Cloud Engineer

JMR Software PTY LTD

Gauteng

On-site

ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

JMR Software PTY LTD in South Africa is seeking a Senior Google Cloud Engineer to guide customers in building strong cloud foundations on GCP and modernising applications. You will work with cloud, data, software engineering and client teams to design scalable, secure, and operational environments, applying Terraform IaC, Kubernetes, and cloud governance.

This role rewards hands-on leadership, architecture guidance, and collaboration across engagements with a focus on automation, observability,

Qualifications

5+ years of cloud or platform engineering experience.
Hands-on with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Experience in enterprise environments and customer-facing roles.
Strong IaC and automation expertise.
Knowledge of networking, IAM, security, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and support secure and scalable Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.
Establish cloud foundations, landing zones, and governance standards.
Guide customers and internal teams on cloud-native development and application modernisation.
Advise engineering teams on architecture, automation, scalability, security, reliability, and operational excellence.
Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.
Support Kubernetes and container-based platforms and deployments.
Collaborate closely with Cloud, Data, and Code teams across customer engagements.
Assist with architecture reviews, technical solutioning, and implementation guidance.
Contribute to CI/CD automation, observability, monitoring, and platform engineering practices.
Mentor engineers and contribute to capability development within the organisation.

Skills

Cloud engineering

GCP

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

IaC

CI/CD

GitOps

Networking

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Grafana

Prometheus

Datadog

Job description

Senior Google Cloud Engineer

Job Overview

The Senior Google Cloud Engineer will play a strategic and hands‑on role in helping customers establish strong cloud foundations on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), modernise existing applications, and accelerate adoption of cloud‑native engineering practices.

This role combines deep technical engineering capability with architecture guidance, advisory responsibilities, and platform enablement. The successful candidate will work closely with cloud, data, software engineering, and customer teams to design scalable, secure, resilient, and operationally mature cloud environments.

The role requires strong experience in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, modern application architectures, Kubernetes and container platforms, cloud‑native development patterns, and enterprise cloud governance.

The engineer will guide teams on best practices related to platform engineering, automation, operational excellence, security, observability, and modern software delivery.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and support secure and scalable Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.
Establish and maintain cloud foundations, landing zones, and governance standards.
Guide customers and internal teams on cloud‑native development and application modernisation.
Advise engineering teams on best practices related to architecture, automation, scalability, security, reliability, and operational excellence.
Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.
Support Kubernetes and container‑based platforms and deployments.
Collaborate closely with Cloud, Data, and Code teams across customer engagements.
Assist with architecture reviews, technical solutioning, and implementation guidance.
Contribute to CI/CD automation, observability, monitoring, and platform engineering practices.

Mentor engineers and contribute to capability development within the organisation.

Must‑Have Experience

5+ years of cloud engineering or platform engineering experience.
Strong hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Experience designing and implementing cloud foundations and enterprise cloud environments.
Strong Terraform and Infrastructure as Code experience.
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container platforms.
Experience modernising applications and enabling cloud‑native development practices.
Strong understanding of networking, IAM, cloud security, monitoring, and operational best practices.
Experience working in customer‑facing or consulting environments.
Ability to guide architecture discussions and technical decision‑making.

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