Job Classification

Cloud Engineer 146818

Closing date: 21 July 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

• Engage and collaborate with Infrastructure Designers and Platform Owners to review and approve cloud template and patterns
• Conduct logical deployments of cloud configuration/s
• Automate cloud services
• Collaborate with Public Cloud Providers specifically around the integration and consumption of services
• Maintain and enhance cloud service offerings including portal and catalogue items
• Ensure all service offerings integrate into ITSM processes (includes infrastructure recoveries, management and delivery according to SLA)
• Responsible for capacity planning to ensure capacity exists at the right time with the right infrastructure
• Ensure that enterprise standards and IT governance standards are applied to the cloud infrastructure
• Report on the performance of the cloud infrastructure and recommend actions where required
• Act as a third level support to the cloud infrastructure operations team
• Advise and consult to project workgroups on all cloud related matters
• Ensure and maintain the stability and reliabitly of the cloud services
• Rightsize the infrastructure as and when required
• Execute deliverables in line with cloud stategy within agreed timeframes
• Keep certifications valid and up to date
• Keep up to date with current industry trends
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

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

Behavioural Competencies