Cloud Infrastructure Lead — Scalable, Secure Retail Cloud

Dis-Chem Pharmacies; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Job summary

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Lead to design, implement, and optimize cloud-based solutions that support our large-scale retail operations across stores and distribution centers.

The role requires architecting resilient cloud environments, automating deployments, and ensuring secure, cost-efficient cloud operations. You will lead the Cloud Engineering team and collaborate with Security, DevOps, Network, and Product groups to deliver high-performing services.

Qualifications

• Cloud certifications required: Azure Solutions Architect or Azure DevOps Expert.
• AWS Solutions Architect – Professional certification.
• Experience with microservices, distributed systems, or event-driven architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure for enterprise retail operations.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployment and infrastructure.
• Apply cloud security best practices, IAM, and data protection.
• Lead troubleshooting and incident response for cloud workloads.
• Collaborate with business units and cross-functional teams to deliver cloud solutions.

Skills

Azure Solutions Architect

AWS Solutions Architect

Microservices

Distributed Systems

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Containerization

Cloud Networking

Job description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Lead to design, implement, and optimize cloud-based solutions that support our large-scale retail operations across stores and distribution centers.

The role requires architecting resilient cloud environments, automating deployments, and ensuring secure, cost-efficient cloud operations. You will lead the Cloud Engineering team and collaborate with Security, DevOps, Network, and Product groups to deliver high-performing services.