Sabenza IT

Infrastructure Engineer (Senior)

Sabenza IT  •  Pretoria, ZA (Onsite)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description


We are looking
for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer / Backend-focused DevOps professional to join a high-performing product team delivering compliant, scalable, and
highly available digital solutions. The role focuses on building, operating,
and improving backend systems within an agile, cloud-native DevOps environment,
with exposure to full-stack development.


Key
Responsibilities


  • Participate in system analysis,
    solution design, development, testing, and deployment within an
    Agile/DevOps model

  • Design, build, deploy, and operate
    backend services using Java and modern frameworks

  • Contribute to frontend development
    where required, working with Angular-based applications

  • Implement automated unit and
    integration tests to ensure quality and reliability

  • Support production systems as part of
    a Tier-3 DevOps operational support role

  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex
    incidents to ensure high availability of critical systems

  • Plan and execute upgrades to
    applications, tools, and platforms

  • Create and maintain system
    documentation, standard operating procedures, and technical artifacts

  • Build cloud-native solutions to
    support scalability, resilience, and business agility


Requirements


Essential
Skills & Experience


  • DevOps & Operations: Production support, incident
    resolution, system reliability

  • Backend Development:

    • Java

    • Quarkus framework

    • API design and integration

    • Messaging frameworks (JMS, Kafka)

  • Databases: PostgreSQL, strong SQL skills

  • Testing: JUnit or similar unit testing
    frameworks

  • Containers: Docker (building and running
    container images)

  • Version Control: Git (GitHub Enterprise)

  • CI/CD: Build and deployment pipelines using
    GitHub Actions

  • Build Tools: Maven


Advantageous
Skills


  • Cloud platforms: AWS or Azure

  • Frontend technologies: Angular,
    HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript

  • Familiarity with frontend frameworks
    and libraries (e.g. Angular ecosystem, jQuery)

  • UX awareness and experience working
    with Figma


Qualifications


  • Relevant IT Degree or equivalent
    experience

  • 5+ years experience in a mid-to-senior
    technical role

  • 7+ years total professional IT
    experience
Sabenza IT

About Sabenza IT

Sabenza iT Recruitment is a Level 2 BBBEE company with more than 23 years of expertise in Information Technology recruitment. Our team comprises 20 recruiters dedicated to providing top-notch services in recruiting for sectors such as SAP, IT Developers, and IT Security, among others. Sabenza iT is proud to be a wholly South African-owned company.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Natal, Cape Town, Gauteng, ZA
Year Founded
2013
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