Cloud Engineer

Job Classification Cloud Engineer 146818 Closing date: 30 August 2026 Job Family Information Technology Career Stream IT Operations Leadership Pipeline Manage Self: Technical Job Purpose To implement and maintain the Nedbank private and hybrid cloud environments in line with Nedbank's Cloud Strategy in order to optimise IT expenditure and deliver efficiencies through automation.

Job Responsibilities

Linux Administration Administer, troubleshoot, and optimize large-scale Linux environments (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu). Perform system tuning, kernel parameter optimization, patching, upgrades, and security hardening. Manage storage, file systems, networking, DNS, NTP, SSL certificates, and OS-level troubleshooting.

Conduct root cause analysis for infrastructure and application issues. Monitor system performance and implement proactive improvements. Kubernetes & Container Platforms Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters. Design and support highly available container platforms. Manage cluster upgrades, node pools, networking, ingress controllers, and service meshes.

Implement container security best practices and image scanning. Optimize workload scheduling, resource utilization, and cluster performance. Support Helm deployments and Git. Ops practices. Cloud Infrastructure Design and manage cloud environments on: Microsoft Azure AWS Implement cloud networking, load balancing, storage, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.

Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives. Ensure cloud environments comply with security and governance standards. Automation & DevOps Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using: Ansible Azure Devops pipeline Automate provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and operational tasks. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines.

Implement configuration management and application deployment automation. Develop Bash, Python, or Power. Shell scripts to improve operational efficiency. Monitoring & Reliability Implement and maintain monitoring and observability platforms. Configure alerts, dashboards, and performance metrics. Support incident management and production troubleshooting.

Participate in on-call support rotations when required. Essential Qualifications

• NQF Level Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate Preferred Qualification Relevant IT related Degree or Diploma Preferred Certifications Public Cloud Certifcation and Virtualisation certification (VMware preferable) Azure certifications Minimum Experience Level 8-10 Years Cloud experience Linux Administration Kubernetes Administration Azure expereince with certifications Technical / Professional Knowledge Networking Knowledge Storage area network infrastructure Database Management Computer Security Disaster Recovery & Business continuity standards Information Technology concepts Systems application Design Behavioural Competencies Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills Managing Work Influencing Innovation Continuous Improvement Initiating Action Collaborating --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566