Hybrid Cloud & Infra Leader: Reliability, Security & FinOps

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Kraaifontein; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment seeks an experienced Infrastructure & Cloud Manager to own a modern environment spanning cloud, hybrid and on‑premises infrastructure. You will lead a team, drive reliability, security and efficiency while aligning with business goals.

The role emphasizes hands‑on leadership, performance optimization and cost awareness, with a focus on scalable platforms and resilient operations across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years’ experience managing IT infrastructure and/or cloud environments.
• 7+ years’ experience across infrastructure design, monitoring, security and support.
• 3–5 years’ leadership or people-management experience.
• Proven experience working across hybrid environments, combining on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience implementing performance, cost and security frameworks.
• Strong experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Solid understanding of infrastructure architecture, networking, storage and security.
• Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Strong understanding of IT service management and ITIL processes.
• Experience with vendor and technology partner management.

Responsibilities

• Reliably manage the infrastructure environment for performance, security and availability.
• Design, implement and manage resilient cloud, hybrid and on‑prem systems.
• Lead change management and coordinate with application teams.
• Oversee capacity planning, monitoring and cost optimization activities.
• Coordinate with vendors and stakeholders across the business.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud expertise

Hybrid infra

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Degree in IT or CS

Tools

AWS

Azure

ITIL

FinOps

Job description

Sabenza IT & Recruitment seeks an experienced Infrastructure & Cloud Manager to own a modern environment spanning cloud, hybrid and on‑premises infrastructure. You will lead a team, drive reliability, security and efficiency while aligning with business goals.

The role emphasizes hands‑on leadership, performance optimization and cost awareness, with a focus on scalable platforms and resilient operations across the enterprise.