Work-Force
Step into a Cloud Engineer role in Ermelo and make your mark across Mpumalanga. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
The Role
The organisation is investing in its Ermelo 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.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
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.
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 Ermelo.
Your Future Here
Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The it jobs space in Ermelo offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Mpumalanga.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Ermelo 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.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Ermelo team member.
Working in Ermelo
Crucially, the role is based in Ermelo, close to the Komatipoort border post. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Ermelo and the broader Mpumalanga region.
Many candidates already living within reach of Ermelo cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Mpumalanga economy.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Ermelo, Mpumalanga.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Ermelo.
What Your Day Looks Like
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.
Beyond that, the Ermelo 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 Ermelo.
Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Mpumalanga operations throw up the unexpected.
About the Team
In addition, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Ermelo office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Mpumalanga operations get busy.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
In addition, the team mix in Ermelo 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.
Diversity and Inclusion
Beyond 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 Mpumalanga.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Ermelo.
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts and tooling
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
- Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions
Minimum Requirements
- 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
- Reliable home internet for hybrid work where applicable
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
- Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.