Job Description

Please note that M3 is hiring on behalf of another company.

Pay@, a leading payment aggregator and provider of secure payment solutions, is looking for a Cloud DevOps Engineer to join their growing team in Stellenbosch.

The successful candidate will assist with the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and support of Pay@’s development and production environments, with a focus on AWS-based cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, Linux administration, and operational support.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist with the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of development and production environments.

• Support engineers in managing AWS-based infrastructure across multiple accounts.

• Write and maintain infrastructure-as-code under guidance and code review.

• Help build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment efficiency.

• Monitor system performance, investigate alerts, and assist with troubleshooting incidents.

• Perform routine system administration on Linux servers, including patching, log inspection, and configuration.

• Assist with infrastructure security reviews and routine system audits.

• Maintain technical documentation for systems, runbooks, and processes.

• Provide support for system-related issues and resolve queries as part of 3rd line support.

• All other tasks related to the role.

Minimum requirements:

• Tertiary or equivalent training in a related field.

• 1–2 years of relevant experience in a DevOps, cloud, or systems administration role.

• Working knowledge of Linux system administration.

• Proficiency in a scripting language such as Bash or Python.

• Familiarity with Git and pull-request-based workflows.

• Foundational understanding of cloud (AWS) platforms.

• Foundational networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, subnets, and routing.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. Any additional language will be seen as beneficial.

Advantageous:

• AWS Associate-level certification, such as Solutions Architect, SysOps, or Developer.

• Exposure to containerisation technologies, such as Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes.

• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools, such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, such as Bitbucket Pipelines, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.

• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools, such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban.

Please apply online at www.m3online.co.za before 09:00 on 6 July 2026.

For general enquiries, contact our team at M3 Human Capital Management on 021 863 1444.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates are contacted. If no feedback is received within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was unsuccessful.

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