Intermediate Cloud Engineer/ Devops Engineer

e-Merge IT Recruitment; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Monocle in Johannesburg is seeking an Intermediate Cloud Engineer to design, implement and maintain scalable, secure cloud environments across AWS. You will focus on automation, security and continuous improvement while supporting client projects in a hybrid work setup.

The role requires 3+ years in cloud engineering, strong Python scripting, and hands-on AWS with IaC (Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation). Travel to clients may be needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of cloud engineering experience with hands-on AWS.
• Strong coding and scripting skills, preferably Python.
• Experience with IaC (Terraform, CDK or CloudFormation) and reusable modules.
• Familiarity with EC2, S3, RDS/Aurora and Lambda.
• Understanding of AWS networking fundamentals (VPC design, subnets, security groups, Route 53).
• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes/EKS and microservices architecture.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
• Awareness of cloud security principles (IAM, least-privilege, encryption).
• Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery teams.
• Willingness to travel to clients when required.
• Daily use of AI tooling within engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain cloud environments with a focus on automation and security.
• Collaborate with clients and teams to deliver scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of cloud-native architectures.

Skills

AWS

Python

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

S3

Job description

Are you passionate about cloud technology, automation and building scalable, secure infrastructure solutions? Do you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and working with modern cloud platforms to deliver innovative solutions? We are looking for a motivated and technically skilled Intermediate Cloud Engineer to join the team at Monocle. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced cloud professional who is eager to grow their expertise in AWS, infrastructure automation and cloud-native technologies while contributing to impactful client projects. The successful candidate will play an important role in designing, implementing and maintaining cloud environments, with a strong focus on automation, security, scalability and continuous improvement.

Required skills and experience:

• A degree in computer science, engineering or a related field, or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with practical hands‑on AWS experience.
• Solid coding and scripting skills, preferably Python, for automation and tooling.
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including Terraform, CDK or CloudFormation, with an interest in developing clean, reusable modules.
• Familiarity with core AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS/Aurora and Lambda.
• Understanding of AWS networking fundamentals, including VPC design, subnets, security groups, Route 53 and DNS.
• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes/EKS and microservices architecture.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
• Awareness of cloud security principles, including IAM, least‑privilege access, encryption and compliance fundamentals.
• Experience working within Agile or Scrum delivery teams.
• Strong problem-solving abilities, excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with clients and team members.
• Willingness to travel to clients when required.
• Daily use of AI tooling within engineering workflows, together with an interest in building and running AI-enabled solutions.

Nice to have:

• AWS, HashiCorp or Kubernetes certifications, with Monocle supporting you in obtaining relevant professional certifications.
• Experience with cloud landing zones and multi-account AWS environments.
• Exposure to Microsoft Azure.

Reference number for this position is GZ61584 which is a permanent position based in Johannesburg / Hybrid offering a cost to company salary of R800k per annum negotiable on experience and ability.