Remote Cloud Engineer (Junior) — Learn, Deploy, Grow

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home stipend

Training resources and certifications

Flexible remote work setup

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct is recruiting a Junior Cloud Engineer for a fully remote role within South Africa. You will work with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), implement IaC, and support deployments with senior engineers in a remote-first environment.

This is ideal for recent graduates with foundational cloud knowledge, scripting skills, and a drive to pursue cloud certifications while contributing to diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant IT field is required or comparable.
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Responsibilities

• Assist in deploying and managing cloud infrastructure across major platforms.
• Monitor resources for performance, availability, and cost optimization.
• Support IaC implementation using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Automate tasks with scripting (Python, Bash) and collaborate with dev teams.
• Contribute to security, monitoring, and capacity planning.

Skills

Cloud fundamentals

Scripting (Python)

Networking basics

Remote teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP

VMware/Docker

Terraform/CloudFormation

Job description

WhatJobs Direct is recruiting a Junior Cloud Engineer for a fully remote role within South Africa. You will work with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), implement IaC, and support deployments with senior engineers in a remote-first environment.

This is ideal for recent graduates with foundational cloud knowledge, scripting skills, and a drive to pursue cloud certifications while contributing to diverse projects.