Cloud Engineer

Job Purpose

Design, build, automate and operate private cloud, hybrid cloud and virtualization platforms. The role is cloud-first, with VMware Cloud Foundation as the primary enterprise private cloud platform and exposure to public cloud integration, platform modernization and infrastructure automation.

Job Responsibilities

- Design, deploy, and maintain private cloud private cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructure solutions.

- Engineer and operate VMware Cloud Foundation environments, including ESXi, vSphere, vCenter, vSAN and NSX.

- Integrate VMware platforms with Microsoft Azure and AWS services.

- Develop and support automation using PowerShell, PowerCLI and Ansible.

- Design and support production and disaster recovery environments.

- Lead infrastructure refresh, modernization, migration, firmware and patching initiatives.

- Implement and support Commvault Backup solutions.

- Manage enterprise server, storage and virtualization platforms across Dell, HPE and related technologies.

- Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis and major incident resolution.

- Maintain engineering standards, documentation, security and compliance controls.

- Participate in the evaluation and adoption of emerging virtualization and cloud platforms.

- Perform security hardening, monitoring, patching, and compliance management.

- Troubleshoot complex cloud, storage, network, and virtualization issues.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams for architecture and projects.

- Create and maintain technical documentation and runbooks.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

- Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Essential Certifications

Mandatory

- Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering.

- Mware Certified Professional (VCP) or VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP).

Advantageous

- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Azure Administrator Associate AWS Cloud Practitioner AWS Solutions Architect. Google Cloud Digital Leader Associate Cloud Engineer

- Hitachi Ops Center Administration Pure Storage Certified Associate NetApp Certified Data Administrator

- Dell Technologies, HPE, Cisco, Mainframe or Huawei infrastructure certifications.

Minimum Experience Level

- Minimum of 8 years enterprise infrastructure experience, with strong hands-on capability across hybrid cloud, VMware Cloud Foundation, enterprise hardware, storage and data centre engineering.

- Cloud & Hybrid Cloud: Microsoft Azure; Amazon Web Services (AWS); hybrid cloud integrations; cloud infrastructure operations; cloud migration and repatriation initiatives.

- Mware Cloud Platform : VMware ESXi 8.x and 9.x; vSphere; VMware Cloud Foundation; stretched clusters; vSAN; NSX; SDDC; VDC; vRealize Automation; vRealize Operations; vCloud Director.

- Enterprise Infrastructure: HPE & Cisco Enclosure / Chassis, DL Series Gen11+, Dell VxRail and VMware Ready Nodes; Dell PowerEdge R Series and other hardware platforms.

- Storage Platforms : Hitachi, Dell EMC VMAX/VNX, HPE Storage, NetApp and Pure Storage; SAN, NAS, NFS, SMB/CIFS, Fibre Channel and iSCSI.

- Data Centre Engineering: Rack and stack installations; hardware lifecycle management; firmware and patching upgrades; iLO and iDRAC administration; troubleshooting and break-fix support.

Technology Landscape

Domain and Technologies

- Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, Azure Local, VMware Cloud Foundation

- Transitional Platforms: OpenShift Virtualization, Nutanix AHV, Huawei Cloud Stack, Azure Local

- Software-Defined Infrastructure: SDDC, NSX, vSAN, VDC, automation and lifecycle management

- Enterprise Hardware: Dell PowerEdge / VxRail / Ready Nodes; HPE C7000 / Synergy / ProLiant; Cisco UCS; Huawei

- Storage & Data Services: Hitachi, Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp, Pure Storage; SAN/NAS/NFS/SMB/CIFS/FC/iSCSI

What Makes This Role Exciting

- Exposure to enterprise-scale VMware Cloud Foundation and hybrid cloud environments.

- Hands-on experience with Azure, AWS and cloud-adjacent infrastructure services.

- Opportunity to help shape the future virtualization platform strategy across OpenShift Virtualization, Nutanix AHV, Huawei Cloud Stack and Azure Local.

- Involvement in major infrastructure modernization, automation and cloud transformation initiatives.

- A practical engineering role combining cloud platforms, software-defined infrastructure and mission-critical data centre operations.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

- Networking Knowledge
- Storage area network infrastructure
- Database Management
- Computer Security
- Disaster Recovery & Business continuity standards
- Information Technology concepts
- Systems application Design

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