Cloud Engineer II

Capitec

Stellenbosch

On-site

ZAR 600,000 - 900,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Capitec is seeking a Cloud Engineer II focused on networking to design, deploy and secure cloud-native infrastructure that powers our banking platform. You will work within the Cloud Core Engineering team, shaping multi-account AWS environments and complex network topologies.

You should bring strong traditional networking chops, cloud experience, and a passion for secure, scalable systems. This role is on-site in Stellenbosch with opportunities for collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

Strong networking foundation including protocols, architectures and security.
Hands-on cloud engineering experience with AWS and modern cloud-native solutions.
Experience with design, deployment and operation of secure, scalable infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Design and deploy cloud solutions aligned with security and governance.
Document designs, specs and operational runbooks.
Maintain secure, cost-effective infrastructure and monitor performance.

Skills

Networking

Cloud engineering

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Security

Education

Grade 12

IT / CS degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Job description

Job description:

Networking Focus

Build and secure the networks everything runs on

At Capitec, we design, deploy and maintain resilient, scalable, cost-effective and high-performing cloud-native solutions that support our ambition to become the best bank in the world.

This role sits at the point where our cloud platform meets the network it runs on. We are looking for a Cloud Engineer II with a strong networking foundation — someone who understands traditional networking, cloud networking, security and complex infrastructure environments.

This is not a general cloud role. We need someone who came up through traditional networking, or has worked deeply with networking alongside cloud engineering. You should be able to reason about how packets move, how systems connect, and how secure, scalable infrastructure operates beyond the cloud console.

About the team

You will join our Cloud Core Engineering team, the specialist group responsible for the foundational cloud infrastructure that the rest of the organisation builds on.

The team manages the core AWS platform and networking layer, supporting systems used by millions of clients every day. The role has no direct reports, so the focus is on technical depth, engineering excellence and hands‑on contribution.

What you will do

Design and deploy cloud solutions

You will design and deploy cloud solutions in line with information security and governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, high availability principles, scalability and capacity planning.

This includes:

Creating detailed planning and implementation documentation.
Documenting designs, specifications and operational procedures.
Preparing handover documentation.
Carrying out complex deployments.
Liaising with stakeholders to plan and deliver work.
Supporting knowledge transfer to operational and support teams.

Maintain and improve infrastructure

You will help ensure our infrastructure remains secure, stable, cost‑effective and reliable.

This includes:

Automating deployments and testing.
Following standard operating procedures and documentation requirements.
Maintaining compliance with internal, industry and regulatory security standards.
Managing configuration standards for new deployments.
Tracking costs, usage, constraints and risks.
Supporting monitoring, alerting and availability.
Providing third‑level support for critical infrastructure issues.

Act as a cloud engineering subject matter expert

You will work closely with internal teams, clients, suppliers and partners, contributing technical expertise and helping teams make strong engineering decisions.

This includes:

Influencing technical decisions.
Supporting collaboration across teams.
Contributing knowledge on cloud engineering trends and best practices.
Helping cloud engineering resources align to business workload.

Drive innovation and continuous improvement

You will play an active role in improving how we work.

This includes:

Coaching and being coached.
Building your technical knowledge in ways that benefit the business.
Suggesting process, coding and automation improvements.
Contributing to Communities of Practice.
Keeping the knowledge base and engineering procedures current.

What you need — networking experience

The networking requirement for this role is essential.

We are looking for real, demonstrable depth in networking, including:

Strong knowledge of networking protocols, network architecture and network security.
Practical experience with public and hybrid cloud networking.
Understanding of how traditional network design principles translate into cloud environments.
Hands‑on experience with authentication and authorisation protocols such as:
- LDAP
- Kerberos
- Active Directory
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- SAML
The ability to troubleshoot connectivity issues from first principles.
Experience working with complex networking environments, ideally including:
- Routing
- Switching
- Firewalls
- VPNs
- VPCs
- Transit Gateways
- Direct Connect / DX
- Hybrid connectivity
- Network segmentation
- Network security controls

What you need — cloud and platform experience

You should also bring strong cloud and platform engineering experience, including:

A deep understanding of cloud computing concepts and technologies.
Hands‑on experience designing, deploying and managing solutions on AWS.
Azure or GCP experience would be advantageous.
Cloud‑native solution design using APIs, containers, Kubernetes and service mesh.
Experience introducing cloud technology into an environment from scratch.
Design and troubleshooting experience on AWS.
Experience developing and supporting infrastructure for microservices‑based architectures.
Working knowledge of CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices.
Comfort with virtualisation technologies such as VMware, Docker and Kubernetes.
Scripting and provisioning experience with tools such as:
- Terraform
- Ansible
- CloudFormation
- Equivalent infrastructure automation tools
3+ years’ experience in cloud computing, ideally across more than one platform.

Why this role is different

This is a technical role with real impact.

You will work on infrastructure that supports multiple engineering teams and services used by millions of clients. Your decisions will influence how teams connect, scale and secure their services.

This role offers: