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Cloud Platform Engineer

Job in Cape Town, 7100, South Africa
Listing for: Healix
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-27
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer, SRE/Site Reliability
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Healix International is continuing its cloud‑first journey, modernising platforms and strengthening operational resilience. We’re looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer to support the design, delivery, and ongoing operation of secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across our Azure and AWS environments.

In this role, you’ll combine strong hands‑on engineering capability with automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud‑native best practices to deliver reliable, compliant, and repeatable platforms. You’ll work closely with development, infrastructure, security, and risk teams, playing a key role in Healix’s cloud adoption and platform modernisation initiatives.

This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys building robust platforms, improving automation, and mentoring others while keeping security and resilience front of mind.

What we’re looking for

Experience & background

  • Proven experience managing enterprise‑level infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking, and virtualisation
  • Experience modernising services using a cloud‑first approach, leveraging native Azure or AWS capabilities

Technical expertise

  • Strong knowledge of IaC, CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, scripting, and automation
  • Experience with PaaS and serverless technologies
  • Solid Windows Server and/or Linux administration skills
  • Familiarity with backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, and database platforms
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving capability

Tools & technologies

  • Experience with tools such as:
    Docker, Kubernetes, Power Shell, Python, Git Hub/Git Lab, ArgoCD, Octopus Deploy, Terraform, Azure/AWS PaaS, Windows Server, Linux, New Relic, Cloudflare, Hashi Corp tools, Zerto, VMware, Dell EMC storage
  • Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders
  • Strong collaboration skills when working with internal teams, vendors, and partners
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to agreed timelines

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • IaC and/or containerisation accreditation
  • Azure and/or AWS administration certification
Our values at Healix

At Healix International, our values guide how we work and how we treat each other:

  • Put people first – prioritising the wellbeing of colleagues and clients
  • Think independently – applying sound judgement with integrity, even in complex situations
  • Earn trust – acting transparently and delivering reliably

We also value accountability, collaboration, communication, problem solving, and resilience in everything we do.

You’ll join a global organisation where cloud engineering is central to our technology strategy. We invest in modern tooling, continuous improvement, and professional development, supporting training and certifications as part of your ongoing growth.

If you’re passionate about building secure, automated, and scalable cloud platforms—and want to make a meaningful impact—we’d love to hear from you.

About The Role

What you’ll be doing
  • Build and operate cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS, covering IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity, and storage
  • Design highly available and resilient architectures aligned to DR and business continuity requirements
  • Drive standardised cloud patterns across environments to eliminate configuration drift
  • Build reusable Terraform modules and environment structures in line with internal IaC best practices
  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments using Git Hub
  • Embed automated compliance checks, validation, linting, formatting, and IaC security scanning
  • Enable automated provisioning, teardown, and promotion of cloud environments
Operational cloud management
  • Troubleshoot cloud issues across networking, identity, compute, storage, and service integrations
  • Ensure patching, maintenance, cost optimisation, and performance tuning are applied consistently
  • Integrate monitoring, alerting, observability dashboards, and incident response runbooks (Azure Monitor, App Insights, New Relic)
  • Ensure all infrastructure changes are auditable and follow change management processes
  • Communicate clearly with stakeholders during incidents and operational issues
  • Liaise with vendors and…
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