Cloud Engineer

KEY PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with organisational architecture and standards.

Apply technical standards aligned to the approved cloud strategy and advise management on the technical impact of business and architectural decisions.

Provide expert technical input to functional plans and support the delivery of strategic initiatives within a 6–12 month planning horizon.

Cloud Operations, Automation and Performance

Support the deployment and operation of applications in cloud environments, including automation, monitoring, and performance optimisation.

Collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams to support cloud integration, DevOps practices, and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

Monitor cloud performance and usage, identifying opportunities for optimisation, cost reduction, and improved system resilience.

Resolve complex or escalated technical matters and support service improvement through analysis and recommendations.

Cloud Security, Governance and Cost Management

Implement cloud security, governance, and cost management practices to ensure compliance, efficiency, and risk mitigation.

Ensure technical work complies with organisational policies and regulatory requirements, and support audit and regulatory reviews when required.

Identify and report technical risks, control gaps, trends, or anomalies, escalating matters beyond technical authority to management.

Exercise sound judgement on decisions within the area of responsibility that affect cloud spend, resources, and service availability.

Reporting and Documentation

Prepare accurate technical reports and analysis, and contribute technical input to functional reporting.

Maintain accurate documentation of cloud architectures, configurations, methods, and decisions.

Stakeholder Engagement and Technical Leadership

Engage internal stakeholders (Application Development / DevOps, Digital & IT leadership, Information Security) and external partners (cloud service providers, third-party vendors, managed service providers, and systems integrators) on technical matters within delegated authority.

Communicate complex technical information clearly and simply to management and non-technical stakeholders.

Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing within the function, and coordinate project work where required without formal people-management authority.

Promote high professional, technical, and ethical standards, and attend training as required and agreed.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree is essential; a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field is an added advantage.

JOB SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

Cloud Platform Engineering — Expertise in designing, building, and operating secure, scalable workloads on major public cloud platforms.

Infrastructure as Code and Automation — Ability to provision and manage infrastructure through code, scripting, and automated workflows.

Cloud Security and Governance — Sound knowledge of cloud security controls, identity and access management, policy enforcement, and cost governance.

DevOps and CI/CD — Experience building and supporting deployment pipelines and DevOps practices that enable continuous delivery.

Networking and Systems Integration — Understanding cloud and hybrid networking, connectivity, and integration with on-premises and third-party systems.

Monitoring, Performance and Resilience — Ability to implement observability, tune performance, and design for availability and recovery.

Technical Leadership and Expertise — Acts as a trusted technical authority and raises engineering standards across the team.

Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking — Diagnoses complex technical issues and develops practical, sustainable solutions.

Collaboration and Influencing — Works across functions and with external partners to align on standards and outcomes.

Communication — Explains complex technical matters clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Drive for Results and Accountability — Takes ownership of outcomes and delivers reliable results within agreed timelines.

Demonstrable proficiency in leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance infrastructure automation, cloud operations, and decision-making.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Any related professional qualification will be an added advantage.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 3–5 years of specialist practice in cloud engineering or related discipline.

3–5 years of experience applying regulatory, technical, or analytical frameworks in an operational environment.

Advanced computer literacy.