Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Remote SA

Placements24; Paarl; A distancia; ZAR 900.000 - 1.500.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote work flexibility

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Retirement fund contributions

Professional development opportunities

Home office stipend

Performance-based bonuses

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 seeks a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Cloud Infrastructure. This fully remote role within South Africa requires building scalable, secure cloud systems across AWS/Azure/GCP, with IaC, container orchestration, and robust CI/CD pipelines.

You will design, implement, and maintain infrastructure, optimize performance and costs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable services for thousands of users daily.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master's preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of professional software engineering with cloud infrastructure focus.
• Proven expertise with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash) and at least one general-purpose language.
• Knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, load balancing).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure.
• Implement and manage IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Manage container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize costs.
• Enforce security best practices across cloud environments.
• Collaborate with teams to troubleshoot production issues.
• Document infrastructure architecture and configurations.
• Participate in on-call rotation for 24/7 support.
• Evaluate new technologies to improve cloud infrastructure.

Conocimientos

Cloud infrastructure

Distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization

IaC tools

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Networking

Communication

Security practices

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Herramientas

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Jenkins/GitLab CI/CircleCI

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 seeks a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Cloud Infrastructure. This fully remote role within South Africa requires building scalable, secure cloud systems across AWS/Azure/GCP, with IaC, container orchestration, and robust CI/CD pipelines.

You will design, implement, and maintain infrastructure, optimize performance and costs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable services for thousands of users daily.