Remote Junior Cloud Engineer: AWS/Azure/GCP Growth

Placements24; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement planning

Remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is sourcing Junior Cloud Engineers for a rapidly expanding cloud services provider. This fully remote position spans design, deployment, and management of scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP from within South Africa.

You will automate provisioning with Terraform/Ansible, monitor environments for performance and security, and support CI/CD pipelines. A strong cloud concept foundation and eagerness to obtain cloud certifications are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering, or related field.
• Foundational cloud concepts (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and familiarity with cloud platforms.
• Willingness to pursue cloud certifications and automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in deploying and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Automate provisioning and configuration using Terraform or Ansible.
• Monitor cloud environments for performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
• Troubleshoot cloud service issues and assist with CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with development teams to support deployments and automation.
• Implement security best practices in cloud environments and document configurations.

Skills

Cloud fundamentals

Automation mindset

Remote collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

Linux

Windows

Job description

Placements24 is sourcing Junior Cloud Engineers for a rapidly expanding cloud services provider. This fully remote position spans design, deployment, and management of scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP from within South Africa.

You will automate provisioning with Terraform/Ansible, monitor environments for performance and security, and support CI/CD pipelines. A strong cloud concept foundation and eagerness to obtain cloud certifications are valued.