Junior Cloud Engineer at Sanlam Group

Role Purpose

• The Junior Cloud Engineer supports Sanlam SFM IT in building, operating, and optimising AWS cloud platforms, while also contributing to application development, support, and documentation.
• Working under the guidance of the Lead: Cloud Platform Engineering, this role is hands-on and versatile: assisting with cloud infrastructure, automation, monitoring, and day-to-day operations, as well as maintaining and enhancing applications, services, and technical documentation.
• This position provides practical exposure to AWS technologies, modern DevOps practices, and business-critical projects (including financial applications like Murex).
• It also plays a key role in capturing and maintaining knowledge through documentation, ensuring operational reliability, cost efficiency, and long-term success for the organisation.