Cloud Engineer

The organisation is recruiting a Cloud Engineer for its Douglas operation. The role forms part of a wider it jobs portfolio across Northern Cape.

The Role

This Cloud Engineer role sits within the it jobs function in Douglas. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Northern Cape.

Crucially, 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.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Douglas teams, and the new Cloud Engineer will feel that from the first week.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the it jobs group in Douglas.

Equal Opportunity

On top of that, 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.

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

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.

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

Your Workplace

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.

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

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

Notably, 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 Typical Day

Your day tends to start with a quick standup, where the team shares progress and surfaces blockers. From there, you settle into focused build time, breaking tickets into manageable chunks and pairing with colleagues when something gets thorny. Afternoons mix code reviews, planning discussions and the occasional production incident — everyone pulls together, fixes the issue and feeds the lessons back into the next sprint. By the time you sign off, you’ve shipped value, learned something new, and left clean code behind you.

Crucially, the Douglas office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Douglas.

Notably, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Northern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

Your Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the it jobs side of the business inside out. The Douglas group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Equally, the team mix in Douglas reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
• Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
• Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
• Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts and tooling
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
• Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
• Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
• Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts

Essential Criteria

• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
• 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
• Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
• Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage

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