Cloud Engineer (AWS)

You'll keep servers, networks and cloud services up and secure for a financial services company in Pinetown. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is Pinetown-based, with most of your time spent at a financial services company. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Troubleshoot load-shedding related outages and UPS failures
• Manage users, groups and conditional access in Entra ID
• Review security logs and investigate suspicious sign-ins
• Build and maintain virtual machines on Hyper-V, VMware or Azure
• Document network diagrams and change records
• Apply monthly patches to servers and network devices

• Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python
• Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge
• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft 365 skills, or Linux for Linux posts
• At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration
• Clear change management and documentation habits

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

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

• Group your CV skills by area, such as networking, cloud, security and scripting, so the tech reviewer finds them fast.
• Include your certification verification links, since many employers check them before the interview.