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Global Operations Engineer
Derivco · Durban et périphérie
Job description
About the role
We are seeking a hands‑on Global Operations Engineer to join our 24/7 production team. You will be on the front line of keeping large‑scale, mission‑critical systems stable, resilient and performant in regulated environments.
Key responsibilities
- Participate in 24/7 shift rotations, acknowledge, triage, prioritize and investigate production alerts.
- Own incidents from detection through resolution, escalating to specialists when required.
- Conduct root‑cause analyses for complex events and work with engineering teams to implement permanent fixes.
- Lead post‑incident reviews, document lessons learned and drive continuous operational improvement.
- Assess operational readiness of new releases, identify risks and recommend mitigation actions.
- Monitor live platforms to ensure availability, reliability and performance across global sites.
- Reduce alert noise and operational toil by identifying inefficiencies and improving processes.
- Evaluate, recommend and implement operational tooling, including AI‑assisted decision‑making platforms.
- Create and maintain high‑quality runbooks, incident documentation and knowledge bases.
- Mentor junior team members and share best practices.
Required profile
- 2–4 years of experience in IT operations, global production support or systems administration.
- Relevant diploma or degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of production systems, application architecture and infrastructure components.
- Proven experience with incident management, troubleshooting, escalation and root‑cause analysis.
- Comfortable working in a 24/7 environment with live, customer‑facing services.
- Experience contributing to post‑incident reviews and driving process improvements.
- Exposure to automation and AI‑assisted operational tools.
Required skills
- Incident management
- Root‑cause analysis
- Automation tools
- AI‑assisted operational tooling
- Production system monitoring
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Derivco
Durban et périphérie