
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Optimal Growth Technologies · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · Remote
- IT Services & Consulting
- 51–200 employees
- Bryanston, Gauteng
Mixed hiring record · median 55 days open
All reasons
- Open 45 days
- 42% of this employer's openings are over 60 days old
In its favour
- Still listed on the employer's own board
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Remote
Project Type: Ad-hoc / Project-Based
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support a client on an ad-hoc, project-based basis. The successful candidate will provide senior-level technical expertise across cloud infrastructure and Microsoft technologies, supporting the delivery, enhancement, and troubleshooting of enterprise IT environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure environments.
- Provide senior technical expertise on ad-hoc infrastructure and cloud projects.
- Support and manage Microsoft Azure cloud services and environments.
- Administer and support Microsoft Active Directory and related Microsoft infrastructure technologies.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, cloud, connectivity, and system-related issues.
- Assist with cloud migrations, infrastructure upgrades, integrations, and optimisation initiatives.
- Implement and maintain infrastructure security, access controls, and best practices.
- Collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and client representatives to deliver project requirements.
- Provide technical documentation, reporting, and knowledge transfer where required.
- Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, performance, and operational requirements.
Required Experience & Skills
- 10+ years of experience working within large corporate / enterprise IT environments.
- Strong experience in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure.
- Strong knowledge and practical experience with Microsoft Active Directory.
- Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, networking, security, and systems administration.
- Experience supporting cloud infrastructure projects and technical implementations.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to work independently and manage ad-hoc project requirements.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
- Proficiency across the Microsoft technology ecosystem.
Advantageous
- Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305 or equivalent.
- Experience with Azure networking, security, identity, and governance.
- Experience with hybrid cloud environments.
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
- Experience with PowerShell
- Experience working with enterprise-scale cloud environments.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a highly experienced and technically strong Cloud Infrastructure Engineer who is comfortable working independently, can quickly understand complex enterprise environments, and can provide hands-on technical support across a variety of ad-hoc projects.
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