Lead DevOps and Site Reliabity Engineer (Platform) at Livescore9

Livescore9

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa·9h ago

LeadFull-timePythonGCPAzureKubernetesDockerTerraformMySQLMicroservicesCI/CDGo

Salary Range

$153,000 - $207,000 /year

Estimated

This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.

About the Role

We are looking for a Lead DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer to ensure the stability, scalability, and security of our production environments at LiveScore Group. This leadership role involves building the core foundations for our streaming, media, and betting services, focusing on critical databases like MySQL.

Key Responsibilities

→Develop and execute a forward-thinking infrastructure, reliability, and DevSecOps roadmap.
→Lead the architecture, design, implementation, and maintenance of highly available, resilient, and scalable infrastructure across cloud and on-premise environments.
→Drive the adoption and refinement of DevSecOps practices, integrating security controls and automated governance.
→Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of infrastructure engineers and DevOps specialists.
→Apply and improve practices for monitoring, alerting, incident management, and disaster recovery.
→Strategically manage infrastructure resources, identifying cost efficiencies.
→Collaborate with technical architecture, quality assurance, and other engineering leaders.
→Select, implement, and optimise infrastructure, deployment, monitoring, and security tools.
→Evaluate emerging technologies to ensure our infrastructure remains cutting-edge.

Requirements

✓Extensive hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP).
✓Deep knowledge of container technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
✓Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
✓Expert understanding of CI/CD pipelines and security tools.
✓Comprehensive understanding of network architecture, protocols, and security patterns.
✓Expertise in monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
✓Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Go, Bash).
✓Proven experience in MySQL database management and optimisation.
✓Experience supporting hybrid environments and standardising environments through automation.