Work-Force
A vacancy has been confirmed for a Cloud Engineer based in Kempton Park, Gauteng. The successful candidate will join an established team within the it jobs function.
About the Opportunity
This Cloud Engineer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Kempton Park. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the it jobs pipeline across Gauteng.
Communication runs both ways. Managers across the it jobs team in Gauteng make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.
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 Kempton Park teams, and the new Cloud Engineer will feel that from the first week.
The role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Kempton Park also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
Where You’ll Work
Equally, 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 Kempton Park site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Practically speaking, 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.
Notably, a respectful, professional environment is the standard in Gauteng. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
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.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Kempton Park.
Practically speaking, the Kempton Park 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.
Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Gauteng operations throw up the unexpected.
Why This Role
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Kempton Park contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the it jobs space in Gauteng.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Kempton Park 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 Gauteng.
Importantly, 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 Kempton Park keep progressing.
About Kempton Park
Working in Kempton Park means a place minutes from the Sandton CBD, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Gauteng region, and the Kempton Park office benefits from those long-standing connections.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Kempton Park, Gauteng.
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 Kempton Park.
Many candidates already living within reach of Kempton Park cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Gauteng economy.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
- Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
- Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
- Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
Candidate Profile
- 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
- Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
- Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
- Reliable home internet for hybrid work where applicable
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.