Google Cloud Engineer

Recruiter:

Ace Staffing

Job Ref:

Date posted:

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Market related and dependent on salary

SUMMARY:
Cloud Engineer (Azure/AWS/Google)

POSITION INFO:

Azure/AWS/Google Cloud Engineer

Contract: 12-Month Contract

Location: Johannesburg (Hybrid Working Model)

Start Date: September 2025

Our client is a cutting-edge digital strategy, delivery, and assurance company that attracts innovative, energetic, and driven individuals. They pride themselves on making a positive and lasting impact on their clients through their commitment to excellence. As professionals, they are energized by the opportunity to solve complex business challenges, leveraging the power of emerging digital technologies. Their success is driven by collaborative thinking, precise execution, and building meaningful relationships that drive results. They believe in harnessing the power of innovation and teamwork to transform businesses and make a tangible difference in the digital landscape.

Role Overview

Our client is seeking a professional cloud engineer with experience in Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud platforms to join their team on a 12-month contract basis. This role will be responsible for supporting the functioning of their Cloud Managed Service, including tasks across cloud architecture, operations, security, compliance, and workload migration.

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Architecture:

Develop multi-cloud architecture designs.

Create all necessary architectural artifacts to support a multi-cloud environment.

Ensure secure, scalable, and optimized cloud solutions.

Cloud Operations:

Oversee day-to-day management of cloud environments.

Improve operational efficiency and service availability.

Support data management processes across platforms.

Cloud Security, Risk & Compliance:

Identify and implement cloud security strategies.

Ensure compliance with governance, risk management, and regulatory requirements.

Platform Services:

Manage private cloud environments and hyperscaler platforms (Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, AWS).

Provide expertise in configuring applications in the Cloud Management Platform (CMP) tool post-migration.

Workload Migration & Optimization:

Refine existing Application Assessments and determine optimal deployment and migration strategies.

Assess hyperscaler suitability based on workload requirements.

Assist with cloud workload migration as needed.

Cloud Management Tool Implementation:

Assist in implementing SaaS-based cloud management tool(s) for governance, lifecycle management, brokering, and automation.

Develop architectural designs and oversee integration.

Support monitoring and managing the hybrid multi-cloud environment.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related field; or equivalent work experience.

Relevant cloud certifications (Azure, AWS, GCP).

Proven experience in multi-cloud environments.

Knowledge of hybrid IT architecture, workload migration, and cloud governance frameworks.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex data issues and performance bottlenecks.

Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Data Engineer Associate, Azure Developer Associate) are a plus.

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