DevOps Engineer

DevOps engineers manage the entire software development cycle within an orgnaisation. They merge expertise in coding, testing, integration & project management to optimize business effiency. DevOps is an approach to

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The role of DevOps is becoming increasingly important as an approach to rolling out, maintaining and improving operational efficency within a business. The focus of DevOps is to combine and unify code and systems. Under a DevOps model, development and operations teams work as an integrated team (not is siloes). All departments within the organisation are merged into a single team for the duration of the softweare development cycle. As such successful DevOps adoption depends on changes to culture and process, this may just deepen the disconnect between developers and operational teams.These teams use practices to automate processes that historically have been manual and slow. They use a technology stack and tooling which help them operate and evolve applications quickly and reliably. These tools also help engineers independently accomplish tasks (for example, deploying code or provisioning infrastructure) that normally would have required help from other teams. One of the chief benefits of DevOps processes is the speed of innovation which allows for adaption to changing markets. Source: https://aws.amazon.com/devops/what-is-devops/

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Personal Requirements

• Communication and Collaboration skills
• inquiring and inventive mind
• good decision-making and problem-solving skills
• aptitude for Mathematics and Computer Science
• enjoy detailed work that requires precision
• able to manage and organise projects
• keenness to learn, and logical reasoning
• Security Skills
• Automation Skills
• Coding and Scripting skills
• Cloud Skills
• Testing Skills

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How to Enter

Schooling & School Subjects

Compulsory Subjects: Mathematics (if you intend studying IT degree at university)
Recommended subjects: Physical Science, Information Technology.
Additional: 

• If you intend studying a degree or a diploma in IT at university then you need a matric with a Bachelor's pass or a Diploma pass.
• Meet the admission requirements (APS) set by the university.
• There are alternative routes into IT which do not require a Bachelor’s or a Diploma pass and which do not require Mathematics.

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What to Study

Degree: BEng Computer Engineering - UP, NWU, or Electronic Engineering.

A person who has obtained a recognised BSc (Eng) or BEng degree is eligible for registration as Engineer in Training. After gaining at least 3 years of appropriate practical experience, a computer engineer may register as a Professional Engineer under the auspices of the Engineering Council of South Africa.

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Employment

• companies that supply and service computers
• government departments
• provincial administrations
• computer bureaus
• such companies as: Spoornet, Telkom, Denel
• universities and universities of technology
• any company or business using computer systems and networks
• self-employment, a registered engineer with the necessary experience and initiative, as consultant

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Further Information

Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa
IITPSA 
Unit 4, Probuild Commercial Park
347 James Crescent
Halfway House
Midrand, 1685
Tel: (011) 315 1319
www.cssa.org.za

Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
Private Bag X 691
Bruma, 2026
Tel: (011) 607-9500 
E-mail: engineer@ecsa.co.za
www.ecsa.co.za

Information Technology Users Council of South Africa
First Floor 61 Katherine Street
Sandton, 2196
Johannesburg
Tel: 010 300 6113
https://ita.org.za/ituc/

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Getting Started

• develop your mathematical, communication and computer skills
• arrange to take an aptitude test, to determine whether you have the necessary ability for this type of work
• speak to people in this field of work
• try to obtain vacation work in this field

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