Principal DevOps Engineer needed at DigiCert, Inc.
Job title : Principal DevOps Engineer
Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline : January 22, 2026
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Job summary
- As a Principal Devops Engineer you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining the frontend of our web applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable web applications that meet the evolving needs of our customers.
What you will do
- Collaborate with developers, product managers, and operations teams to design and build scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration between software development and deployment.
- Architect, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes-based solutions to ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance across multiple environments.
- Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar, to automate and optimize resource provisioning.
- Write and maintain application-level code, contributing to both development and operational automation across the infrastructure.
- Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines with a focus on automating deployment, testing, and monitoring, while ensuring that the infrastructure is well-integrated with the development process.
- Monitor and optimize system performance, availability, and reliability, taking ownership of the infrastructure health and application performance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in both development and production environments, collaborating across teams to ensure swift problem
- Contribute to architectural decisions, ensuring systems are designed with scalability, security, and maintainability in mind.
- Stay updated with industry trends, new technologies, and best practices, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of DevOps and development capabilities.
What you will have
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of hands-on development experience and over 3 + years of experience in DevOps role
- Strong experience in Kubernetes (K8s) and container orchestration for building scalable and resilient systems.
- Development experience in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java) and familiarity with application development, alongside DevOps responsibilities.
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or possibly experience in Azure or GCP
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, etc.) and building fully automated deployment pipelines.
- Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise with tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
- Hands-on experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and a good understanding of logging and alerting.
- Knowledge of security best practices in cloud and containerized environments.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across both application development and infrastructure.
Benefits
- Provident Fund
- Medical Aid + Gap Cover
- Employee Assistance Program
- Gym Reimbursement
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Sabbatical
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