Aws Cloud Engineer

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description


AWS Cloud Engineer Cloud Consultant - IT
Johannesburg - GautengVacancy Classifications:JOB TYPEITCloud ConsultantNATIONALITYSouth AfricanLOCATIONSouth AfricaGautengJohannesburgDescription:Our clients in the Consulting space are seeking a skilled and certified AWS SysOps System Administrator to join their dynamic IT team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in deploying, managing, and operating scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS. You will be responsible for managing and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, ensuring its optimal performance, security, and reliabilityKey Responsibilities:

  • AWS Infrastructure Management: Deploy, manage, and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS
  • Implement and control the flow of data to and from AWS,
  • Select the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements.
Monitoring and Optimization:
  • Monitor system performance and availability, and proactively identify issues before they impact operations,
  • Optimize AWS services to improve system performance and cost-efficiency, set up and configure AWS monitoring tools like CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Trusted Advisor.
Security and Compliance:
  • Implement and manage security policies and procedures, ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements,
  • Manage AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles and policies.
Automation and Configuration Management:
  • Automate deployment, configuration, and management of AWS services, use configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef to maintain system configurations,
  • Develop and maintain scripts for automated deployments and operational tasks.
Backup and Disaster Recovery:
  • Implement and manage backup and disaster recovery strategies, ensure data integrity and availability through regular backups and failover testing, Develop and maintain AWS-based disaster recovery solutions.
Support and Troubleshooting:
  • Provide technical support and troubleshooting for AWS-related issues, collaborate with the development and operations teams to resolve operational
  • Problems, Maintain documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
  • Certification: AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.
  • Relevant IT Diploma or Higher.
Experience:
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience as a System Administrator with a focus on AWS.
  • Proven experience in managing AWS services like EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and Lambda.
Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in Linux/Unix and Windows system administration, Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
  • Experience with monitoring, logging, and auditing AWS environments.
Knowledge:
  • In-depth knowledge of AWS architecture and best practices
  • Familiarity with networking concepts, including DNS, TCP/IP, VPN, and firewall configurations,
  • Understanding of security and compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR).
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1337669
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
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