Senior Cloud & Identity Engineer (Hybrid, Azure Entra ID)

Parvana; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid in-office / remote

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Parvana in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to manage global hybrid infrastructure and identity platforms, ensuring uptime, security and performance. You will implement identity security controls (Entra ID, MFA, PIM) and drive the transition from Active Directory to Entra ID in a dynamic financial services setting.

You will provide advanced 3rd/4th line support with the Technology & Innovation team, evaluate new technologies, and promote best practices for secure, scalable

Qualifications

• Relevant IT qualifications and vendor certifications are ideal.
• 5+ years hands-on system administration or infrastructure management.
• Strong Microsoft Entra ID, MFA, PIM and Conditional Access experience.
• Proficiency with Azure (IaaS, PaaS/SaaS) and Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, IIS, SQL knowledge.
• Experience with Office 365 tools, Defender and Mimecast security solutions.
• Infrastructure as Code scripting with PowerShell, KQL and Terraform.
• Understanding of RBAC and least privilege; capable of 3rd/4th line troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Manage global, hybrid infrastructure and identity platforms for uptime, security, and performance.
• Implement identity security controls (Conditional Access, MFA, PIM) and migrate from AD to Entra ID.
• Provide 3rd and 4th line support for complex issues with Technology and Innovation teams.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement new technologies and infrastructure best practices.
• Optimise and secure infrastructure while supporting continuous operational improvements.

Skills

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure

PowerShell

Terraform

Active Directory

Office 365

RBAC

Networking basics

Identity management

Incident response

Education

Relevant IT degree or diploma

Vendor certifications (ideal)

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell scripting

Microsoft Defender

Mimecast security

Azure IaaS/PaaS

Job description

Parvana in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to manage global hybrid infrastructure and identity platforms, ensuring uptime, security and performance. You will implement identity security controls (Entra ID, MFA, PIM) and drive the transition from Active Directory to Entra ID in a dynamic financial services setting.

You will provide advanced 3rd/4th line support with the Technology & Innovation team, evaluate new technologies, and promote best practices for secure, scalable