Senior Cloud Engineer — Hybrid & DevOps Innovator

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Performance bonuses

Training & certifications

Hybrid work model

Generous leave

Job summary

Placements24 in Bloemfontein is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure. You will automate deployments, optimize environments, and collaborate with development and operations to drive a strong DevOps culture.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years' experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, IaC, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes). A hybrid work setup in Bloemfontein is offered with opportunities for ongoing training and certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field required.
• 6+ years of cloud engineering experience with AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Strong IaC experience (Terraform/Ansible).
• Hands-on with Docker/Kubernetes and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• CI/CD tooling experience (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Cloud security, networking, and monitoring knowledge desired.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage scalable cloud infrastructures.
• Automate deployments with IaC tools (Terraform/Ansible).
• Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor performance, security, and cost of cloud environments.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

Placements24 in Bloemfontein is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure. You will automate deployments, optimize environments, and collaborate with development and operations to drive a strong DevOps culture.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years' experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, IaC, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes). A hybrid work setup in Bloemfontein is offered with opportunities for ongoing training and certification.