Remote Senior Cloud Engineer

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Teletrabalho; ZAR 900 000 - 1 100 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Remote work

Health benefits

Certifications

Flexible hours

Cloud architectures exposure

Resumo da oferta

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join a fully remote team supporting operations from anywhere in South Africa. You will design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS or Azure, automate deployments, and ensure security best practices while optimizing resource performance.

Responsibilities include designing scalable cloud infra, implementing IaC with Terraform/Ansible, building CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with dev teams to resolve infra issues in a

Qualificações

• 5+ years in cloud engineering (AWS or Azure).
• Experience with Terraform and Ansible.
• Docker and Kubernetes experience.
• Strong networking fundamentals and security awareness.
• Python or Bash scripting experience.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure.
• Implement and manage IaC with Terraform/Ansible.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment.
• Monitor performance and optimize cloud resources.
• Enforce security best practices across cloud environments.
• Collaborate with development teams to resolve infra issues.

Conhecimentos

Cloud experience

Networking

CI/CD

Security

Ferramentas

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About the Role

Our client is looking for a highly skilled Senior Cloud Engineer to join their fully remote team, supporting operations from anywhere in South Africa. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure on platforms like AWS or Azure. This role involves automating deployments, ensuring security best practices, and optimizing cloud resource performance. If you are passionate about cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, and building resilient systems, this is an excellent opportunity to work with a forward-thinking company and contribute to impactful projects without geographical constraints.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure.


• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.


• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated application deployment and management.


• Monitor cloud environments, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement optimizations.


• Ensure security best practices are implemented and maintained across all cloud resources.


• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with a focus on AWS or Azure.


• Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).


• Extensive experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.


• Solid understanding of networking concepts, security principles, and monitoring tools.


• Experience scripting with languages like Python or Bash.


• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a remote, collaborative environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and remote work flexibility.


• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.


• Opportunities for professional certifications and training in cloud technologies.


• Generous paid time off and flexible working hours.


• Exposure to modern cloud architectures and a collaborative team culture.