Senior Cloud Engineer - Hybrid Work & Growth

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Private medical aid

Retirement annuity

Professional development

Hybrid work model

Wellness programs

Job summary

Placements24 in Soweto, Gauteng, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Cloud Services. You will design, build, and deploy scalable cloud-based applications and infrastructure, leveraging AWS, Azure, or GCP.

A hybrid work model combines in-office collaboration in Soweto with remote flexibility. You will mentor engineers, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and drive DevOps practices, ensuring high availability and secure cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering with cloud focus.
• Proficient in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Strong knowledge of microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud-native applications and services.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Collaborate with teams to define cloud architecture requirements and best practices.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability.

Skills

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python

Java

Go

Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Placements24 in Soweto, Gauteng, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Cloud Services. You will design, build, and deploy scalable cloud-based applications and infrastructure, leveraging AWS, Azure, or GCP.

A hybrid work model combines in-office collaboration in Soweto with remote flexibility. You will mentor engineers, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and drive DevOps practices, ensuring high availability and secure cloud environments.