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Lead DevOps GCP Engineer
| Location: | Johannesburg |
| Remote work: | Only remote work |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Reference: | #GZ61084 |
| Company: | e-Merge IT Recruitment |
Are you ready to set the technical North Star for a high-performing engineering team?
We’re looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to design, scale, and secure modern cloud infrastructure powering FastAPI backends and NextJS/React frontends — with reliability built in from day one.
The Stack You’ll Command:
- Cloud: Primary on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), strategic integration with Microsoft Azure
- Orchestration: Kubernetes managed via Helm
- Infrastructure as Code: Heavy Terraform
- Backend: FastAPI
- Frontend: Next.js / React
- Data: PostgreSQL (with a DB-agnostic mindset across diverse schemas)
- Security and Ops: Okta + Atlassian toolchain
- Lead and mentor engineers while aligning infrastructure strategy with business goals
- Architect secure, scalable systems primarily in GCP, extending strategically into Azure
- Build seamless CI/CD pipelines that empower developers to ship FastAPI and NextJS apps with confidence
- Apply strong software architecture principles to infrastructure — delivering Reliability by Design
- Ensure high availability across Postgres and evolving data choices
- Proven Leadership: Experience mentoring engineers and managing stakeholders
- Cloud Mastery: Deep hands-on GCP expertise + strong Azure proficiency
- Kubernetes Authority: Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm
- Code-First Mindset: Strong Terraform skills and solid Python for FastAPI support
- Architectural Depth: Clear understanding of how modern frontends and backends scale
Reference number for this position is GZ61084 which is a permanent REMOTE position offering a cost to company salary of R1.4m per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on [[garthz@e-merge.co.za] or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.
Are you ready for a change of scenery? The E-Merge IT recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right developers with the right companies in the right roles. Check out the E-Merge website www.e-merge.co.za for more great positions.
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Posted on 02 Mar 14:40, Closing date 1 May
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