Cloud Engineer | AWS/DevOps Automation & Security

e-Merge IT Recruitment; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 720,000 - 880,000; Full time

Job summary

Monocle is seeking an Intermediate Cloud Engineer to design, implement and maintain scalable AWS environments with a focus on automation, security and reliability.

The role requires 3+ years in cloud engineering, strong Python, IaC (Terraform, CDK or CloudFormation), Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, and collaboration within a Scrum team. Travel to client sites may be required; hybrid Johannesburg base.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent hands-on experience in computing.
• 3+ years in cloud engineering with AWS hands-on experience.
• Strong Python for automation and tooling.
• IaC experience with Terraform, CDK or CloudFormation; interest in modular code.
• Familiar with EC2, S3, RDS/Aurora, Lambda and VPC networking.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, microservices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Understanding of IAM, encryption, compliance and cloud security basics.
• Familiarity with Agile or Scrum delivery.
• Willingness to travel to client sites and work with AI-enabled workflows.

Skills

AWS

Python

IaC

Terraform

CDK/CDK

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Security

Agile/Scrum

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Monocle is seeking an Intermediate Cloud Engineer to design, implement and maintain scalable AWS environments with a focus on automation, security and reliability.

The role requires 3+ years in cloud engineering, strong Python, IaC (Terraform, CDK or CloudFormation), Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, and collaboration within a Scrum team. Travel to client sites may be required; hybrid Johannesburg base.