Remote Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Retirement fund

Paid time off

Learning & development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join their remote Cloud Infrastructure team in a fully remote SA position. You will design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure powering innovative products. A strong background in cloud platforms and IaC is required.

You will write code in Python/Go/Java, implement IaC with Terraform/Ansible, and build CI/CD pipelines. The role emphasizes security, monitoring, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a remote-first

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. Master's degree a plus.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in software development with focus on cloud infrastructure.
• Proven expertise in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) including EC2, S3, Lambda, Kubernetes, Docker.
• Proficiency in Python/Go/Java for infra automation and tooling.
• Strong experience with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
• Solid understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Knowledge of networking concepts, protocols, and security in cloud.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable code using languages like Python/Go/Java.
• Implement and manage IaC with Terraform/Ansible/CloudFormation.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize cloud resource usage for performance and cost.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define infra requirements.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for health and performance.
• Troubleshoot production infrastructure and app issues.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and roadmaps.
• Maintain system security and conduct vulnerability assessments.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

AWS/Azure/GCP

Python

Go

Java

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Git

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join their remote Cloud Infrastructure team in a fully remote SA position. You will design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure powering innovative products. A strong background in cloud platforms and IaC is required.

You will write code in Python/Go/Java, implement IaC with Terraform/Ansible, and build CI/CD pipelines. The role emphasizes security, monitoring, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a remote-first