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DVT is one of the top software development companies on the continent. Our software engineers are consulting on cutting edge applications at top companies in South Africa, as well as consulting globally. You will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most established developers in the country and globally with the latest technologies. DVT is committed to continuously training our staff and we are very proud of our culture of learning, internal speaking and training at a variety of sponsored technical events across the AWS ecosystem. We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our cloud team. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining cloud infrastructure, automating processes, and supporting our software development teams across multiple client engagements. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the smooth integration and deployment of applications, improve efficiency through automation, and implement best practices for continuous integration and delivery. This is a client-facing consulting role where you will engage directly with enterprise clients across financial services, telecommunications, government, and other sectors. You will provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and drive the adoption of DevOps best practices. The ideal candidate is a problem solver with a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for driving innovation in cloud infrastructure. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Senior DevOps Engineer's responsibilities include management of AWS cloud infrastructure for DVT clients and internal projects, with a focus on automation, scalability, and operational excellence. Infrastructure & Automation Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using for example GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or similar tools to support automated testing, deployment, and infrastructure provisioning Migrate and manage infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK or similar tools, including remote state management, modular refactoring, and multi-environment deployments Develop and maintain ephemeral feature environments for isolated testing and validation using Terraform workspaces or Terragrunt Use of scheduled shutdowns to manage cost management Automate environment provisioning, routing (Route53, ALB/NLB), and teardown processes to support dynamic development workflows Help design and implement AWS networking solutions including VPC architecture, security groups, NACLs, Transit Gateway, and hybrid connectivity Use of tagging, K8(taints and tolerations) Use of patching schedule that reply on tagging; governance via SCPs (Core Team)   Deployment & Operations Collaborate with software engineering teams to enable seamless integration and deployment of backend services, such as JAVA, .NET or Python, Node.js (Angular), and containerised applications Implement blue/green or canary deployment strategies using AWS services, ensuring safe and traceable rollouts with automated rollback capabilities Integrate unit and functional / API testing frameworks (e.g. pytest, Postman / Newman, LocalStack) into the CI pipeline to ensure code quality and deployment readiness Establish and enforce conventions for test execution, container image tagging, versioning strategies, and reusable CI/CD components across repositories Manage production deployments, change windows, and release coordination across development, staging, and production environments Monitoring, Security & Compliance Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and observability solutions such as CloudWatch, X-Ray, and third-party APM tools Monitor and optimise system performance, deployment efficiency, resource utilisation, and cloud costs across all environments Implement and maintain security best practices including WAF (well-architecture