Cloud Engineer (AWS)

When the network goes down at this managed services provider in Worcester, you're the one who brings it back. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Worcester-based, with most of your time spent at a managed services provider. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Troubleshoot load-shedding related outages and UPS failures
• Plan hardware refreshes and licence renewals with a budget
• Build and maintain virtual machines on Hyper-V, VMware or Azure
• Manage users, groups and conditional access in Entra ID
• Apply monthly patches to servers and network devices
• Handle access requests and keep records that support POPIA compliance

• 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
• Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications

• Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or Ansible
• Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or AWS Solutions Architect Associate

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

• Be ready to talk through an outage you fixed, step by step; it's a common interview question.
• Mention the environment size, such as "120 VMs, 14 sites, 900 users", as it tells recruiters your level.