Remote AWS Cloud Engineer — Junior to Specialist

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

AWS training & certifications

Competitive salary

Career progression

Virtual team events

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a motivated Junior Cloud Engineer to join a fully remote team. The role focuses on deploying, managing, and maintaining AWS-based cloud infrastructure, with learning opportunities to grow into a senior cloud specialist.

Ideal candidates hold a STEM degree, understand core AWS services, scripting, networking, and Linux, and are eligible to work remotely in South Africa. Certifications and a proactive learning mindset are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the deployment, configuration, and management of cloud resources on AWS.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure performance, availability, and security.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management tasks using scripting or IaC tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues.
• Participate in the design and implementation of scalable and resilient cloud solutions.
• Collaborate with development teams to support application deployments and CI/CD pipelines.
• Document cloud configurations, procedures, and best practices.
• Contribute to security best practices and implement security controls within the cloud environment.
• Stay up‑to‑date with new AWS services and cloud technologies.

Skills

Cloud basics

AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS)

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP)

Linux

Problem solving

Communication

Remote work / self-management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a motivated Junior Cloud Engineer to join a fully remote team. The role focuses on deploying, managing, and maintaining AWS-based cloud infrastructure, with learning opportunities to grow into a senior cloud specialist.

Ideal candidates hold a STEM degree, understand core AWS services, scripting, networking, and Linux, and are eligible to work remotely in South Africa. Certifications and a proactive learning mindset are a plus.