Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

Division: IT Services

Reports to: Enterprise Infrastructure Manager

Role Overview

Experience/ Qualifications and Required Skills:

• Grade 12/Matric Certificate
• Azure certification required (AZ104 AZ305 AZ500 AZ900 or similar).
• AWS and/or GCP knowledge or certifications beneficial but not required.
• 10 years general IT experience across cloud infrastructure operations networking and security.
• 3 years cloud engineering experience including architecture deployment and administration.
• Strong experience with:
  • IaaS PaaS and SaaS
  • Azure Functions App Services Service Plans Elastic Plans
  • Azure SQL Azure Storage Azure Monitor
  • Windows Server AD/Group Policy DNS/DHCP
  • VMware or HyperV
  • Storage platforms (SAN NAS cloud storage)
  • Backup technologies & DR tools
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP firewalls routing switching VPNs).
• Experience integrating hybrid identity (AAD Connect Entra ID).
• Experience with DevOps CI/CD scripting and IaC tools (PowerShell Terraform ARM/Bicep).
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles hardening standards patching vulnerability remediation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Cloud Engineering & Architecture:

• Design develop deploy and maintain Azure cloud solutions including IaaS PaaS serverless computing networking and storage services.
• Review and optimise existing cloud environments for performance scalability cost and security.
• Implement cloud governance policies tagging standards FinOps practices and leastprivilege access frameworks.
• Manage cloud resources such as Azure Functions App Services API Management Azure SQL VNETs NSGs ASGs Azure Firewall etc.

1. OnPremise Infrastructure Engineering:

• Support administer and modernise onpremise environments including:
  • Windows Server platforms ()
  • Active Directory Group Policy DHCP DNS Certificate Services
  • VMware/HyperV virtualisation
  • Physical & virtual storage platforms (SAN NAS iSCSI tiered storage)
  • Backup DR sites replication systems and business continuity infrastructure
• Perform capacity planning monitoring optimisation and lifecycle management of datacentre assets.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and applicationhosting issues.

1. Hybrid Cloud Integration & Systems Modernisation:

• Lead integration between cloud and onpremise environments (e.g. ExpressRoute VPN gateways Azure Arc hybrid identity).
• Support migration projects for applications databases and workloads from onpremise to cloud.
• Implement modernisation initiatives (e.g. containerisation serverless refactoring legacy applications where feasible).

1. Security Compliance & Governance:

• Ensure infrastructure compliance with relevant standards:
  • ISO 27001 POPIA internal cybersecurity policies industry best practices.
• Collaborate with Information Security to remediate vulnerabilities and enforce security baselines.
• Apply identity and access management principles (RBAC conditional access privileged identity controls).
• Maintain secure configurations patch management and monitoring practices.

1. Networking & Connectivity:

• Support LAN WAN VLAN routing switching and firewall functions across cloud and onpremise networks.
• Implement secure hybrid networking models and review firewall/NAT rules for required services.
• Troubleshoot network performance problems across multiple layers (L2L7).

1. Digital Transformation Automation & AI Enablement:

• Demonstrated ability to apply AIdriven tools automation and modern digital practices to optimise infrastructure operations enhance reliability and support the organisations digital transformation strategy.
• Able to identify opportunities for AIassisted improvements implement intelligent monitoring and automation and stay current with emerging technologies.
• Develop solutions using PowerShell Azure CLI Terraform ARM/Bicep or similar tools.
• Work with CI/CD platforms (Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins) to streamline deployments.
• Implement configuration management standardisation and infrastructure-as-code practices.

1. Monitoring Reliability & Support:

• Implement centralised monitoring observability alerting and logging across environments.
• Troubleshoot cross-system performance issues (cloud workloads VMs applications networks).
• Participate in incident response root cause analysis capacity planning and architectural improvement cycles.
• Provide 3rdline support and act as the SME for escalated technical issues.

1. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration:

• Work closely with application teams security teams infrastructure teams and vendors.
• Translate business and application requirements into technical infrastructure solutions.
• Provide thought leadership training and technical guidance to internal teams.
• Manage client/user expectations and ensure servicequality alignment with business needs.

Position Specific Competency Levels:

• Customer & Stakeholder Focus:Demonstrates strong commitment to understanding and meeting stakeholder needs by building trust through consistent delivery proactive communication and userfocused service improvements. Able to translate complex technical concepts into clear understandable language.
• Approachability & Collaboration:Is approachable patient and supportive fostering a comfortable environment for open dialogue. Collaborates effectively across teams listens actively and works toward shared goals and collective solutions.
• Integrity Trust & Professionalism:Acts with honesty transparency and high ethical standards. Handles confidential information responsibly admits mistakes and maintains professionalism while delivering reliable accurate input to leadership and colleagues.

Relationship Management (Including Management Engagement):

• Builds strong relationships with leadership and stakeholders through open communication. Welcomes guidance and feedback manages conflict and escalation maturely and contributes positively to team development and culture.
• Composure & Resilience:Remains calm focused and effective under pressure. Handles unexpected issues with emotional intelligence and is seen as a stabilising presence during incidents or challenges.
• Functional / Technical Excellence:Demonstrates strong technical expertise across cloud onpremise and hybrid environments. Applies best practices and disciplined engineering methods while taking ownership of complex issues and learning new technologies quickly.
• Problem Solving & Troubleshooting:Applies structured analytical methods to solve difficult problems. Performs rootcause analysis evaluates multiple solutions and anticipates issues to strengthen systems and prevent recurrence.
• Continuous SelfDevelopment:Shows commitment to ongoing learning professional growth and certification. Adapts to new tools technologies and complexity levels actively seeking feedback to improve capability and performance.
• Listening Communication & Interpersonal Skills:Practices active listening and communicates clearly at the right level of detail. Provides concise factual updates and builds understanding even when views differ or technical issues are complex.

CompanyAligned Behavioural Competency:

• Managerial Courage:Addresses difficult issues directly and constructively providing honest feedback to leadership and engaging in necessary conversations that impact performance outcomes or compliance.
• Learning & Change Agility:Adapts quickly to change embraces new technologies and processes and continuously seeks improvement. Applies operational excellence principles and promotes automation and standardisation.
• Teamwork & Collaboration:Contributes to shared goals by collaborating openly sharing knowledge and avoiding siloed behaviour. Supports unified operations across cloud onpremise and security teams and celebrates collective success.
• Vision & Purpose:Understands and supports the organisational vision and technology roadmap. Aligns daily work with broader goals asks constructive questions and helps translate architecture into practical actions.
• Diversity Inclusion & Respect:Treats all individuals fairly and respectfully embraces diverse perspectives and adjusts communication for different audiences and cultural contexts. Helps create an inclusive welcoming work environment.
• Results Orientation:Delivers highquality work that meets or exceeds expectations. Monitors performance costs and operational effectiveness while using automation and optimisation tools to drive efficiency and uphold accountability.
• Business Acumen:Understands how the organisation operates and creates value. Balances innovation cost control cloud spend and technical risk to make informed recommendations that support longterm sustainability and business strategy.

We reserve the right not to make an appointment to any advertised position. Whilst preference is always given to existing employees and the choice made is purely on merit Historically Disadvantaged Candidates and Black Female Candidates are encouraged and supported in the FSG team. Whilst black female candidates will be given priority as per our transformation policy subject to the above criteria.

Fidelity Services Group (Pty) Ltd supports global fair practice and business ethics on continuous development of our human capital as the key resource to our success in the markets in which we participate.

Should you not be contacted regarding this position within 10 working days from the closing date please regard your application as unsuccessful.