Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior Dev Ops Engineer

Department: Development
- Software Development

Employment Type: Permanent
- Full Time

Location: Cape Town, SA

Reporting To: Anas Cheriya

Location
- Cape Town, South Africa

At Confluence, we’ve always been driven by a commitment to innovation, precision, and partnership in the investment data space. Our global footprint now spans multiple countries, giving our employees the opportunity to get exposure to other countries and cultures. And it stands to reason that none of this would have been possible without the hundreds of hard‑working employees who work at Confluence.

We are hiring for a Senior Dev Ops Engineer to support a major platform transformation.

You’ll join a team modernising a core solution, moving from a legacy environment to a cloud first architecture on Azure.

This role is focused on building and scaling the platform that underpins our applications. You’ll design and optimise CI/CD pipelines, deliver infrastructure as code, and enable developers to deploy and operate systems more efficiently and reliably.

You’ll work closely with engineering teams, but your primary focus will be on automation, infrastructure, and deployment processes, rather than building product features.

You’ll be joining at a point where the Dev Ops foundations are still evolving, so there is real opportunity to shape standards, tooling, and ways of working.

• Build and scale Dev Ops foundations, not just maintain them
• Cloud first, Azure environment with modern tooling
• High ownership across CI/CD, infrastructure, and reliability
• Work closely with engineering teams on large scale systems
• Opportunity to shape platform standards and practices

• Experience in Dev Ops, SRE, or platform engineering roles
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform essential)
• Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS also considered)
• Experience with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Scripting or coding experience (Python, Power Shell or similar)
• Understanding of security, compliance, and deployment practices
• Comfortable working across infrastructure and development teams

• Experience supporting .NET or web based applications
• Exposure to hybrid or enterprise environments (cloud and on‑prem)
• Experience with release strategies such as blue green or canary deployments
• Exposure to financial services or data platforms
• Experience with modern cloud architecture patterns

Confluence offers generous benefit packages for team members. As a growing, global organization, we are always looking for ways to ensure that our employees can access benefits that matter to them and their families. This includes:

• Generous Time Off packages including additional half days with each public holiday in your location.
• Global Career Development opportunities
• Social Events
• Referral Bonus scheme - up to $3,000 per successful referral
• Plus many more!

We offer flexible working options for all employees. This role will be based in Cape Town, with some hybrid working from our Cape Town office. You should therefore be within a commutable distance.

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We look for people who align with our 4 values.

• Integrity
  :
  Face reality with honesty, courage and accountability
• Imagination
  :
  Deal creatively with challenges and envision what the world could be
• Discipline
  :
  Build good habits into reflexes which become a part of our life
• Service
  :
  Committed to the success of others

Confluence is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act.

Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged individuals (PDIs) in line with our Employment Equity (EE) plan.

As part of our recruitment process, we carry out identity checks on all candidates. Offers of employment are conditional upon the completion of satisfactory background checks prior to the commencement of work. These checks may include verification of identity, right to work in the UK, employment history, and other relevant pre‑employment screening.

Please note that additional checks may be required depending on the nature of the role and the jurisdiction in which the role is based or operates. These may include, but are not limited to, criminal record checks or financial background checks where applicable.

Note that you will be required to attend an in person interview during the hiring process.