Cloud Engineer (AWS)

When the network goes down at this university IT department in Pretoria East, you're the one who brings it back. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Pretoria East (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Monitor servers, links and firewalls and act on alerts
• Build and maintain virtual machines on Hyper-V, VMware or Azure
• Run and test backups, and do regular restore drills
• Work with ISPs on link faults and fibre installs
• Review security logs and investigate suspicious sign-ins
• Document network diagrams and change records

• Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python
• At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration
• Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge
• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
• Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications

• ISO 27001 audit experience
• Experience with SIEM tools such as Microsoft Sentinel or Wazuh
• CCNA, Fortinet NSE or MikroTik certification

• Funded certification path
• Medical aid and provident fund
• Standby allowance and overtime for maintenance windows

• 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.