Cloud Engineer (AWS)

When the network goes down at this university IT department in Alberton, you're the one who brings it back. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Alberton (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Run and test backups, and do regular restore drills
• Handle access requests and keep records that support POPIA compliance
• Manage users, groups and conditional access in Entra ID
• Troubleshoot load-shedding related outages and UPS failures
• Configure switches, VLANs, VPNs and firewall rules
• Plan hardware refreshes and licence renewals with a budget
• Document network diagrams and change records

• Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge
• Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications
• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft 365 skills, or Linux for Linux posts

• Funded certification path
• Standby allowance and overtime for maintenance windows
• Company laptop, phone and home internet allowance

• Mention the environment size, such as "120 VMs, 14 sites, 900 users", as it tells recruiters your level.
• Include your certification verification links, since many employers check them before the interview.