Cloud Infrastructure Manager at Datonomy Solutions

Datonomy Solutions (Cape Town); Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions company in Cape Town is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead a talented team of Cloud Engineers and DevSecOps experts. The successful candidate will drive the execution of cloud infrastructure strategies, ensuring compliance and optimising costs while fostering a DevOps culture across teams. If you have a deep understanding of AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes, along with a passion for innovation in cloud technologies, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent required.
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field is desirable.
• Experience with AWS Cloud Infrastructure Operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of Cloud Engineers.
• Manage AWS-based cloud environments, ensuring performance and resilience.
• Drive the execution of the Cloud Infrastructure roadmap.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure Design & Operations

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Containerisation (Kubernetes)

CI/CD pipeline design and management

DevOps culture and practices

Cloud monitoring and observability

Cloud security best practices

Budget and capacity planning

Automation of infrastructure

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Tertiary qualification in a relevant field

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Linux

Job description

We are looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead and scale the engineering capability behind our cloud platforms. This role forms a key part of the Technology Solutions leadership team, sitting alongside our Cloud Architect and reporting to the Head of Technology Solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Cloud Engineers, SREs, and DevSecOps experts who thrive on innovation and impact.
• Drive the execution of our Cloud Infrastructure roadmap, aligning with Mukuru’s strategic platform and business goals.
• Take ownership of Mukuru’s AWS-based cloud environments – defined as infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and containerised with Kubernetes – ensuring performance, cost-efficiency, and resilience at every stage of the SDLC.
• Champion DevOps culture across engineering, fostering collaboration, shared ownership, and continuous delivery practices.
• Ensure uptime and recovery goals are met, and oversee compliance with RTOs, RPOs, patching, monitoring, and alerting standards.
• Partner closely with our Cloud Architect to deliver well-architected, observable, and cost-optimised infrastructure solutions.
• Collaborate across the business – from Platform Engineering and Product, to Software Engineering, Security, and Governance – to enable cross-functional success.
• Implement and maintain controls aligned to compliance frameworks like PCI-DSS and ISO27001.
• Build and manage tooling across CI/CD, observability, documentation, and cloud cost monitoring.
• Drive innovation by enabling teams with the right tools, autonomy, and environment to experiment, iterate, and deliver value.
• Manage team capacity, budgets, and ongoing capability growth in line with emerging technologies and business needs.

Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field (desirable).
• Cloud Infrastructure Design & Operations (AWS).
• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Terraform.
• Containerisation with Kubernetes.
• Linux system administration and scripting.
• CI/CD pipeline design and management.
• Incident and outage management.t
• Cloud cost optimisation strategies.
• Cloud security best practices and governance.
• Compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, ISO27001).
• Cloud monitoring, alerting, and observability tools.
• Infrastructure monitoring and logging solutions.
• Cloud environment performance tuning.
• Resilience and disaster recovery planning.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams (Platform, Security, Product, Software Engineering).
• DevOps culture and practices (shared ownership, continuous delivery).
• Automation of infrastructure deployment and management.
• Budget and capacity planning
• Agile practices and mindset.

Desired Skills:

• cloud
• Infrastructure
• manager