About Us
At Scrums.com, we believe the future of software lies in the talent, innovation, and creativity found on the African continent. Headquartered in South Africa, our team of highly skilled engineers, designers, and strategists spans the continent, tapping into Africa's diversity to fuel a collaborative culture of disruptive thinking and technical excellence. For over a decade, we have been pioneering world-class software development for a global audience, with a mission to become Earth's leading software company from the world's fastest-growing continent.
We design and develop solutions that empower our clients to digitally transform and thrive globally, and as the leading custom software development company from Africa, we have grown from a garage-founded startup to over 300 software engineering experts. We build world-class platforms for growing businesses across four cities on three continents. We're constantly on the lookout for the continent's most talented and driven techies to join our growing team — those who benchmark themselves against the best on the planet, waking up every day ready to master their craft and continue their advancement.
Overview
Location: Johannesburg Engagement Length: 12 months Years of Experience: 6+ years Qualifications: Degree in Computer Science or similar Certifications: Advantageous Work Model: Office-Based
Key Skills
Azure DevOps, including creating and maintaining Build and Release Pipelines
Containerization with Docker and Kubernetes
Elasticsearch or similar
Datadog or similar
IIS
Azure and/or AWS
Position Details
Responsibilities
Provide on-call support to developers with incident response.
Troubleshoot infrastructure or network issues.
Use monitoring tools to identify node-specific issues in a load-balanced hosting environment.
Support security incident investigations and mitigation efforts.
Investigate and coordinate network latency resolutions.
Automate common tasks to improve efficiency.
Implement and manage monitoring and alerting tools for the development team.
Actively monitor infrastructure, network traffic, and security threats, assisting with mitigation.
Track and optimize infrastructure costs, implementing alerts as needed.
Monitor IIS logs for activity and issues.
Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines.
Manage deployment groups and conduct Azure resource analysis for cost management.
Create, secure, and manage Azure resources and networks, including load balancers and firewalls.
Support and maintain SignalR.
Security Responsibilities
Implement static code analysis and dependency checks in CI/CD pipelines.
Assist the development team with secret management.
Support environment setup, such as creating websites on IIS.
Assist with production deployments and continually enhance the deployment process.
Collaborate with Operations on network and infrastructure security.
Maintain robust security measures for infrastructure and applications, including Cloudflare management (caching, WAF, worker applications, and routes).
Collaboration Responsibilities
Work with Operations to implement infrastructure monitoring and advise on infrastructure requirements.
Collaborate with Development and SRE to ensure applications are scalable, reliable, and stable.
Requirements
Degree / Diploma / Certificate in Computer Science or related field.
Advanced knowledge of Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch or similar, Datadog or similar, IIS, and Azure and/or AWS.
6+ years as a DevOps Engineer or SRE.
Strong experience in containerization, system integration, and web services management.
Experience in managing and monitoring Cloudflare or similar services.
Proven skills in cost management and optimization.
Advantageous Skills
Experience in DevSecOps, SignalR, GIT, and building and maintaining microservices.
Expertise in scalable systems and microservices architecture.
Real-time transaction system support.
Familiarity with the gaming and/or betting industry.
Networking or IT support background.
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