Senior Microsoft & Cloud Platform Engineer

PayInc; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

PayInc is seeking a Senior Microsoft & Cloud Platform Engineer in Johannesburg to design, implement, and optimise our Microsoft and cloud-hosted infrastructure. You will ensure scalability, security, and reliability for mission-critical payment platforms with multi-cloud exposure across AWS and on-prem environments.

You will lead environment modernisation, automation, patch management and FinOps initiatives while collaborating with governance, security and application teams to deliver resilient,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or related field.
• Microsoft and AWS Certifications required – at least one per area.
• Minimum 5 years in senior Microsoft and cloud platform engineering.
• Minimum 3 years in a technical leadership role.
• Experience operating AWS-hosted workloads and hybrid environments.
• Strong experience with patching, environment modernisation and FinOps.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and optimise scalable, highly available platforms for PayInc services.
• Lead patching and vulnerability management for Windows and Linux workloads.
• Drive FinOps and cost optimisation across AWS and Microsoft estate.
• Define IaC standards and automate infrastructure deployment.
• Collaborate with governance and security teams on risk and compliance.
• Mentor engineers and set engineering standards across the team.

Skills

Windows Server

AWS

Azure

Terraform

DevOps practices

Patch management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

AWS CloudFormation

SCCM/MECM

Job description

PayInc is seeking a Senior Microsoft & Cloud Platform Engineer in Johannesburg to design, implement, and optimise our Microsoft and cloud-hosted infrastructure. You will ensure scalability, security, and reliability for mission-critical payment platforms with multi-cloud exposure across AWS and on-prem environments.

You will lead environment modernisation, automation, patch management and FinOps initiatives while collaborating with governance, security and application teams to deliver resilient,