Hybrid Cloud Operations Engineer

at Old Mutual Limited

• Job title: Cloud Operations Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Python, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Johannesburg, South Africa

About the role

• Cloud Operations Engineer responsible for maintaining cloud infrastructure for Old Mutual. Collaborating with teams for optimal system performance and compliance in cloud operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability, performance, and security.
• Monitor cloud systems and services to ensure optimal performance.
• Respond to and resolve cloud-related incidents and service request per SLA.
• Implement and manage cloud automation tools to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
• Implement and manage monitoring systems and monitoring reporting.
• Monitor, report and manage cloud platform and shared services capacity.
• Collaborate with development and engineering teams to support cloud-based applications and services.
• Assist in the deployment, configuration, and management of cloud resources.
• Perform regular system maintenance, updates, backups and patching to keep cloud environments secure and up-to-date.
• Develop and maintain documentation for cloud operations processes and procedures.
• Optimize cloud resource usage and costs, providing recommendations for improvements.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and industry standards.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical cloud operations.

Requirements

• A numerate Bachelor's Degree (e. g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering) with minimum or equivalent technical qualification
• 5 years of professional experience
• Relevant cloud certification
• Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google
• DevOps Cloud Operations practices
• Problem solving and trouble shooting skills
• Infrastructure as code (Eg, Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Cloud security
• Cloud Networking
• Agile/SAFe
• Coding and scripting (Eg. Python, Bash, Powershell)
• Scripting and Automation (Eg. Python, Bash, Powershell)
• Cloud Monitoring
• Cloud Compliance Skills
• Adaptive Thinking, Change Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure Management, Computer Network Security, Cost Account Management, Cost Budgeting, Data Analysis, Data Collection Methods, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), IT Network Security, Performance Improvements, Project Integration Management, Project Life Cycle Management, System Architecture Analysis, System Requirements Analysis, Virtualization, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

Benefits

• 24/7 support for cloud operations
• Compliance with security policies and standards