Cloud Engineer

Whether you are a seasoned Cloud Engineer or stepping into the role for the first time, there is space for you in Sabie. The team hires on merit and across communities in Mpumalanga.

About This Position

The Cloud Engineer vacancy forms part of how the Sabie branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the it jobs side of the business moving forward.

In addition, the organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Cloud Engineer taking on this position.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Cloud Engineer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Mpumalanga is consistently high and consistently fair.

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Cloud Engineer to step into the it jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Notably, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Sabie.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Mpumalanga.

The Environment

Practically speaking, the environment is hybrid-friendly where the role allows, with collaborative tooling, modern source-control workflows and a strong emphasis on shared ownership of code and incidents.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Sabie site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

On top of that, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Mpumalanga. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Why Join Us

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Sabie colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the it jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

Equally, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Sabie keep progressing.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Mpumalanga.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Sabie teams.

Growing With Us

This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the it jobs team in Sabie have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Sabie team member.

Beyond that, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Sabie have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Mpumalanga.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Your Role

• Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
• Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
• Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
• Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions

Who We’re Looking For

• Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
• 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
• Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.