Remote Cloud Engineer Trainee — Hands-on DevOps & IaC

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote training

Cloud certifications

Mentorship

Flexible hours

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking highly motivated individuals to join its Trainee Cloud Engineer program. This remote, fully remote training provides hands-on experience with cloud platforms and modern DevOps practices, preparing you for real-world projects from anywhere.

You will learn deployment, IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation, monitoring and CI/CD integration, while gaining mentorship from experienced cloud architects.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, IT, or a related technical field.
• Strong foundation in operating systems (Linux/Windows) and networking.
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python or Bash.
• Willingness to learn about cloud technologies and DevOps.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration in a remote team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in deployment and management of applications on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Learn to implement and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Support monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting of cloud environments.
• Participate in CI/CD pipeline development and automation.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure secure cloud operations.

Job description

Placements24 is seeking highly motivated individuals to join its Trainee Cloud Engineer program. This remote, fully remote training provides hands-on experience with cloud platforms and modern DevOps practices, preparing you for real-world projects from anywhere.

You will learn deployment, IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation, monitoring and CI/CD integration, while gaining mentorship from experienced cloud architects.