Work-Force
Posted recently. We believe great workplaces are built on great people. We are looking for a Cloud Engineer in Ficksburg, and we encourage applicants from across Free State to consider this opportunity.
What This Role Involves
This Cloud Engineer role sits within the it jobs function in Ficksburg. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Free State.
Communication runs both ways. Managers across the it jobs team in Free State make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.
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.
Equal Opportunity
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Ficksburg.
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 Free State.
Why This Role
The company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in it jobs from your base in Ficksburg. Many colleagues across Free State have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
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 Free State.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Ficksburg teams.
Core Functions
- Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
- Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
- Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
Candidate Profile
- Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
- Reliable home internet for hybrid work where applicable
- Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.