Remote Junior Cloud Engineer — Hands-On Growth

Placements24; Queenstown; Hybrid; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work setup

Health insurance

Training & certifications

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an entry‑level Cloud Engineer to join a remote‑first, cloud-focused team in New Zealand. The ideal candidate has a foundation in IT infrastructure and cloud concepts, with exposure to AWS/Azure/GCP, scripting, and IaC.

You will help design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud environments, work collaboratively across development and operations, and grow through ongoing training and certifications in a supportive, innovative culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related technical field.
• Foundational cloud computing concepts across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Basic OS (Linux/Windows) and networking knowledge.
• Scripting familiarity with Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Understanding of infrastructure-as-code principles is a plus.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills, and remote teamwork ability.
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner) are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist design, deployment, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure.
• Implement and manage cloud services such as VMs, storage, and networking.
• Automate deployments using scripting and IaC tools.
• Monitor cloud environments for performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Troubleshoot issues and collaborate with teams for seamless deployments.
• Apply security best practices within the cloud environment.
• Participate in on-call rotations for incident response.
• Stay updated with emerging cloud technologies and practices.

Skills

Cloud concepts

Python scripting

Linux/Windows

Infrastructure as code

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an entry‑level Cloud Engineer to join a remote‑first, cloud-focused team in New Zealand. The ideal candidate has a foundation in IT infrastructure and cloud concepts, with exposure to AWS/Azure/GCP, scripting, and IaC.

You will help design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud environments, work collaboratively across development and operations, and grow through ongoing training and certifications in a supportive, innovative culture.