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Lead Cloud Engineer

Cloud EngineerCloud EngineerContractRemoteSeniorTeam 11-50H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

South Africa

Posted

119 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree8 yrs expEnglishAWSAzure

Job Description

Lead Cloud Engineer

Dots Africa

• Own and lead the organisation’s cloud and infrastructure strategy across Azure and AWS • Take full responsibility for the design, implementation, and operation of all cloud infrastructure • Assess the current cloud and infrastructure landscape and drive immediate improvements where required • Define and enforce cloud architecture standards, patterns, and best practices • Design and maintain highly available, secure, and resilient systems, including DR and failover strategies • Own cloud security posture, including identity, access controls, network security, and platform hardening • Establish and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability across all environments • Drive cost optimisation initiatives and ensure cloud spend is well understood, controlled, and efficient • Ensure operational excellence through documentation, runbooks, and clear ownership models • Partner closely with engineering, DevOps, security, and compliance teams to enable scalable delivery • Act as the final authority on cloud and infrastructure decisions • Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and production issues and lead root-cause analysis efforts • Ensure environments meet performance, reliability, and compliance requirements at all times • Stay current with cloud platform advancements and continuously evolve the infrastructure strategy • Mentor and uplift engineers on cloud best practices, architecture, and operational maturity

Job Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering roles
  • Strong production experience with Microsoft Azure, including networking, compute, storage, and identity
  • Solid hands-on experience with AWS and multi-cloud architecture principles
  • Proven experience designing and operating cloud platforms at scale
  • Strong Infrastructure as Code experience
  • Experience with container platforms and modern cloud-native architectures
  • Deep understanding of cloud security principles and shared responsibility models
  • Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
  • Strong understanding of reliability, scalability, and performance engineering
  • Ability to work independently and take ownership from day one
  • Experience operating in regulated or high-trust environments is highly advantageous
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or equivalent experience preferred
  • Cloud certifications are beneficial but not a substitute for real-world experience.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage
  • Generous paid time off
  • Wellness program to help you strike the right work-life balance
  • Commitment to professional development
  • Regular performance reviews
  • Opportunities to grow within the company
  • State-of-the-art workspace
  • Regular team-building activities
  • Atmosphere that promotes creativity and innovation

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