DevOps Engineer
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About Us:
We are the tech company with people at heart.
At Advania, we believe in empowering people to create sustainable value through the clever use of technology. As one of Microsoft's leading partners in the UK, specialising in Azure, Security, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365, we have a proven track record of success in delivering transformational IT services.
Job Purpose
Join our innovative team as we seek a dedicated professional to provide operational support and maintenance for our Azure-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, crafted using Terraform and YAML.
In this dynamic role, you will ensure the stability and reliability of our platform components while collaborating with talented development teams to troubleshoot infrastructure-related challenges. You will also contribute to the development and enhancement of shared Terraform modules and CI/CD pipelines, improving our platform's consistency, scalability, and automation capabilities.
If you're eager to leverage your skills in a collaborative environment and enhance cloud infrastructure, we want to hear from you!
Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain and enhance existing infrastructure modules using Terraform.
- Develop new reusable components in Terraform.
- Manage and build CI/CD pipelines using YAML (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
- Understand and manage Azure services such as AKS, App Services, VNets, Key Vault.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and pipeline issues in a production environment.
- Build and maintain shared Terraform modules and pipeline templates to promote standardization and reuse.
- Utilize scripting skills in PowerShell or Bash for automation and support tasks.
- Familiarize with Git and version control workflows, including branching strategies and pull request reviews.
- Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills in diagnosing deployment and infrastructure issues.
Experience and Qualifications
Must Have:
- Proficiency in Terraform.
- Experience with YAML for CI/CD pipelines.
- Solid understanding of Azure services.
- Strong troubleshooting abilities in production environments.
- Experience in shared Terraform modules and pipeline templates.
- Strong scripting skills in PowerShell or Bash.
- Familiarity with Git and version control.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Support, or Platform Operations roles.
- Microsoft certifications such as:
- Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) (preferred)
- Terraform Associate (optional but beneficial)
Desirable Skills:
- Exposure to infrastructure drift detection techniques and tooling.
- Understanding of Azure Policy, RBAC, and governance frameworks.
- Experience with monitoring tools like Azure Monitor or Application Insights.
- Knowledge of container orchestration in AKS.
- Experience with scalable CI/CD design through pipeline templating.
- Awareness of security best practices in cloud infrastructure.
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Hybrid working:
Our current hybrid working policy necessitates being in the office or at a client site 1 day per week. Each team within our organisation can decide how to implement this policy. If you have any questions after applying, please reach out to our recruitment team.
Our Selection Process:
We are committed to ensuring an equitable experience for all candidates, regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
Please do let us know if you’ll need any reasonable adjustments as part of the selection process by highlighting these on your application form.
As part of our commitment to our clients we will need to carry out background checks, including a criminal record check, for all offers of employment. If you have any unspent criminal convictions or questions about the screening process, please notify your recruiter once the application has been submitted.
- Department
- Client Success and Delivery
- Role
- Technical Support
- Locations
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time

About Advania UK
We are the tech company with people at heart.
Tech is created for people. Our services impact every part of life. We are passionate about understanding your issues, your business, your needs. Our business is built around understanding people, and our employees are empowered to act on this understanding every day.