Cloud Engineer

An opportunity has arisen for a Cloud Engineer in Paarl. Suitably qualified candidates from across Western Cape are invited to apply.

The Role

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

On top of that, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Paarl operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the it jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Paarl much easier.

Our Commitment to Transformation

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 Paarl.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Western Cape.

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.

Why This Role

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

Notably, 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 Paarl keep progressing.

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

Your Role

• Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions
• Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
• Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
• Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
• Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback

Minimum Requirements

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience with Git, branching strategies and pull-request workflows
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
• Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
• 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.