Senior Cloud Infra Engineer - Scale & Automation

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A technology recruitment firm in Johannesburg is seeking a highly skilled Senior Infrastructure Engineer to ensure the uptime, reliability, and resilience of critical data processing platforms and APIs. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, and strong expertise with cloud platforms and containerization technologies. You will lead incident response efforts, implement optimizations, and collaborate with various teams to maintain high-performance systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or systems administration.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms and containerization technologies.
• Deep understanding of networking, security, and system monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain robust infrastructure for data processing platforms and APIs.
• Monitor system performance and implement optimizations.
• Develop and maintain automated processes for deployment and scaling.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)

Containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Scripting/automation (Python, Bash, Terraform)

Networking

System monitoring tools

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology

Job description

A technology recruitment firm in Johannesburg is seeking a highly skilled Senior Infrastructure Engineer to ensure the uptime, reliability, and resilience of critical data processing platforms and APIs. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, and strong expertise with cloud platforms and containerization technologies. You will lead incident response efforts, implement optimizations, and collaborate with various teams to maintain high-performance systems.