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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Cloud Engineer (Expert) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Specialist position
  • Pretoria
  • Posted 27 Jul 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2643049 - Ref 878000022232586
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About the position

We're looking for an Expert Infrastructure Engineer who gets excited about cloud platforms, automation, containers, and building systems that are secure, scalable, and built to last. If Terraform is your love language, Kubernetes doesn't scare you, and you believe infrastructure should be automated, not manually configured, this role has your name written all over it.


You'll join a world-class technology hub delivering innovative solutions for a global organization, working with cutting-edge cloud technologies, modern DevOps practices, and a team that loves solving complex technical challenges.

You'll play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting secure cloud infrastructure while helping shape the future of Zero Trust architecture.


Your day might include:


  • Designing secure, scalable, highly available cloud platforms
  • Building cloud infrastructure that developers love using
  • Automating everything possible with Infrastructure as Code
  • Deploying and managing Kubernetes environments
  • Creating resilient networking, VPN, DNS, and load-balancing solutions
  • Implementing cloud security best practices across platforms
  • Building CI/CD pipelines that deploy infrastructure safely
  • Monitoring platforms using modern observability tools
  • Solving complex production issues and improving platform reliability
  • Driving automation, performance, and operational excellence


RequirementsESSENTIAL SKILLS:

  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud platform as the primary cloud provider.
  • Deep knowledge of networking fundamentals including DNS, VPNs, load balancing, and routing.
  • Expertise with storage and compute services in public cloud environments.
  • Proficient with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes for platform deployments.
  • Strong competence in security controls: IAM, RBAC, secrets management and security frameworks.
  • Infrastructure-as-Code and automation experience using Terraform and CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
  • Infrastructure testing and security: experience building automated tests for IaC (unit tests, plan/apply validations), IaC security scanning (e.g., checkov, tfsec) and secure deployment pipelines.
  • Experience implementing and operating monitoring and observability solutions (Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, Application Insights).
  • Skilled in designing secure, highly available and scalable platform architectures.
  • Comfortable building, consuming and integrating interfaces and APIs across infrastructure and platform components.

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:

  • Practical experience with Microsoft Azure and its platform services.
  • Experience or familiarity with Java and Python for automation and platform tooling.
  • Knowledge of a database query language.
  • Exposure to message-based platforms such as Kafka.
  • Experience with enterprise systems infrastructure such as SAP.
  • Familiarity with container orchestration patterns, Helm charts and GitOps workflows.
  • Understanding of secret and certificate lifecycle management at scale.
  • Experience with storage performance tuning and cost optimisation strategies.
  • Experience with high-availability design patterns, disaster recovery and backup strategies.
  • Knowledge on identity and access governance or Zero Trust platform integrations.
  • Experience with CI/CD security scanning (SCA, IaC scanning) and vulnerability management.
  • Familiarity with serverless platforms (Lambda, Azure Functions) for event-driven workloads.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

  • Extensive hands-on experience (typically 6+ years) in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering or DevOps roles with strong AWS experience.
  • Proven track record of designing and operating secure, scalable, highly available cloud platforms, with demonstrable experience in networking, containers, security and automation.
  • Strong systems thinking, risk management and problem-solving skills; Have a curious solution-minded, takes ownership, drives topics.


Benefits
  • Cutting edge global IT system landscape and processes.
  • Flexible working of 1960 hours in a 12-month period.
  • High Work-Life balance.
  • Remote / On-site work location flexibility.
  • Highly motivating, energetic, and fast-paced working environment.
  • Modern, state-of-the-art offices.
  • Dynamic Global Team collaboration.
  • Application of the Agile Working Model Methodology.


Desired Skills:

  • AWS Cloud
  • Cloud Engineering
  • IaC
  • Cloud Storage
  • DNS
  • VPN

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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