Cloud Platform Engineer

Healix International; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Healix International is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build and support a secure, scalable cloud footprint across Azure and AWS. The role focuses on automation, compliance and resilience to enable critical business operations.

You will build and manage cloud infrastructure, develop Terraform IaC, and implement CI/CD pipelines with GitHub, collaborating with development and security teams to drive best practices in cloud engineering and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering cloud-first solutions in enterprise environments
• Hands-on with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines and repeatable environments
• Strong troubleshooting, operational support and problem‑solving skills
• Understanding of cloud security, disaster recovery and compliance requirements
• Excellent communication with technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Building and managing cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS
• Developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automated deployment pipelines
• Designing resilient, highly available cloud architectures
• Implementing CI/CD practices using GitHub and modern automation tools
• Monitoring, troubleshooting and optimizing cloud platforms for performance, security and cost efficiency
• Supporting infrastructure projects including migrations, upgrades and new deployments
• Working closely with development, security and wider IT teams to deliver cloud capabilities
• Driving best practice in cloud engineering, automation, security and operational excellence

Skills

Azure/AWS cloud infra

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

PowerShell

Python

GitHub

Linux/Windows Server

CI/CD

Cloud security

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Azure and/or AWS certifications

IaC / containerisation certifications

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

PowerShell

Python

GitHub

Job description

Job Description

Cloud Platform Engineer

Shape the future of cloud at Healix

We're looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer to help design, build and support secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across our Azure and AWS environments. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in Healix's cloud adoption and platform modernisation journey, delivering resilient, automated and compliant cloud services that support critical business operations.

Location: Healix Group, Ground Floor, Brookside Office Park, 11 Imam Haron Rd

What We're Looking For

• Experience managing enterprise infrastructure and delivering cloud-first solutions
• Strong knowledge of Azure and/or AWS, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with technologies such as Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, PowerShell, Python, GitHub and Linux/Windows Server
• Strong troubleshooting, operational support and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of cloud security, disaster recovery and compliance requirements
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Azure and/or AWS certifications
• Infrastructure as Code and/or containerisation certifications

Why Healix?

At Healix, Our Values Guide Everything We Do. We

• Put People First by prioritising care and wellbeing
• Think Independently through expertise, analysis and sound judgement
• Earn Trust by acting with integrity, transparency and reliability

About The Role

What you'll be doing

• Building and managing cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS
• Developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automated deployment pipelines
• Designing resilient, highly available cloud architectures
• Implementing CI/CD practices using GitHub and modern automation tools
• Monitoring, troubleshooting and optimising cloud platforms for performance, security and cost efficiency
• Supporting infrastructure projects including migrations, upgrades and new deployments
• Working closely with development, security and wider IT teams to deliver cloud capabilities
• Driving best practice in cloud engineering, automation, security and operational excellence

Required Criteria

• Proven cloud infrastructure experience – hands‑on delivery and operation of scalable platforms in Azure and/or AWS
• Infrastructure as Code & automation expertise – strong experience with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and repeatable environments
• Operational engineering capability – confident troubleshooting across networking, identity, compute, storage, and platform services
• Security‑first mindset – experience building and operating compliant, resilient, and well‑governed cloud infrastructure

Desired Criteria

• Containerisation & platform tooling exposure – Docker, Kubernetes, and modern deployment tooling
• Broad infrastructure background – experience modernising on‑prem environments to cloud‑native architectures
• Cloud certifications – Azure and/or AWS administration, IaC or containerisation accreditation

Closing Date: Friday 6th November, 2026

Contract Type: fulltime

Salary: Based on Experience