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The Role

You will be responsible for :

Key Activities & Responsibilities

• Develop a scalable AI infrastructure strategy aligned with enterprise-wide digital transformation goals, ensuring a high-performance and secure foundation for AI workloads
• Architect AI infrastructure solutions across cloud and on-prem environments, optimizing flexibility, performance, and security to meet evolving business needs
• Implement and oversee infrastructure for AI model training, inferencing, and execution frameworks that enhance processing efficiency and overall model performance
• Design and implement AI infrastructure solutions that scale seamlessly to accommodate enterprise-wide AI adoption, support business growth, ensure high availability, and incorporate future advancements in AI and cloud computing
• Establish AI infrastructure security SOPs, access control mechanisms, and compliance frameworks to mitigate risks and ensure data protection
• Design and implement automated MLOps pipelines that streamline AI model deployment, monitoring, retraining, and governance for efficient AI operations
• Deploy Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent tools to automate AI infrastructure provisioning and scaling
• Optimize high-performance computing environments, ensuring efficient utilization of GPU, CPU, and storage resources for AI and ML workloads
• Manage AI workload orchestration using Kubernetes and containerization technologies to enhance scalability and performance across distributed AI environments
• Enhance AI data storage and processing capabilities by optimizing pipelines, retrieval mechanisms, and data engineering strategies for real-time analytics
• Work closely with IT and Software COE teams to integrate AI infrastructure seamlessly with enterprise systems and applications
• Develop AI infrastructure cost optimization strategies, balancing performance, scalability, and budget constraints to maximize ROI
• Deploy real-time AI infrastructure monitoring tools to continuously track system health, identify performance bottlenecks, detect potential anomalies, and implement proactive optimization measures to enhance system reliability and efficiency
• Implement AI governance and model version control policies, ensuring regulatory compliance, model integrity, security, ethical AI practices, and proactive risk mitigation
• Stay ahead of AI infrastructure innovations, emerging cloud technologies, and industry best practices to enhance enterprise AI capabilities

Ideal Profile

Skills and Experience

Education :

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT Infrastructure Engineering, or a related field
• Certifications in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), MLOps, or DevOps (preferred)

Experience :

• 8+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, or AI Systems Architecture
• Hands on experience in AI infrastructure design, cloud-based AI solutions, or MLOps
• Expertise in managing AI workloads across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Proven track record in scaling AI infrastructure for large enterprises
• Strong experience in Kubernetes, containerization, and orchestration tools
• Experience in optimizing AI workloads for performance and cost efficiency

Skills :

• Expertise in AI Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture
• Strong Understanding of AI Model Deployment & MLOps
• Advanced Proficiency in Kubernetes & AI Workload Orchestration
• Hands-on Experience with Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• AI Security & Compliance Knowledge
• AI Infrastructure Cost Optimization Strategies
• Performance Tuning for AI Systems & Workloads

What's on Offer?

• Work alongside & learn from best in class talent
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Position summary

Industry: Scientific, Research & Development

Job category: IT-Architecture

Location: Randburg

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: Yes

Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for a Head Infrastructure & Enterprise Architecture. The candidate will be responsible to lead and manage across different Mintek support services and ensure that all organizational requirements are met. The primary purpose of the Head is to coordinate, provide guidance and ensure the implementation and overall management of activities in a specific support service unit. Manage a major section of staff in the Division, provide specialist mentorship and training to them. Promote competence, confidence, discipline, and harmony in the division. Obtain cooperation from Heads in other divisions and from clients. Ensure that adequate work is done on projects and progress is achieved to contribute towards achieving divisional support and be the “in-group expert” in a professional field. All suitably qualified and experienced candidates are invited to apply.

• Live the Mintek values, foster a culture of collaboration within Mintek.
• Create an environment for the Section to succeed and manage outputs.
• Maintain consistently visible leadership.
• Support and drive the planning, development, and implementation of divisional strategy.
• Drive the execution of the Section strategy and operations.
• Support Mintek transformation agenda and sustainability.
• Manage and monitor the expenditure of the Section.
• Make effective financial decisions to ensure that the divisional budget targets are met.
• Coordinate and manage section employees while fostering positive relationships.
• Ensure the Section is adequately resourced with the right skills at all levels.
• Manage employee career development and learning.
• Develop a succession plan for the Section.
• Drive transformation of the Section in support of Mintek transformation agenda.
• Drive training and capacity building initiatives across Mintek.
• Develop and mature service management skills for the Section.
• Drive overall performance for the Section and contribute to the performance of the organization.
• Undertake performance management for the Section.
• Ensure divisional integrity, financial health, and control.
• Demonstrate a solid commitment to innovation and performance improvement.
• Ensure effective processes, fit-for-use systems, and fit-for-purpose tools are in place to support the defined performance levels.
• Govern the implementation of internal controls mechanism.
• Accountable for adherence to all Mintek’s policies and ethics within agreed thresholds.
• Implement divisional and Mintek policies.
• Accountable for effective risk management within the Section including SHEQ.
• Ensure divisional compliance with applicable legislation.
• Establish, manage and maintain relationships with all Mintek stakeholders concerning ongoing divisional support delivery.
• Establish and develop relations with the internal and external service providers and relevant stakeholders.
• Balance the conflicting pressures and needs, including short and long-term trade-offs for Division and Mintek.
• Ensure client (internal and external) satisfaction as per agreed targets.
• Ensure the right data is available for accurate and useful reporting, making crucial data available “at the fingertips”.
• Timely providing consolidated monthly and quarterly reports.
• Monitor and report on Section performance, including financials.
• Reporting value, ensuring critical issues and key results areas are addressed.
• Reporting on all Section activities.
• Monitor and report divisional risk exposures in all aspects, including SHEQ.

• Master’s degree in the relevant field or equivalent in the relevant field (NQF – level 9).
• 8 - 10 years of experience in the relevant field.
• Supervisory experience.
• Proven track record of success in the relevant field.

• Have an analytical and critical mindset for evaluating existing data and making effective business decisions.
• Ability to display deep technical knowledge of the Section’s activities and relevant areas of expertise.
• Thorough knowledge of the sector in which the Section operates.
• Strategy and business plan development and implementation.
• Ability to lead diverse teams to ensure delivery and efficiency.
• Business and financial management.
• The leadership of people and operations management.

• The ability to think strategically and proactively.
• Must be comfortable operating at middle management level and interacting with other middle management representatives (internal or external), corporate partners, and other stakeholders.
• Expertise in all aspects of operational management, including planning, project management, and problem-solving.
• An understanding and experience of budget management.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organization skills.
• Ability and track record of working as part of a busy team and working effectively under pressure to tight deadlines.

Position summary

Industry: Scientific, Research & Development

Job category: IT-Architecture

Location: Randburg

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: Yes

Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for a Head Infrastructure & Enterprise Architecture. The candidate will be responsible to lead and manage across different Mintek support services and ensure that all organizational requirements are met. The primary purpose of the Head is to coordinate, provide guidance and ensure the implementation and overall management of activities in a specific support service unit. Manage a major section of staff in the Division, provide specialist mentorship and training to them. Promote competence, confidence, discipline, and harmony in the division. Obtain cooperation from Heads in other divisions and from clients. Ensure that adequate work is done on projects and progress is achieved to contribute towards achieving divisional support and be the “in-group expert” in a professional field. All suitably qualified and experienced candidates are invited to apply.

• Live the Mintek values, foster a culture of collaboration within Mintek.
• Create an environment for the Section to succeed and manage outputs.
• Maintain consistently visible leadership.
• Support and drive the planning, development, and implementation of divisional strategy.
• Drive the execution of the Section strategy and operations.
• Support Mintek transformation agenda and sustainability.
• Manage and monitor the expenditure of the Section.
• Make effective financial decisions to ensure that the divisional budget targets are met.
• Coordinate and manage section employees while fostering positive relationships.
• Ensure the Section is adequately resourced with the right skills at all levels.
• Manage employee career development and learning.
• Develop a succession plan for the Section.
• Drive transformation of the Section in support of Mintek transformation agenda.
• Drive training and capacity building initiatives across Mintek.
• Develop and mature service management skills for the Section.
• Drive overall performance for the Section and contribute to the performance of the organization.
• Undertake performance management for the Section.
• Ensure divisional integrity, financial health, and control.
• Demonstrate a solid commitment to innovation and performance improvement.
• Ensure effective processes, fit-for-use systems, and fit-for-purpose tools are in place to support the defined performance levels.
• Govern the implementation of internal controls mechanism.
• Accountable for adherence to all Mintek’s policies and ethics within agreed thresholds.
• Implement divisional and Mintek policies.
• Accountable for effective risk management within the Section including SHEQ.
• Ensure divisional compliance with applicable legislation.
• Establish, manage and maintain relationships with all Mintek stakeholders concerning ongoing divisional support delivery.
• Establish and develop relations with the internal and external service providers and relevant stakeholders.
• Balance the conflicting pressures and needs, including short and long-term trade-offs for Division and Mintek.
• Ensure client (internal and external) satisfaction as per agreed targets.
• Ensure the right data is available for accurate and useful reporting, making crucial data available “at the fingertips”.
• Timely providing consolidated monthly and quarterly reports.
• Monitor and report on Section performance, including financials.
• Reporting value, ensuring critical issues and key results areas are addressed.
• Reporting on all Section activities.
• Monitor and report divisional risk exposures in all aspects, including SHEQ.

• Master’s degree in the relevant field or equivalent in the relevant field (NQF – level 9).
• 8 - 10 years of experience in the relevant field.
• Supervisory experience.
• Proven track record of success in the relevant field.

• Have an analytical and critical mindset for evaluating existing data and making effective business decisions.
• Ability to display deep technical knowledge of the Section’s activities and relevant areas of expertise.
• Thorough knowledge of the sector in which the Section operates.
• Strategy and business plan development and implementation.
• Ability to lead diverse teams to ensure delivery and efficiency.
• Business and financial management.
• The leadership of people and operations management.

• The ability to think strategically and proactively.
• Must be comfortable operating at middle management level and interacting with other middle management representatives (internal or external), corporate partners, and other stakeholders.
• Expertise in all aspects of operational management, including planning, project management, and problem-solving.
• An understanding and experience of budget management.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organization skills.
• Ability and track record of working as part of a busy team and working effectively under pressure to tight deadlines.

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Mukuru is on the lookout for a Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead and scale the engineering capability behind our cloud platforms. This role forms a key part of the Technology Solutions leadership team , sitting alongside our Cloud Architect and reporting to the Head of Technology Solutions. If you are based in Johannesburg , Pretoria, Cape Town or anywhere in South Africa feel free to apply!

At Mukuru, we don’t just build infrastructure – we build the backbone of meaningful, borderless financial access. You’ll lead a dynamic team of Cloud Engineers, SREs, and DevSecOps professionals, empowering them to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure that fuels real-world impact across the continent.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Cloud Engineers, SREs, and DevSecOps experts who thrive on innovation and impact.
• Drive the execution of our Cloud Infrastructure roadmap, aligning with Mukuru’s strategic platform and business goals.
• Take ownership of Mukuru’s AWS-based cloud environments – defined as infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and containerised with Kubernetes – ensuring performance, cost-efficiency, and resilience at every stage of the SDLC.
• Champion DevOps culture across engineering, fostering collaboration, shared ownership, and continuous delivery practices.
• Ensure uptime and recovery goals are met, and oversee compliance with RTOs, RPOs, patching, monitoring, and alerting standards.
• Partner closely with our Cloud Architect to deliver well-architected, observable, and cost-optimised infrastructure solutions.
• Collaborate across the business – from Platform Engineering and Product, to Software Engineering, Security, and Governance – to enable cross-functional success.
• Implement and maintain controls aligned to compliance frameworks like PCI-DSS and ISO27001.
• Build and manage tooling across CI/CD, observability, documentation, and cloud cost monitoring.
• Drive innovation by enabling teams with the right tools, autonomy, and environment to experiment, iterate, and deliver value.
• Manage team capacity, budgets, and ongoing capability growth in line with emerging technologies and business needs.
  
  

• Grade 12 or equivalent (essential)
• Related tertiary qualification (desirable)
• 7+ years in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Systems Engineering
• 3+ years in a leadership or technical management role
• Proven experience designing and operating production-grade AWS environments
• Expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, Linux systems, CI/CD, and incident management
• Experience in high-growth sectors like Fintech, Retail, or Technology
• Familiarity with cloud cost optimisation, security, and governance best practices
• Experience with regulatory frameworks like PCI-DSS and ISO27001
• A working knowledge of agile practices and a strong DevOps mindset
  
  

• You empower engineers, celebrate delivery, and lead with empathy
• You bring calm, clarity, and focus during complex situations
• You love turning complex challenges into elegant, automated solutions
• You value collaboration and communicate clearly across tech and business lines
• You’re passionate about infrastructure that’s secure, observable, and scalable
• You care about creating long-term value, not just short-term fixes
  
  

• Be part of a fast-scaling, purpose-driven fintech making real change across Africa.
• Join teams that thrive on collaboration, impact, and innovation.
• Embrace a culture of diversity, continuous learning, and inclusion.
• Work in an environment that values your growth, your voice, and your ideas.
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology

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We are looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead and scale the engineering capability behind our cloud platforms. This role forms a key part of the Technology Solutions leadership team, sitting alongside our Cloud Architect and reporting to the Head of Technology Solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Cloud Engineers, SREs, and DevSecOps experts who thrive on innovation and impact.
• Drive the execution of our Cloud Infrastructure roadmap, aligning with Mukurus strategic platform and business goals.
• Take ownership of Mukurus AWS-based cloud environments defined as infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and containerised with Kubernetes ensuring performance, cost-efficiency, and resilience at every stage of the SDLC.
• Champion DevOps culture across engineering, fostering collaboration, shared ownership, and continuous delivery practices.
• Ensure uptime and recovery goals are met, and oversee compliance with RTOs, RPOs, patching, monitoring, and alerting standards.
• Partner closely with our Cloud Architect to deliver well-architected, observable, and cost-optimised infrastructure solutions.
• Collaborate across the business from Platform Engineering and Product, to Software Engineering, Security, and Governance to enable cross-functional success.
• Implement and maintain controls aligned to compliance frameworks like PCI-DSS and ISO27001.
• Build and manage tooling across CI/CD, observability, documentation, and cloud cost monitoring.
• Drive innovation by enabling teams with the right tools, autonomy, and environment to experiment, iterate, and deliver value.
• Manage team capacity, budgets, and ongoing capability growth in line with emerging technologies and business needs.

Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field (desirable).
• Cloud Infrastructure Design & Operations (AWS).
• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Terraform.
• Containerisation with Kubernetes.
• Linux system administration and scripting.
• CI/CD pipeline design and management.
• Incident and outage management.t
• Cloud cost optimisation strategies.
• Cloud security best practices and governance.
• Compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, ISO27001).
• Cloud monitoring, alerting, and observability tools.
• Infrastructure monitoring and logging solutions.
• Cloud environment performance tuning.
• Resilience and disaster recovery planning.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams (Platform, Security, Product, Software Engineering).
• DevOps culture and practices (shared ownership, continuous delivery).
• Automation of infrastructure deployment and management.
• Budget and capacity planning
• Agile practices and mindset.

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Johannesburg

Role Description

This role is technical in nature and is responsible for deploying high quality and timely hybrid and cloud infrastructure solutions and to ensure the availability, stability and performance of the platforms.

• Manage Infrastructure as Code
• Automation
• Cloud Network
• Security Solutions: DDoS, Network Firewalls and Web Application firewalls
• Operating Systems
• Containerization

Organisational Design

This position is part of the CIO department and reports to the regional Head of Cloud Infrastructure Management

Specific Role Responsibilities

Design: Ensure that hybrid and cloud environments are designed to best practice standards for resilience and availability to ensure the highest SLAs are maintained.

Automation: Build infrastructure deployment code and pipelines to enable the automated deployment and management of infrastructure in the cloud and on-premises.

Availability : Ensure that uptime SLAs are met every month for cloud infrastructure solutions that you are responsible for, by managing and resolving issue logs; lifecycle management of deployed infrastructure solutions.

Performance : Ensure that performance SLAs are met every month for cloud solutions that you are responsible for by monitoring systems, network performance, capacity and growth; suggesting and implementing performance improvements.

Information Security : Ensure that the cloud environments are internally and externally secure by following existing policies and procedures and documenting for audit purposes as required; implementing security controls and remediations; completing risk assessments and build guides for new and existing systems. Align the environment to the Group’s security standards.

Systems Resilience : Ensure that cloud environments are secure and backed up by ensuring that regular backups are made and are tested. Participate in yearly BCP & DR tests. Ensure that cloud management is in line with company requirements and departmental policy for resilience and availability. Document and keep solution design, business continuity plans and standard operating procedure documents up to date.

Training : Develop professional and technical knowledge and skills. Provide technical advice and mentoring within the team.

Project Work : Implement new projects to meet project timelines. Work in a matrix structure with multi-national teams.

Budget : Recommend changes that could reduce costs in your areas of responsibility.

Experience required

• Degree qualified or equivalent industry certifications and relevant experience
• Certificates that would be advantageous:
  • Microsoft Azure
  • F5
  • Check Point
  • Cisco
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes

Cloud management related to:

• Experience with building and supporting Cloud environments
• 3 to 5 years operations experience supporting cloud environments including pipelines, IaC, containerization, networks, IaaS, LAN, WAF and firewalls
• Redundancy technologies including availability zones, Load Balancing, BGP, DNS load-balancing, geo-redundant storage
• Cloud security best-practices and standards
• Identity and access management control technologies
• Email forwarding technologies and domain manage
• System management tools for logging, monitoring, configuration management, AAA
• Infrastructure discovery and documentation
• System performance optimization
• Lifecycle management, software patching and upgrades
• Virtual private networks, TLS, DNS, Databases

Key Technologies:

• Microsoft
• F5
• Checkpoint
• Fortinet
• Kubernetes
• Cisco
• Linux
• AWS

Attributes:

• Keen interest in and knowledge of latest technologies.
• Successfully implemented projects.
• Good team player with the ability to work independently and able to take initiative and drive change.
• Ability to function effectively in a matrix structure.
• Excellent communication skills, confident in dealing with internal teams and external clients and 3rd parties.
• Demonstratable problem-solving capabilities.
• Able to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, high-performance environment

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we’re hiring highly technical cloud computing architects to help our partners develop technical expertise and capacity, while also collaborating with our customers and partners on key engagements. Our consultants will deliver proof-of-concept projects, topical workshops, and lead implementation projects. These professional services engagements will focus on key customer solutions such as web applications, enterprise applications, HPC, batch processing, big data, archiving, disaster recovery, education, and government.

Professional Services engage in a wide variety of projects for customers and partners, providing collective experience from across the AWS customer base and are obsessed about strong success for the Customer. Our team collaborates across the entire AWS organization to bring access to product and service teams, to get the right solution delivered, and to drive feature innovation based on customer needs.

1. Designing and implementing complex, scalable, and secure AWS solutions tailored to customer needs
2. Providing technical guidance and troubleshooting support throughout project delivery
3. Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and propose effective migration strategies
4. Acting as a trusted advisor to customers on industry trends and emerging technologies
5. Sharing knowledge within the organization through mentoring, training, and creating reusable artifacts

Diverse Experiences: AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed below, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and continue to innovate — trusted by customers from startups to Global 500 companies.

At AWS, learning and curiosity are in our nature. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that celebrates our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to embrace our uniqueness.

We strive to become Earth’s Best Employer by raising our performance standards. We offer knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career development resources to help you grow professionally.

We value work-life harmony and offer flexibility to support your success at work and at home. When supported in both areas, we believe there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

- Knowledge of primary AWS services (EC2, ELB, RDS, Route53, S3)

- Experience implementing AWS services in distributed environments

- Proven experience leading design, development, and deployment of scalable business software or current hands-on infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualization experience

- Experience with SDLC, agile methodologies, and integrating cloud with on-premises technologies from Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, SAP, etc.

- Knowledge of IT compliance and risk management (security, privacy, SOX, HIPAA), scripting/coding skills, and willingness to travel as needed.

- 5+ years of IT implementation experience

- Cloud computing design and implementation expertise

- Experience leading scalable business software projects or hands-on infrastructure management

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, valuing diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all societal groups and are committed to diversity within our community. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in South Africa and provide necessary documentation. For accommodations during the application process, visit this link .

• Full-time

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters for our clients, our people, and society. This is the lens for which our global strategy is set. It unites Deloitte professionals across geographies, businesses, and skills. It makes us better at what we do and how we do it. It enables us to deliver on our promises to stakeholders, while creating the lasting impact we seek.

Harnessing the talent of 450,000+ people located across more than 150 countries and territories, our size and scale puts us in a unique position to help change the world for the better—by bringing together the services we provide, the societal investments we make, and the collaborations we advance through our ecosystems.

Deloitte offers career opportunities across Audit & Assurance (A&A), Tax & Legal (T&L) and our Consulting services business, which is made up of Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory (SR&T) andTechnology & Transformation (T&T).

What we offer

• The opportunity to shapeAI and data-driven transformation across Africa.
• Access tocutting-edge cloud technologies, training, and global expertise.
• Exposure to large-scalemulti-industry projectsand global delivery models.

What you bring

• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capabilities
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and presentation skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for innovation and growth
• High degree of intellectual curiosity, integrity, and drive

We are seeking ahigh-impact Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)to join our AI & Data consulting practice as aSenior Consultant. This is a technical leadership role focused on the design, deployment, and optimization of scalable cloud infrastructure and services on especially GCP.

You will work alongside multidisciplinary teams of AI engineers, data scientists, and data engineers to build secure, production-ready platforms that power transformative AI and Data solutions for our clients across the African continent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implementsecure, scalable, and automated cloud infrastructureon GCP to support data platforms, AI/ML workloads, and cloud-native applications.
• Lead infrastructure design and provisioning usingInfrastructure as Code (IaC)tools such asTerraformandDeployment Manager.
• Enablenetwork design, security hardening, and CI/CDfor cloud-native and hybrid environments.

GCP expertise

• Design, configure, and optimizecore GCP servicesincluding:
• Cloud Monitoring, Identity and Access Management (IAM), VPC networking
• Apply best practices forcost optimization, monitoring, observability, and performance tuningacross cloud environments.

Consulting & Delivery

• Translate business and functional requirements into robust cloud solutions.
• Collaborate with engagement managers, architects, and technical leads to ensure seamless delivery of cloud infrastructure within time and budget.
• Contribute to proposals, client presentations, and architecture documentation.

DevSecOps & Governance

• Integrate cloud governance frameworks including security controls, audit readiness, and compliance requirements (e.g., POPIA, GDPR).
• Implement DevOps pipelines with GCP-native and third-party tooling for CI/CD and automated testing.

Required:

• 5+ yearsof experience in cloud engineering or infrastructure roles with astrong GCP track record.
• Proven experience designing and deploying production-grade infrastructure using GCP services.
• Strong knowledge ofTerraform,Linux administration, andcontainer orchestration (e.g., GKE/Kubernetes).
• Solid experience withCI/CD practices, DevOps tooling, and infrastructure automation.
• Deep understanding ofnetworking, identity, IAM, encryption, and cloud security fundamentals.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and consulting skills.
• Ability to operate in ahigh-performance consulting environmentand engage directly with enterprise clients.

Advantageous:

• Experience with Azure cloud servicesor hybrid-cloud implementations.
• GCP certifications (e.g.,Professional Cloud Architect,Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer).

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day.We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. Weseek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.

Note: The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive. Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile, depending on operational requirements.

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