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Junior DevSecOps Engineer

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Cape Town Full-day Full-time

Description:

Junior DevSecOps Engineer Role Overview

This role reports into the Engineering Manager and sits at the intersection of software development, infrastructure operations, and security. The successful candidate will support and enhance application security, infrastructure resilience, and secure development practices while working collaboratively within a technical team.

The role is suited to a proactive individual who is comfortable taking ownership of assigned initiatives, contributing to secure systems design, and translating technical requirements into structured action plans.

Key Responsibilities

Monitor and report on application and infrastructure security posture using appropriate tooling

Lead and support vulnerability assessments, remediation initiatives, and security tracking

Develop, maintain, and improve security monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities

Configure, manage, and optimise Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions

Design, develop, and test code using Golang, Node.js, or Python

Conduct code reviews and contribute to improving code quality

Draft technical documentation, specifications, and implementation briefs

Support secure CI/CD practices and infrastructure improvements

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field

Alternatively, a minimum of 4 years’ equivalent experience in a DevSecOps role or a strong combined background in DevOps and security

Hands-on experience working with containerised environments (Docker and Kubernetes preferred)

Practical experience using Terraform, with a focus on integrating security controls

https://www.jobplacements.com/Jobs/J/Junior-DevSecOps-Engineer-1259389-Job-Search-02-05-2026-03-00-16-AM.asp?sid=gumtree

05 Feb 2026;   from: gumtree.co.za

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