IT Infrastructure Architect - Azure, Terraform, Hybrid

Mukuru; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mukuru is seeking an IT Infrastructure Architect to design and build the infrastructure that IT Operations runs, from Azure and Microsoft 365 to identity, endpoints, Wi‑Fi access control and backup. This is a hands‑on role where you will implement systems and introduce Infrastructure as Code using Terraform in a hybrid, office‑based setting.

You will design end‑to‑end systems, manage backups and DR, monitor costs, and set technical standards.

Qualifications

• Eight years of infrastructure or systems engineering experience.
• Three+ years designing infrastructure solutions.
• Hands‑on experience with Terraform or IaC tooling.
• Strong Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Intune knowledge.
• Networking, Wi‑Fi and network access control expertise.
• Experience with on‑prem Active Directory and Veeam backups.
• Ability to apply AI tools and automation in IT Operations.
• Scripting in PowerShell and Bash; Linux familiarity helpful.

Responsibilities

• Design IT Operations infrastructure end‑to‑end (Azure, M365, Entra ID, endpoints, backup).
• Introduce and own IaC using Terraform for Azure systems.
• Design network, endpoint and identity systems to work together.
• Develop backup and DR solutions for critical services including MS 365 and Azure.
• Monitor costs and build monitoring/alerting into deployments from the start.
• Implement designs hands‑on, not just on paper; configure systems.
• Establish standards and reference configurations for the team.
• Collaborate with relevant teams and hand off to the Lead Systems Engineer.
• Pilot new tools; evaluate AI and automation for IT Operations.
• Coordinate with leaders to convert strategy into an actionable roadmap.

Skills

Terraform

Azure

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Intune

Veeam

Active Directory

PowerShell

Linux scripting

AI automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / related field

Tools

Terraform

Azure

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Intune

Veeam

Aruba ClearPass

Active Directory (on-prem)

PowerShell

Linux scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Mukuru is seeking an IT Infrastructure Architect to design and build the infrastructure that IT Operations runs, from Azure and Microsoft 365 to identity, endpoints, Wi‑Fi access control and backup. This is a hands‑on role where you will implement systems and introduce Infrastructure as Code using Terraform in a hybrid, office‑based setting.

You will design end‑to‑end systems, manage backups and DR, monitor costs, and set technical standards.