DevOps Engineer-Infrastructure at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

About the Job

Job Summary

• Apply critical thinking & problem solving skills to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.

Job Description

DevOps

• Very strong background in Linux implementation and Administration
• Good experience in supporting infrastructure in a high demanding environment
• Implementation and maintaining infrastructure that supports DevOps methodology – Infra as code
• Knowledge and practical experience in automated server provisioning
• Extensive experience in managing AIX and Linux Infrastructure environment
• Very good experience in Virtualization and Dockerization
• Good working experience in Cloud Technologies and server migration to Cloud
• Good experience in Disaster Recovery management and Business Continuity
• Managing security and auditing required for the environment and ensure compliance
• Extensive knowledge on High-Availability, Backup and Recovery ,Monitoring and Security
• Understand Networking concepts
• Have an understanding of database / application concepts
• Strong understanding of various SDLC methodologies, particularly Agile
• Knowledge of CI/CD methodologies and integrate change management
• Maintenance of configuration management
• Knowledge of scripting languages
• Excellent research skills on new tools, technologies and best practices, most importantly infrastructure automation tools and open-source technologies
• Experience in supporting, maintaining and monitoring of DevOps related environments
• Problem Analysis & Resolution skills
• Analyse IT trends and Best practice
• Good Estimation Techniques
• Management of stakeholder expectations
• Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring skills • Provide input into project & program teams (when required) to plan & manage the development lifecycle e.g. releases, risk management, testing, integration etc.
• Conduct reviews, performance monitoring & ongoing optimization and maintenance on applications
• Stay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices and continuously evolve existing knowledge & skill in preparation for cross domain and other experiences e.g. Secure Side, Testing, Infrastructure solutions etc.
• Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader team
• Support the people change teams in the development of user material (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)
• Risk & Governance
• Identify technical risks and mitigate these (pre, during & post release)
• Update / Design all application documentation aligned to the organization technical standards and risk / governance frameworks
• Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology