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Our software engineers are consulting on cutting edge applications at top companies in South Africa, as well as consulting globally. You will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most established developers in the country and globally with the latest technologies.\nDVT is committed to continuously training our staff and we are very proud of our culture of learning, internal speaking and training at a variety of sponsored technical events across the Azure ecosystem.\nWe are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with strong Azure experience to join an AI Build Team.\nYou will work closely with the client's technical teams to build and automate Azure environments, codify infrastructure and governance, and deliver reliable CI/CD pipelines.\nThis is a client-facing consulting role where you will engage directly with enterprise clients across financial services, telecommunications, government, and other sectors. 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