Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer – Remote

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

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Learning opportunities

Home office stipend

Cloud tech access

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Engineer specializing in Cloud Infrastructure for a fully remote role. You will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, enabling our clients' cutting-edge services from your home office.

You will automate with IaC tools, implement Kubernetes-based orchestration, and drive CI/CD pipelines while upholding security and reliability.

Qualifications

• Proven software engineer with cloud infra focus.
• Hands-on with major cloud providers.
• Strong IaC experience.
• Docker/Kubernetes expertise.
• CI/CD experience.
• Excellent problem-solving and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Manage container orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor performance and ensure reliability.
• Enforce security best practices for cloud environments.
• Collaborate with development/ops teams for smooth deployments.
• Mentor junior engineers and build knowledge base.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

DevOps practices

AWS/Azure/GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Networking concepts

Monitoring tools

CI/CD

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Engineer specializing in Cloud Infrastructure for a fully remote role. You will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, enabling our clients' cutting-edge services from your home office.

You will automate with IaC tools, implement Kubernetes-based orchestration, and drive CI/CD pipelines while upholding security and reliability.