Remote Cloud Engineering Lead

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,959,000 - 3,102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Global flexibility

Leadership role

Training resources

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Principal Cloud Engineer to lead design, implementation, and operation of our cloud infrastructure. The role focuses on defining cloud strategy, best practices, performance, security, and cost-efficiency across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

You will mentor cloud engineering teams, develop IaC, and drive automated deployment and monitoring pipelines in a fully remote setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master's preferred.
• 10+ years in systems engineering and cloud infrastructure, with 5+ years on cloud technologies.
• Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, GCP and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash) and IaC tools.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and network security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure across AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Develop and implement IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Automate deployment, monitoring, and management with CI/CD and scripting.
• Optimize resource usage for performance and cost.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to cloud teams.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud issues and implement solutions.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Python scripting

Terraform/CloudFormation

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Master's preferred

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Principal Cloud Engineer to lead design, implementation, and operation of our cloud infrastructure. The role focuses on defining cloud strategy, best practices, performance, security, and cost-efficiency across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

You will mentor cloud engineering teams, develop IaC, and drive automated deployment and monitoring pipelines in a fully remote setting.