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Cloud Engineer (AWS)

How2Apply Talent Network

Kathu, Northern Cape

Full-time

Posted 1 hour ago

Full-time IT & Software

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Job Description

You'll keep servers, networks and cloud services up and secure for a financial services company in Kathu. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Location: Kathu, Northern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

What your day looks like

Run and test backups, and do regular restore drills
Build and maintain virtual machines on Hyper-V, VMware or Azure
Review security logs and investigate suspicious sign-ins
Troubleshoot load-shedding related outages and UPS failures
Manage users, groups and conditional access in Entra ID
Handle access requests and keep records that support POPIA compliance
Plan hardware refreshes and licence renewals with a budget

You'll need

At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration
Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications
Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge
Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python
Clear change management and documentation habits
Strong Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft 365 skills, or Linux for Linux posts

Helpful, not essential

Experience with SIEM tools such as Microsoft Sentinel or Wazuh
Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or Ansible

What you get

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

How to apply for this job

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Kathu really suit you before you apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): IT degree or diploma, short summary of one infrastructure project you led plus certification transcript from Microsoft, Cisco or AWS.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 8 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Kathu; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

Be ready to talk through an outage you fixed, step by step; it's a common interview question.
Include your certification verification links, since many employers check them before the interview.