Cloud Engineer at Virgin Active South Africa

Your Purpose...

• At Virgin Active, we're not just building fitness experiences; we're crafting digital journeys on the cloud. In this expanse of virtual infrastructure and infinite possibilities, we look for navigators. Enter the Cloud Engineer. With Azure as your compass and code as your map, you'll chart new territories, ensuring our platforms sail smoothly on the vast oceans of the cloud.
• As our Cloud Engineer, you're not just building; you're orchestrating. By harnessing Azure's vast capabilities, you lay the foundations, ensuring every byte and pixel finds its home in the cloud, contributing to seamless, scalable, and robust digital experiences for our members.
• Vision meets action: Drive cloud-first strategies that soar above expectations, build infrastructure that's as resilient and dynamic as our member's fitness goals.
• Unite and conquer: Collaborate with a cross-functional tech team, ensuring the cloud strategy aligns with our broader mission, powering both agility and innovation

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

• Azure Alchemist: Architect, deploy, and optimise services on Azure, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Automation Aficionado: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automating tasks for efficient development and deployment.
• Security Sentinel: Implement and maintain security best practices, ensuring our cloud infrastructure is always fortified against threats.
• Cost Cognisant: Monitor and manage cloud expenses, ensuring optimal resource allocation without compromising on performance.
• Performance Prodigy: Constantly monitor and refine the system's performance, ensuring lightning-fast response times and maximum
• Collaboration Craftsman: Work closely with developers, QA, and other teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment in the cloud
• Problem-solving Pioneer: Address and resolve any issues, ensuring our platforms run like well-oiled machines in the cloud.
• Continuous Curiosity: Stay always in learning mode, adapting and evolving with the ever-changing cloud landscape.
• DevOps Dynamo: Bridge the gap between development and operations by implementing infrastructure as code, managing environments, and ensuring smooth, automated deployments.
• Resilience Architect: Design and implement high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies to ensure business continuity in the cloud.

We can’t live without… (Minimum Requirements)

• Azure Ace: A solid 5 years of experience focused on Azure, showcasing your ability to harness its wide array of services.
• Tech Titan: A degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related domain that equips you with the foundational knowledge to thrive in cloud environments.
• Automation Artist: Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and DevSecOps methodologies.
• Security Savant: Robust understanding of cloud security protocols and best practices.
• Performance Pro: Proven experience in optimising cloud deployments for performance and scalability.
• Collaboration Champion: A track record of successful collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Certification Champion: Azure certifications or any relevant cloud qualifications would amplify your credentials.

We’d like you to have… (Attributes)

• Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
• Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
• Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
• Must be motivated to achieve success.
• A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
• A Growth mindset
• The ability to work independently.
• Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
• A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
• The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
• Action orientation

We’d love you to have… (additional skills)

• Wellness knowledge, to engage and inspire others to take a holistic approach to wellness.
• The ability to be agile.
• The ability to be collaborative.
• High Interpersonal skills (EQ)

Closing Date 23 February 2026