DevOps Engineer and Database Administrator - GCCA Remote

TransUnionWorkFromHome, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

1 day ago

Job type

Remote

Job description

Overview

Job title : DevOps Engineer and Database Administrator - GCCA Remote

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : October 28, 2025

What You'll Bring

We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our growing team.

Day to Day You’ll Be

Infrastructure & Operations : Participate in the design, implementation, and maintenance of our infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.

Support, monitor, and enhance the live infrastructure and platform solutions, ensuring high availability and performance.

Help plan and execute the integration of our current infrastructure into TransUnion's group-wide cloud platform while minimising disruptions.

Participate in the migration of infrastructure from AWS to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring a smooth transition and leveraging GCP services effectively.

DevOps & Security : Maintain robust CI / CD pipelines, collaborating closely with development teams to streamline deployment processes.

Maintain and enhance our security posture, ensuring compliance with industry standards and frameworks (e.g., SOC-2, ISO 27001).

Diagnose and resolve infrastructure outages and incidents, ensuring timely resolution and root cause analysis.

Documentation & Best Practices : Ensure comprehensive documentation of infrastructure, systems, and processes to support onboarding, troubleshooting, and scalability.

Promote and implement DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices across the organisation.

Essential Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise :

Strong Linux systems administration experience, including firewalls and hardening

Expertise in Docker and container orchestration.

Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, particularly Terraform.

Experience with network design, administration, and troubleshooting.

Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, Node.js, PHP).

Experience with version control systems, ideally Git.

Web server configuration (Apache, Nginx).

Database management (MySQL, MongoDB), including high availability and backup solutions.

Hands-on experience managing cloud providers, with significant experience in AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Familiarity with GCP services such as Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and IAM.

Familiarity with configuration management and IT automation tools.

Strong understanding of DevOps and SRE principles.

Soft Skills :

Self-motivated, highly organised, and capable of driving initiatives from concept to delivery.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Skills :

Experience with serverless infrastructure (e.g., AWS Fargate, Lambda, GCP Cloud Functions).

Closing

CLOSING DATE : 25th October,2025

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