Cloud Engineer

Looking for your next move as a Cloud Engineer in Mbombela? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Mpumalanga.

The Role

The organisation is investing in its Mbombela operation, and this Cloud Engineer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the it jobs function and contribute to the wider Mpumalanga business.

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.

Practically speaking, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Mbombela also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.

Why This Role

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

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

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.

The Environment

Beyond that, 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.

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.

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

Core Functions

• Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
• Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
• Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs

Essential Criteria

• 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
• Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA

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