Cloud Engineer III

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

DESCRIBE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES *

Implementation of cloud architecture standards and principles

Define and implement cloud engineering patterns & standards

Automation - Development of automation systems to enable scale and speed. Removal of any manual processes within the cloud environment

Evaluation of cloud services

Identify PaaS and SaaS services for the Ecosystem

Define standards together with cloud architecture and security for usage of services and development of self-service capability for the identified service

Monitoring

Define monitoring and reporting requirements.

Implementation of monitoring for ecosystem.

Inclusion of monitoring practices for services and infrastructure automation

Continuous Improvement – Cost Optimisation, Performance Improvement, Capacity management

Liaise with vendors to drive the selection and procurement of cloud enabling technologies and services

Manage Networking of cloud environments

Ensure Recovery

Manage Infrastructure Availability and Resilience

Define and implement cloud policies

Manage governance and compliance for cloud

Incident Management for cloud environments

Management of OM Landing zones - Mutlicloud

Management of centralized platforms on cloud e.g EKS, ECS

Assessment of maturity of squads cloud practice adoption and creation of plans and processes to improve maturity

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED FOR THE JOB)*

Work Experience

Level General Experience 6

Managerial Experience 6

MINIMUM EDUCATION (REQUIRED FOR THE JOB)*

A numerate Bachelors Degree (e.g.Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering) with minimum or equivalent technical qualification

5 years of professional experience.

Relevant cloud certification

RESPONSIBILITIES

Cloud Service Delivery Management | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL | CLOUD COMPUTING

Direct and oversee cloud service delivery infrastructure management to ensure business requirements can be met.

Continuous Improvement | GENERAL | INNOVATION

Lead the review of existing operations and the implementation of innovation processes across the division or function to ensure the required continuous improvement outcomes are delivered.

Continuous Integration | PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT | PROJECT/PROGRAM/PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Oversee the ongoing integration work for a large project or program (i.e. construction, configuration, platform, system, application, product, service, etc.) and reprioritize the work and the deployment of resources to reduce costs and increase the value of the work delivered

Cloud Architecture | ANALYTICS AND DATA SCIENCE | DATA SCIENCE

Design, implement, and evolve robust and effectively aligned cloud architecture solutions.

Cost Accounting | FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING | FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS

Lead a team of cost accountants and conduct complex analyses of the business's costs to identify variances, suggest efficiencies, and increase profitability.

Analysis of "As Is" and "To Be" | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL | BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

Document the most complex "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required.

Company Data Protection | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL | DATA MANAGEMENT

Design, implement and monitor complex disaster recovery and contingency plans to protect company data.

Data Management | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL | DATA MANAGEMENT

Take responsibility for developing and delivering a key element of the organization's data management system.

Information Security | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL | DATA MANAGEMENT

Define business impact of security incidents and identify and drive recommendations for change to prevent similar incidents.

Personal Capability Building | GENERAL | INNOVATION

Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team and beyond in the function. Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging technologies, external regulation, and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

The cloud engineer will be responsible for managing and overseeing Old Mutuals cloud infrastructure, including designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud-based technologies, optimizing cloud usage and performance, and ensuring the security and availability of the cloud environment. This job will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide technical expertise, coaching and support for cloud-related initiatives

Skills

Adaptive Thinking, Adaptive Thinking, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure Devops, Change Management, Cloud Compliance, Cloud Computing, Cloud Delivery, Cloud Deployment, Cloud DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure Management, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Networking, Cloud Security, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Technology, Computer Network Security, Cost Account Management, Cost Budgeting, Data Analysis, Data Collection Methods, DevOps, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) {+ 11 more}

Competencies

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date

03 July 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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