880 Senior Cloud Engineer jobs in South Africa

Overview

This role is responsible for the design, provision, installation / configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.

• Azure :
• Cloud Infrastructure Design / Architecture definition.
• Estimation of Architecture Costs.
• Cust.

This role is responsible for the design, provision, installation / configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.

Strong Industry knowledge Strong business process knowledge Strong Technical Skills Strong hardware and software knowledge Strong networking infrastructure knowledge Excellent writing skills (English) Excellent problem-solving skills Excellent Analytical Skills Excellent time management Excellent training skills Excellent organizational skills with the ability to visualize the big picture and manage minute details. Motivated and strong work ethic. Collaborative personality with excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels in the organization. Familiarity with Active Directory, Security, OS Internal concepts, IIS Administration experience. Experience with Hyper-V configuration and administration networking. Experience with Microsoft Management tools (SCOM, SCCM, SCSM, MS Orchestrator (Opalis)). Experience with Unified Messaging (MS Exchange and Lync / Skype for Business) Familiarity with networking tools (ping, tracert, tracemon, NetMon, wire shark, etc.). Familiarity with networking concepts including VIPs, NAT, DNS. Advanced experience with scripting tools such as XML and PowerShell. Experience working with and maintaining MS SQL Server, including performance tuning. Experience configuring and maintaining MS Azure PaaS IaaS SaaS offerings. Server clustering experience. Experience with data reconciliation and migration between data environments (e.g. dev, test, staging, prod, etc). Experience with Virtualized storage including vendors like NetApp, EMC, Nimble, and Microsoft. ISCI and Fiber channel SAN storage experience. MCSE Server Infrastructure or MCSE Private Cloud. Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification. Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Certifications. Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification Understanding of security and segregation of duty requirements for an enterprise system

Senior Certificate or NQF 4 equivalent Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent Relevant and Current Azure Certifications Senior Certificate or NQF 4 equivalent Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent Relevant and Current Azure Certifications

Core: Competencies required by all employees within SYSPRO

Connecting Collaborating Customer Centricity Engaged Communication Organizational Governance Perseverance Personal Growth and Development Quality mindset Results and Goal orientated Time management Values and Ethics Analytical Thinking Critical Thinking Judgement and Decision Making Planning and Organizing Problem-Solving Systemic Thinking Accountability Adaptability Decisiveness Emotional Maturity Growth Mindset Inclusivity Diversity mindset Resilience Stress Tolerance

Role Description

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS services to support the Business’s cloud infrastructure requirements. Ensure Cloud Expenditure and Cloud Security is managed proactively.
• Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to understand their cloud infrastructure needs and translate them into scalable and dependable solutions that align with business goals.
• Implement monitoring, testing, and automation procedures for cloud infrastructure, ensuring its efficiency and reliability.
• Participate in infrastructure’s code, code reviews, adhering to standards and best practices for cloud infrastructure development.
• Lead efforts to diagnose and address cloud-related issues while providing effective solutions to maintain a healthy cloud environment.
• Own the stability and uptime of the cloud infrastructure platforms in AWS used to deliver high quality solutions.
• Lead the effort in maintaining comprehensive and well-organized documentation for infrastructure.
• Build and maintain a library of reusable cloud engineering artifacts to expedite the development of analytics solutions.
• Lead the efforts in building sustainable deployment patterns and processes for releasing cloud infrastructure.
• Play a key role in promoting and implementing DevOps best practices within the team.
• Drive the enablement and adoption of cloud engineering best practices, guiding team members in implementing standards, and collaborative development processes to optimize infrastructure outcomes.
• Proactively explore and discover opportunities to enhance systems and cloud processes within their area of responsibility.
• Provide expert technical guidance, mentorship, and support to team members.

• A related IT Qualification
• AWS Cloud certification
• +5 years of practical experience using AWS cloud platform
• Proficiency in building, optimizing, and managing cloud infrastructure
• Strong expertise in using Terraform infrastructure as code (IAC) for automation and release of cloud infrastructure
• Foundational proficiency in Python to interact with AWS API's
• Experience in building and managing cloud platforms using Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Experience with opensource tools such as Airflow, MLFlow, Grafana and Spark – (highly beneficial)
• Proficiency in utilizing version control systems (Git)
• Capability to integrate security standard into all facets of the delivery life cycle.

Our Group and all its operating companies are committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.

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Electrum is the next-generation payments technology company that provides cloud-native software to optimise the processing of financial transactions. Since 2012, we have established ourselves as a respected payments technology partner through our deep expertise and track record in delivering trusted enterprise-grade payments solutions.

We’ve built a reputation in providing solutions for high-volume, low-value payment schemes and services that enable our clients to deliver to their customers at scale. We love that the projects we work on touch the lives of millions of South Africans daily, making a real difference.

We hire the best of the best and we offer great opportunities for personal growth and career progression.

As a Cloud Engineer, you'll be responsible for provisioning and maintaining Electrum’s most mission critical cloud-based production systems. This will involve working closely with Engineering teams to ensure that the technical requirements for moving projects into production are met, as well as ensuring monitoring and alerting feedback loops of critical infrastructure is constantly improved.

You understand that failure is unavoidable, and will help to constantly improve Electrum’s incident response handling. You'll also be involved in project management activities such as ensuring deadlines are met and end user expectations are maintained. Your role may involve working with third party vendors on technology solutions or providing support during customer implementations of new software products or applications.

This is a fast moving industry and we know that you will need to keep yourself up-to-date with new advances in technologies and to stay relevant with required certifications: you will have access to a generous training and education allowance dedicated to furthering your skill sets. You will also have the opportunity to gain deep knowledge of payments technology along with further developing your service delivery and cloud technology expertise.

• Deployment, automation, management, and maintenance of AWS cloud-based production systems.
• Ensuring availability, performance, security, and scalability of AWS production systems.
• Managing and administrating Linux environments.
• Evaluation of new technology alternatives and vendor products.
• System troubleshooting and problem resolution across the cloud infrastructure stack.
• Provision of critical system security by leveraging best practices and prolific cloud security solutions.
• Providing recommendations for architecture and process improvements.
• Implementation of security protocols by evaluating business strategies and requirements.
• Maintenance and management of tools for automation of different operational processes.
• Definition, deployment and management of metrics, logging, monitoring and alerting.
• Updating job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging practices and standards; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications and participating in professional organisations.

• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience working with AWS infrastructure in a DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• AWS Certifications beneficial (e.g. AWS Certified SysOps Administrator).
• Experience in Java or a similar object oriented programming language is beneficial.
• Strong experience with Linux system administration (preferably RHEL).
• Proficiency with AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, SSM, and related infrastructure.
• Understanding of Kubernetes and hands-on experience with kubectl, OpenLens, and Argo CD.
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, AWS SSM).
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code concepts and tools, ideally AWS CDK or CloudFormation.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and AWS networking components.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Awareness of cloud cost drivers and strategies for cost monitoring and optimization in AWS.
• Familiarity with security best practices in cloud environments.

A good work-life balance is very important at Electrum. To help you manage your own time and energy, Electrum offers benefits such as:

• Flexibility around core working hours (nature of flexibility is negotiated per role based on business needs)
• Daily cooked lunches and a stocked kitchen for the mid-day nibbles
• Team socialising, getaways, and social outings

We have created a safe, transparent environment where we know mistakes happen, and that’s okay. We even have a 3 step approach to dealing with them:

• Tell everyone about it
• Fix the mistake
• Tell everyone about the solution

You are responsible for your actions – both the successes and the failures.

Overview

This role is responsible for the design, provision, installation / configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. Department Technical Services Employment Type Full Time Location SA | Central | Johannesburg Workplace type Hybrid This role's hiring manager : Marius Jordan

• Azure : Cloud Infrastructure Design / Architecture definition.
• Estimation of Architecture Costs.
• Customer Environment Deployment.
• Customer Support on Environments.
• Cyber Security Regulations.
• Customer Cloud Infrastructure maintenance.
• Performance Monitoring, proactive management, and Reporting.
• Server Administration.
• Actively participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• This person is expected to work with business users, analysts, and peers to provide solutions following a defined Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process. The person is expected to be a Mid to Senior Level Microsoft Engineer and has the capability and understanding of other applications such as Microsoft SQL, and Microsoft Server environments in order to recommend and utilize appropriate toolsets based on business requirements.
• The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as apparent or assigned.
• The job requires standby duties to be performed after hours on a rotation basis.

• Senior Certificate or NQF 4 equivalent.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent is an advantage.
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in Large Microsoft Enterprise environments
• Relevant and Current Azure Certifications

• Strong Industry knowledge
• Strong business process knowledge
• Strong Technical Skills
• Strong hardware and software knowledge
• Strong networking infrastructure knowledge
• Excellent writing skills (English)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent Analytical Skills
• Excellent time management
• Excellent training skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to visualize the big picture and manage minute details.
• Motivated and strong work ethic.
• Collaborative personality with excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels in the organization.

• Familiarity with Active Directory, Security, OS Internal concepts, IIS Administration experience.
• Experience with Hyper-V configuration and administration networking.
• Experience with Microsoft Management tools (SCOM, SCCM, SCSM, MS Orchestrator (Opalis)).
• Familiarity with networking tools (ping, tracert, tracemon, NetMon, wire shark, .
• Familiarity with networking concepts including VIPs, NAT, DNS.
• Advanced experience with scripting tools such as XML and PowerShell.
• Experience working with and maintaining MS SQL Server, including performance tuning.
• Experience configuring and maintaining MS Azure PaaS & IaaS & SaaS offerings.
• Server clustering experience.
• Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification.
• Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Certifications.
• Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification
• Understanding of security and segregation of duty requirements for an enterprise system.

Cloud Engineer

Department: Technical Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: SA | Central | Johannesburg

This role is responsible for the design, provision, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.

• Azure:
• Cloud Infrastructure Design/Architecture definition.
• Estimation of Architecture Costs.
• Customer Environment Deployment.
• Customer Support on Environments.
• Cyber Security Regulations.
• Customer Cloud Infrastructure maintenance.
• Performance Monitoring, proactive management, and Reporting.
• Server Administration.
• Actively participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• This person is expected to work with business users, analysts, and peers to provide solutions following a defined Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process. The person is expected to be a Mid to Senior Level Microsoft Engineer and has the capability and understanding of other applications such as Microsoft SQL, and Microsoft Server environments in order to recommend and utilize appropriate toolsets based on business requirements.
• The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as apparent or assigned.
• The job requires standby duties to be performed after hours on a rotation basis.

Qualifications and Experience

• Senior Certificate or NQF 4 equivalent.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent is an advantage.
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in Large Microsoft Enterprise environments
• Relevant and Current Azure Certifications

Skills required

• Strong Industry knowledge
• Strong business process knowledge
• Strong Technical Skills
• Strong hardware and software knowledge
• Strong networking infrastructure knowledge
• Excellent writing skills (English)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent Analytical Skills
• Excellent time management
• Excellent training skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to visualize the big picture and manage minute details.
• Motivated and strong work ethic.
• Collaborative personality with excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels in the organization.

• Familiarity with Active Directory, Security, OS Internal concepts, IIS Administration experience.
• Experience with Hyper-V configuration and administration networking.
• Experience with Microsoft Management tools (SCOM, SCCM, SCSM, MS Orchestrator (Opalis)).
• Familiarity with networking tools (ping, tracert, tracemon, NetMon, wire shark, etc.).
• Familiarity with networking concepts including VIPs, NAT, DNS.
• Advanced experience with scripting tools such as XML and PowerShell.
• Experience working with and maintaining MS SQL Server, including performance tuning.
• Experience configuring and maintaining MS Azure PaaS & IaaS & SaaS offerings.
• Server clustering experience.
• Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification.
• Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Certifications.
• Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification
• Understanding of security and segregation of duty requirements for an enterprise system.

Sand Technologies is a fast-growing enterprise AI company that solves real-world problems for large blue-chip companies and governments worldwide.

We’re pioneers of meaningful AI : our solutions go far beyond chatbots. We are using data and AI to solve the world’s biggest issues in telecommunications, sustainable water management, energy, healthcare, climate change, smart cities, and other areas that have a real impact on the world. For example, our AI systems help to manage the water supply for the entire city of London. We created the AI algorithms that enabled the 7th largest telecommunications company in the world to plan its network in 300 cities in record time. And we built a digital healthcare system that enables 30m people in a country to get world-class healthcare despite a shortage of doctors.

We’ve grown our revenues by over 500% in the last 12 months while winning prestigious scientific and industry awards for our cutting-edge technology. We’re underpinned by over 300 engineers and scientists working across Africa, Europe, the UK and the US.

We’re looking for a Mid Level Cloud Engineer to help design, implement, and support cloud infrastructure that is secure, scalable, and reliable. You should have hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and a solid foundation in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud security, and operations. This role offers a chance to deepen your cloud expertise while contributing to real-world projects and collaborating with experienced engineers.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

• Write and manage infrastructure using Terraform (and optionally Terragrunt) with a focus on reusable and modular code.
• Use version control and follow best practices for infrastructure deployments.
• Deploy and manage cloud resources following high availability and security best practices.
• Support multi-environment setups (e.g. dev, staging, prod) and basic disaster recovery configurations.

Security & Compliance:

• Apply basic cloud security concepts such as IAM policies, least-privilege principles, and encryption.
• Follow team-defined standards aligned with compliance frameworks like CIS Benchmarks and ISO 27001.

Monitoring & Operations:

• Set up basic monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, or similar.
• Assist with system health checks, performance tuning, and cost optimisation under guidance.
• Work with application and DevOps teams to integrate infrastructure with deployment pipelines.
• Help manage and resolve cloud-related support tickets and incidents within agreed timelines.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:

• Contribute to runbooks, internal wikis, and documentation to improve supportability and onboarding.
• Participate in retrospectives and post-incident reviews to improve operations and reduce risk.

Core Technical Skills:

• Hands-on experience with Terraform (or similar IaC tools).
• Working knowledge of one major cloud platform.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.

Foundational Cloud Knowledge:

• Understanding of key cloud services (e.g. VPCs, VMs, IAM, Blob storage, etc.)
• Comfortable with networking basics, security groups, and role-based access control.
• Basic knowledge of cloud architecture principles like scalability, high availability, and fault tolerance.
• Exposure to cost tagging, resource naming conventions, and resource lifecycle management.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with multi-cloud setups.
• Awareness of ITIL/SRE principles or ticketing tools like Jira or ServiceNow.
• Basic scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and tooling.

• Courage: Willingness to speak up, challenge the status quo, and embrace new challenges.
• Humility: Openness to learning, seeking help when needed, and a focus on serving others.
• Adventure: A passion for setting ambitious goals, tackling difficult tasks, and finding joy in the journey.
• Initiative: Proactive problem-solving, a sense of ownership, and a willingness to go above and beyond.
• Resilience: The ability to bounce back from setbacks, persevere through challenges, and emerge stronger.

Due to the considerable amount of virtual work and interaction with colleagues and customers in different physical locations internationally, it is essential that the successful applicant has the drive and ethic to succeed in working in small teams physically but in larger efforts virtually. Self-drive to communicate constantly using web collaboration and video conferencing is essential.

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Overview

SYSPRO Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Join to apply for the Cloud Engineer role at SYSPRO. This role is responsible for the design, provision, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.

Department: Technical Services

Location: SA | Central | Johannesburg

• Azure: Cloud Infrastructure Design/Architecture definition.
• Azure: Estimation of Architecture Costs.
• Azure: Customer Environment Deployment.
• Azure: Customer Support on Environments.
• Azure: Cyber Security Regulations.
• Azure: Customer Cloud Infrastructure maintenance.
• Azure: Performance Monitoring, proactive management, and Reporting.
• Azure: Server Administration.
• Azure: Actively participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• This person is expected to work with business users, analysts, and peers to provide solutions following a defined Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process. The person is expected to be a Mid to Senior Level Microsoft Engineer and has the capability and understanding of other applications such as Microsoft SQL, and Microsoft Server environments in order to recommend and utilize appropriate toolsets based on business requirements.
• The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as apparent or assigned.
• The job requires standby duties to be performed after hours on a rotation basis.

• Senior Certificate or NQF 4 equivalent.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent is an advantage.
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in Large Microsoft Enterprise environments.
• Relevant and Current Azure Certifications

• Strong Industry knowledge
• Strong business process knowledge
• Strong Technical Skills
• Strong hardware and software knowledge
• Strong networking infrastructure knowledge
• Excellent writing skills (English)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent Analytical Skills
• Excellent time management
• Excellent training skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to visualize the big picture and manage minute details.
• Motivated and strong work ethic.
• Collaborative personality with excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels in the organization.

• Familiarity with Active Directory, Security, OS Internal concepts, IIS Administration experience.
• Experience with Hyper-V configuration and administration networking.
• Experience with Microsoft Management tools (SCOM, SCCM, SCSM, MS Orchestrator (Opalis)).
• Familiarity with networking tools (ping, tracert, tracemon, NetMon, wireshark, etc.).
• Familiarity with networking concepts including VIPs, NAT, DNS.
• Advanced experience with scripting tools such as XML and PowerShell.
• Experience working with and maintaining MS SQL Server, including performance tuning.
• Experience configuring and maintaining MS Azure PaaS & IaaS & SaaS offerings.
• Server clustering experience.
• Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification.
• Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Certifications.
• Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification
• Understanding of security and segregation of duty requirements for an enterprise system.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development