Cloud Engineer

PURPOSE:

Reporting to the ICT Infrastructure Manager, the role holder is responsible for ensuring design, implementation and management of cloud-based infrastructure for CIC Group. This role shall be involved in creating and managing scalable cloud-based services, overseeing data storage solutions, cost optimization, providing support, and troubleshooting issues to ensure seamless data centre to cloud operations. The ideal candidate will be from a similar sized or larger organization than CIC Group and have extensive on-premise infrastructure administration experience.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implementing and managing highly secure, scalable, and available cloud architectures (IAAS, PAAS, SAAS) to meet business needs.
• Evaluate the infrastructure of the organization’s existing technology stack, make necessary plans to execute necessary migrations to the cloud.
• Oversee the configuration of cloud infrastructure components, including networking, security services and storage solutions in conjunction with the network and cyber security teams.
• Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle for cloud solutions, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures to prevent future occurrences.
• Monitor cloud management and data storage services to ensure efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Support negotiation efforts with vendors to control costs and ensure scalability of cloud services
• Educate teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training when necessary
• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, with an ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity
• Evaluate and recommend emerging cloud technologies and practices to keep CIC Group at the forefront of cloud innovation.

Key Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behavioural Competencies
Academic and Professional Requirements

• Education    Bachelor’s Degree    Degree in an ICT related field
•  Professional Qualification    Solutions Architect Certifications in any of the following: AWS Solutions, GCP, Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure

Experience Required:

• Relevant experience    5 years

Skills and Competencies:

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions
• Proficiency with public cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP) services and infrastructure
• Active Directory on premise and cloud experience
• Experience in Automating Infrastructure deployment, cloud security best practices, identity and access management (IAM), and compliance standards
• Experience in an organization similar in size or larger than CIC Group is an added advantage
• Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of business analysts, developers, data scientists, and subject-matter experts
• Competent in Programming languages
• Attention to detail
• Risk management
• Interpersonal communication
• Time management
• Cloud security