Automation & Dev Ops Engineer (On-site Centurion)

Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa on site Until 8/22/2026 10+ years exp First posted May 14, 2026 Last posted May 14, 2026
Job description

A senior, technically broad DevOps and requirements engineering role. The person will work across requirements management, continuous integration pipelines, agile tooling, and DevOps infrastructure, while also contributing to digital transformation strategy. This is a high-complexity role requiring both business analysis thinking and deep technical execution capability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and optimise current requirements practices across SGD engineering projects.
  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.
  • Establish agile development environment: CI, continuous reviewing, testing, delivery, and deployment.
  • Design and maintain Jira-based problem reporting system across hardware, software, and test benches.
  • Set up, manage, and maintain LDAP server/database for user authentication.
  • Collaborate with SAAB Global for IaaS and CaaS deployments.
  • Perform script development, maintenance, and updates.
  • Assist in maintaining and migrating legacy tools (CVS, SVN, PVCS, Track).
  • Build DevOps dashboards and reporting.
  • Contribute to Cyber Security requirements.

Requirements

  • 10+ years industry experience in product development domain (beneficial).
  • Formal requirements management tool experience - DOORS (9.7 + Next).
  • Agile, Scrum, DevOps, and Continuous Integration experience.
  • Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, and Artifactory.
  • Proficiency in scripting languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell.
  • SQL & MySQL database experience.
  • Containerised environment experience beneficial: Docker, PodMan, K8s.
  • Knowledge of IaaS and IaC beneficial.
  • Alignment to RTCA/DO-178, RTCA/DO-254, ARP4754A standards.
  • B.Eng (Electronic/Computer Engineering) or Computer Science degree — Honours/Masters advantageous.
  • Self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills; structured and quality-orientated.
About this role

Summary

Manage requirements, CI pipelines, infrastructure, and contribute to digital transformation.

Job title

Automation & Dev Ops Engineer (On-site Centurion)

Experience level

senior level

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

On-site in Centurion, South Africa, no remote work allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

requirements managementJiraBitbucketJenkinsPythonBashPowerShellSQLMySQL

Preferred skills

DockerK8sIaaSIaCRTCA/DO-178RTCA/DO-254ARP4754A

Specializations

DevOpsrequirements engineeringcontinuous integrationinfrastructure
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Centurion, South Africa

On-site City