Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (AWS/SaaS) — Remote

Black Pen Recruitment; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software vendor in South Africa is seeking experienced software engineers to build and manage a critical managed service. The ideal candidate has strong Python skills, experience with cloud technologies, and proficiency in infrastructure as code. This remote role requires self-direction and effective time management while working within the South African time zone. Join a skilled team focused on performance and security in their cloud-hosted environment.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar tools.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible is required.
• Strong background in Python programming and Linux administration is crucial.

Responsibilities

• You will build and operate a complex managed service used by many users.
• Help maintain and evolve their cloud-hosted solution.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration.

Skills

Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi)

Configuration management with Ansible

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

CI/CD tooling (TeamCity, Jenkins)

Server monitoring systems (Prometheus, Grafana)

Strong Python programming skills

Linux administration

Understanding of security best practices

Experience with observability

Job description

A leading software vendor in South Africa is seeking experienced software engineers to build and manage a critical managed service. The ideal candidate has strong Python skills, experience with cloud technologies, and proficiency in infrastructure as code. This remote role requires self-direction and effective time management while working within the South African time zone. Join a skilled team focused on performance and security in their cloud-hosted environment.