Firmly established as Africa’s carriers’ carrier, award-winning capacity wholesaler WIOCC provides international and African telcos and ISPs with unrivalled high-speed, resilient and diverse capacity into, within and out of Africa.

Responsibilities or duties

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD and GitOps pipelines that power secure, reliable, and scalable software delivery across cloud-native environments. Integrate security practices throughout the DevOps pipeline (DevSecOps), enhancing the security, efficiency, reliability, and performance of software and system deployment.

Qualifications or requirements

BSc. Computer Science or equivalent from a recognised university

Experience needed

3+ years of experience in the field or similar roles.

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to support automated software delivery.
• Implement GitOps-based deployment workflows using ArgoCD.
• Support blue/green and canary deployment strategies within Kubernetes environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code, with Terraform preferred.
• Support containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes; develop and maintain Kubernetes manifests for standardized deployments.
• Troubleshoot pipeline and deployment issues across environments.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of all CI/CD processes and policies implemented.
• Integrate security tools and practices into CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps), ensuring compliance with relevant policies and regulations at every stage of development and deployment.
• Integrate and maintain container and code security tools (e.g. Snyk, Aqua Security, Anchore, CodeQL).
• Automate security testing (SAST, DAST, IAST) and vulnerability management processes.
• Collaborate with the IT team to remediate vulnerabilities and apply patches or mitigations as necessary to improve overall system security.
• Ensure compliance with industry best practices and organizational security policies.
• Manage secrets and credentials using HashiCorp Vault or Azure Key Vault.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and performance optimization solutions to track the health of deployed services, applications, and infrastructure.
• Understand and manage the underlying IT infrastructure (servers, networking, storage, and virtualization) supporting deployed systems and platforms.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure secure, scalable architectures that meet availability, performance, and maintainability requirements.
• Identify and address issues and bottlenecks in the software development lifecycle to streamline application delivery.
• Improve collaborative incident response in real time, maintaining documentation, runbooks, and modules to prepare teams for incidents.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• Implement and maintain version control systems, configuration management tools, and other DevOps-related technologies.
• Projects and reporting as directed by the IT Development Manager / Director IT.

• Proficient in scripting and coding, with aptitude in languages such as Python, JavaScript, and React.js.
• A champion of change within the DevOps culture and a strong advocate for improving and automating processes.
• Able to investigate reliability or performance issues, leveraging tools to automate scanning and monitoring.
• Strong awareness of cybersecurity principles and trends, including secure coding practices, encryption, threat modelling, and vulnerability management.
• Experience with security testing tools (e.g. OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Nessus).
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks and standards (e.g. GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST).
• Able to use B/OSS tools effectively to record information accurately and concisely in a timely manner.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps and cloud-native tooling, including CI/CD platforms (e.g. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI), GitOps tools (e.g. ArgoCD), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred), and containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with container and code security scanning tools (e.g. Snyk, Aqua Security, Anchore, CodeQL) and secrets management solutions (e.g. HashiCorp Vault, Azure Key Vault).
• Understanding and management of IT infrastructure, including servers, networking, storage, and virtualization, across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of operating systems, networking, virtualization, and cloud platforms (Azure, GCP).

• BSc. Computer Science or equivalent from a recognised university
• Professional certifications in IT Security (CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CISM) is a plus