of the infrastructure health and application performance. Troubleshoot and resolve issues in both development and production environments, collaborating across teams to ensure swift problem resolution. Contribute to architectural decisions, ensuring systems are designed with scalability, security, and maintainability in mind. Stay updated with industry trends, new technologies, and best practices, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of DevOps and development capabilities. What you will have Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Strong experience in Kubernetes (K8s) and container orchestration for building scalable and resilient systems. Development experience in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java) and familiarity with application development, alongside DevOps responsibilities. Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or possibly experience in Azure or GCP. Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, etc.) and building fully automated deployment pipelines. Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise with tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar. Hands-on experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and a good understanding of logging and alerting. Knowledge of security best practices in cloud and containerized environments. Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across both application development and infrastructure. Provident Fund Medical Aid + Gap Cover Employee Assistance Program Life Insurance Disability Insurance Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Technology, Information and Internet Note: Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at DigiCert. This description contains information about the role and qualifications but may include standard corporate notices. #J-18808-Ljbffr