Work-Force
A Cloud Engineer position is being filled in Butterworth. Suitable candidates from across Eastern Cape are invited to submit their applications for review.
Overview
The Cloud Engineer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Eastern Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Butterworth and across the it jobs space.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Butterworth team.
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 Butterworth.
What We Offer
Practically speaking, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this it jobs role in Butterworth; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.
On top of that, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Your Future Here
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the it jobs team in Butterworth have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
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 Butterworth team member.
Key Outputs
- Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
- Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
- Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts and tooling
- Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
- Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
Essential Criteria
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Experience with Git, branching strategies and pull-request workflows
- Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
- Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA
- Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.