🖥️ Design, build, and operate the core infrastructure across on-prem and cloud
🔒 Ensure security, reliability, and scalability of all systems supporting our e-commerce platform
⚙️ Automate workflows with CI / CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code principles
📊 Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise applications, networks, and infrastructure
🤝 Collaborate with software engineers, QA, and specialist squads to enable seamless operations
💡 Own incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-mortems
📍 Hybrid in V&A Waterfront, Cape Town (2 days in-office)
Who we are at Tripco :
LekkeSlaap is South Africa’s leading accommodation booking app known for its user-friendliness, exceptional customer experience, and extensive local accommodation options. Owned by Tripco , a travel technology company based in Cape Town, LekkeSlaap is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and maintaining high standards in travel technology.
Responsibilities :
- Own design, implementation, and enhancement of on-prem and cloud infrastructure
- Maintain high system availability, optimise latency, and ensure resilient networking
- Safeguard systems via secrets management, access control, and container hardening
- Provide observability through logging, metrics, tracing, and alerts
- Drive CI / CD automation and consistent deployment workflows
- Build internal tooling and self-service frameworks for engineering teams
- Champion operational best practices : SLOs, error budgets, testing, disaster recovery.
Requirements
3–5+ years of experience in systems, infrastructure, or reliability engineeringStrong Linux administration skills and production Docker experienceHands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent)Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred, GCP / Azure acceptable)Experience with HashiCorp stack (Nomad, Consul, Vault) or equivalent stackFamiliarity with PHP, Python, C++, or Rust workloadsObservability tools (Datadog, Grafana, Loki, Sentry)Scripting & Terminal Fluency : Confident working on the command line, with practical experience writing automation scripts (e.g., Bash, Python).Databases & Caching : Hands-on operational experience with MySQL / MariaDB and Redis (management, backup / restore, replication, performance tuning, indexing).Knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, HTTP, TLS, reverse proxies, load balancing)Security-focused mindset with experience in secrets management and system hardeningConfident in incident management and problem-solving under pressureStrong process orientation, documentation habits , and disciplineComfortable working in a hybrid setup with at least two in-office days per week.Nice to Haves :
Experience with HashiCorp stack (Nomad, Consul, Vault)Familiarity with PHP, Python, C++, or Rust workloadsObservability tools (Datadog, Grafana, Loki, Sentry)E-commerce or travel sector experienceBenefits
Hybrid work setup (2 days in our office based in the beautiful Cape Town V&A Waterfront ) – parking includedFlexible start timesFree lunch on in-office daysDiscovery Medical Aid contributions & Vitality Health subscription.Retirement Annuity fund contributionFlexible leave policy with 20 days of annual leaveGet a half-day off every month (which adds up to 6 extra days!)Digital nomad month (work from anywhere)Showers on siteTravel vouchers and discountsHigh-end laptops and workstation setup for both in-office and homeTeam budget for learning, online courses, and developer conferencesRegular team events and more!