PathCare is a partnership of pathologists in private practice across South Africa that has been assisting doctors and healthcare professionals determine and confirm diagnoses since 1923. We are registered with the HPCSA (Health Professions Council of South Africa) and all our laboratories are SANAS accredited. 

An opportunity exists for an experienced and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our Server and Network Infrastructure team in the IT department at our N1 City branch. We seek a professional with a high level of ethics and integrity who displays a proven track record of alignment with the PathCare values.

The ideal candidate will be required to work closely with our development and server teams to implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines, automate processes and ensure the quality and security of our products. 

Key Competency Requirements and Experience

• 3+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer
• An applicable tertiary qualification, preferably degree(s) and relevant certifications
• Solid understanding and experience of CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, DevOps Pipelines).
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes or AWS ECS and orchestration tools such as Docker Swarm
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using tools such as Perl, Python, Shell, or PowerShell, Groovy. 
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS and related services
• A good understanding of databases, database design and optimisation
• Experience with coding will be advantageous
• Experience with Angular and Java containerization will be advantageous
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A good understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience working in an agile team is highly beneficial

Key Responsibilities

• Implementation and maintenance of IT infrastructure and software required to facilitate software delivery via a CI/CD pipeline
• Defining and setting up development, test, release, update and support processes for DevOps operations
• Monitor and troubleshoot system performance, availability, and security issues
• Encouraging and building automated processes to streamline operations
• Identifying and deploying cybersecurity measures, in collaboration with the security team, by continuously performing vulnerability assessments and risk management
• Incident management and root cause analysis
• Mentoring and guiding of team members
• Application of DevOps best practices and methodologies
• Provision of documentation to articulate technical detail of implemented CI/CD solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement system designs to meet business requirements
• Contribution towards the wider infrastructure team responsibilities such as installation, configuration, validation, maintenance, monitoring and optimisation of server hardware and operational software
• Second line support of network and server infrastructure (also after-hours for upgrades as scheduled or in an emergency)
• Assist with roadmap planning for infrastructure renewal and cloud migration
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies to continuously improve our systems’ capabilities, efficiency and uptime

 CLOSING DATE: Friday, 9th May 2025 

Your contribution to the company will be rewarded with a market-related remuneration package which includes a retirement fund contribution and risk benefits (Group Life and Disability cover), annual bonus, competitive maternity benefits, health care allowance, discounted pathology tests, payment of HPCSA/SANC annual registration fees and developmental opportunities at the PathCare Training Academy. 

Applicants who meet the criteria and are interested in joining our dynamic team are required to submit a comprehensive a CV to [email protected]