DevOps engineer

Category: Technology Location: BluePearl is seeking a skilled and hands-onDevOps Engineerto support our technology environment on a part-time, fully remote basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for improving and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, deployment processes, monitoring, automation, security, and overall system reliability. This role is suited to a DevOps professional who can work independently, troubleshoot effectively, and support development teams in delivering secure and reliable applications. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES DevOps & CI/CD • Design, build, maintain and optimiseCI/CD pipelines. • Automate application build, testing and deployment processes. • Manage source-code and version-control workflows usingGit/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket. • Implement automated testing and deployment practices. • Troubleshoot pipeline failures and deployment issues. • Improve deployment speed, reliability and consistency. Cloud Infrastructure • Deploy, configure and maintain cloud infrastructure. • Work with platforms such asAWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). • Manage cloud resources, environments and configurations. • Support infrastructure scalability, availability and performance. • Implement infrastructure monitoring and cost-conscious resource management. Infrastructure as Code & Automation • Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using tools such as: • Terraform • Ansible • CloudFormation • Automate repetitive infrastructure and operational tasks. • Maintain configuration management and environment consistency. Containers & Orchestration • Build and manage containerised applications usingDocker. • Support container orchestration platforms such asKubernetes. • Troubleshoot container, networking and deployment issues. • Assist with maintaining development, staging and production environments. Monitoring & Reliability • Implement and maintain system monitoring, logging and alerting. • Monitor application and infrastructure performance. • Identify and resolve availability, performance and reliability issues. • Participate in incident investigation and root-cause analysis. • Assist with backup, disaster recovery and business continuity processes. Security • Apply DevSecOps principles throughout development and deployment processes. • Implement secure access controls and secrets management. • Support vulnerability management and patching. • Ensure infrastructure and deployment processes follow security best practices. • Assist with maintaining secure cloud and application environments. Collaboration • Work closely with developers, software engineers and technical stakeholders. • Support development teams with deployment and infrastructure requirements. • Document infrastructure, deployment procedures and technical processes. • Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support where required. • Participate in remote technical meetings and project discussions. Requirements REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS The ideal candidate should have practical experience with several of the following: Cloud • AWS, Azure and/or GCP • Cloud networking and infrastructure • IAM and access management CI/CD • Jenkins • GitHub Actions • GitLab CI/CD • Azure DevOps • AWS CodePipeline / CodeBuild Containers • Docker • Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code • Terraform • Ansible • CloudFormation Operating Systems • Linux • Windows Server Programming / Scripting • Python • Bash/Shell scripting • PowerShell Version Control • Git • GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket Monitoring & Logging • Prometheus • Grafana • ELK / Elastic Stack • CloudWatch or equivalent monitoring platforms QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Minimum Requirements • Diploma, Degree or relevant qualification inComputer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field. • 3+ years' experiencein DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, Infrastructure or a related technical role. • Practical experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. • Experience working with cloud environments. • Strong Linux and scripting knowledge. • Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes. • Experience with Git-based development workflows. • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities. Advantageous • AWS, Azure or GCP certification. • Terraform certification. • Kubernetes certification. • Experience with DevSecOps. • Experience with microservices and API-based architectures. • Experience supporting production environments. • Experience with automated testing and deployment. • Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs) Success in this role will be measured through: • CI/CD pipeline reliability and performance. • Reduction in deployment failures and downtime. • Successful automation of manual processes. • Infrastructure availability and stability. • Effective incident resolution and root-cause analysis. • Security and compliance of infrastructure environments. • Deployment turnaround times. • Infrastructure optimisation and cost efficiency. • Quality and accuracy of technical documentation. • Responsiveness to development and technical support requirements. PART-TIME WORKING MODEL This is apart-time, fully remote position. The successful candidate must: • Have reliable internet connectivity. • Have a suitable home working environment. • Be available during agreed working hours. • Be able to respond to priority technical incidents within agreed SLAs. • Work independently with minimal supervision. • Maintain clear communication with the development and technology teams. • Attend scheduled virtual meetings when required. Working hours:To be agreed based on project and business requirements. IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE We are looking for someone who is: • Hands-on and technically strong. • Highly analytical and solutions-focused. • Comfortable working ind