Cloud Engineer - Pipeline (Johannesburg and Cape Town) at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement
To act as a Cloud Engineer in a senior position to build out and maintain resilient, scalable, cost effective and high performing Cloud solutions that will assist Capitec to become the best bank in the world.

Experience
Minimum:

• 5+ years’ experience in Infrastructure, Software Development, DevOps 
• 3+ years design and implementation of highly available, enterprise-scale Cloud infrastructure.
• 2+ years in AWS
• Of introducing Cloud technology (start-up) in an environment – processes, principles etc.
• Design and hands on troubleshooting background on AWS Platform (Azure or GCP will be advantageous).
• Experience working in a DevOps environment.
• Experience developing and supporting infrastructure and Cloud capabilities for micro services-based architectures.
• Experience working with CI/CD tools.
• Experience with authentication and Authorization technologies and protocols (LDAP, Kerberos, AD, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML).
• Experience working with scripting and provisioning tools like Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or equivalent.

Ideal:

• Experience in a financial services or banking organisation
• Infrastructure security
• Experience in engineering data pipelines using Big Data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Storm, etc.
• Experience with ELK, New Relic or similar on Public Cloud Platforms.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working in a fast paced Agile/Scrum environment (Atlassian Stack).

Qualifications (Minimum)

• A relevant post-graduate qualification in Information Technology - Systems Engineering or Information Technology - IT Engineering

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology - Systems Engineering or Information Technology - IT Engineering

Knowledge
Minimum:

• Design and deployment of highly available, enterprise-scale Cloud infrastructure.
• Advance knowledge of infrastructure concepts, technologies and patterns. (SDLC, IaC)

Practical, working knowledge of:

• Developing and delivering systems on AWS Platforms (Azure or GCP will be advantageous).
• Supporting and enhancing build and release processes through automation using a combination of processes and existing tools.
• Understanding of Cloud Security technologies and best practices.
• Understanding of Networking in Cloud environments.

Ideal / Optional

• Understanding of modern software engineering patterns, including those used in highly scalable, distributed, and resilient systems.
• Ability to deliver long-term, repeatable IaC solutions that incorporate directly into an overall CI/CD process.
• Knowledge of JSON templates, PowerShell, CLI’s, Shell, Python.

Skills

• Facilitation Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Project Management Skills (Methodolgy Specific)
• Problem solving skills
• Planning, organising and coordination skills
• Communications Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)

Competencies

• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Learning and Researching
• Creating and Innovating
• Relating and Networking
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Applying Expertise and Technology

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record
• A valid driver's license and own vehicle is required