Job Description This is a fantastic opportunity for a Cloud Engineer to join South Africa's leading financial services group.
You'll be tasked with architecting and building scalable cloud solutions using AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes to drive digital transformation across the business.
This Cloud Engineer position is based in Cape Town (hybrid), offering a salary of R1M–R1.1M per annum.
THE COMPANY: This is South Africa's leading financial services group that leverages cloud technologies to drive innovation in wealth management, insurance, and investment solutions.
With a strong commitment to cloud-native architectures, including serverless and container-based solutions, the company utilizes tools like AWS, Azure, Terraform, and Kubernetes to build secure, scalable systems.
Backed by over a century of success, the company continues to integrate technology to empower financial growth and resilience across emerging markets.
THE ROLE: As a Cloud Engineer, you will architect and build cloud solutions using AWS and Azure, leveraging modern software architecture patterns such as Microservices and Event-Driven Design.
You will develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with tools like GitHub, manage infrastructure at scale using IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation, and ensure security best practices are embedded in all cloud solutions.
Working closely with DevOps teams, you'll enable cloud adoption and optimization while contributing to the company's innovative cloud strategy.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED SKILLS: Degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent experience.5+ years' experience as a Cloud Engineer with a background in software engineering and expertise in Java, Python, and JavaScript.Expert-level proficiency in AWS and Azure, with Cloud CertificationStrong knowledge of IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, ECS).Experience with networking, security fundamentals, Microservices, Event-Driven Design, and hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.