Remote Lead Cloud Engineer: Scale & Secure Cloud

Placements24; Rustenburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Learning & certifications

Generous leave & flexible hours

Autonomy and impact

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer for a fully remote position to shape and manage scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP. You will lead a team of cloud engineers, set architectural standards, and drive IaC and CI/CD practices.

The role emphasizes security, reliability, and cost optimization, with opportunities for mentoring, certifications, and flexible working hours in a remote-first setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in cloud architecture, deployment, and management, with focus on at least one major cloud provider.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and mentoring junior members.
• Deep understanding of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and infrastructure as code tools.
• Strong knowledge of networking, security principles, and performance tuning in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Implement robust CI/CD pipelines for automated application deployment and infrastructure management.
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and security through monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize applications for cloud environments.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Team Leadership

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

Networking & Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS/GCP/Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI)

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer for a fully remote position to shape and manage scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP. You will lead a team of cloud engineers, set architectural standards, and drive IaC and CI/CD practices.

The role emphasizes security, reliability, and cost optimization, with opportunities for mentoring, certifications, and flexible working hours in a remote-first setup.