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Senior Hybrid Cloud / Infrastructure Engineer - 100% Remote - R1m PA

E-Merge IT Recruitment
9 days ago
Full-time
Remote
Automation

Introduction

An elite AI and data-driven consulting group is building a bench of Senior Infrastructure Engineers to deploy into complex, high-impact client environments.

This is not a junior ops role; This is not a “keep the lights on” position.

You’ll be dropped into environments that are messy, critical, or half-built — and expected to stabilise, modernise, and set the standard for what good looks like.

If you’re the engineer people call when systems are on fire, under-designed, or mission-critical — this role is built for you.

Duties & Responsibilities

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Designing, deploying, and operating hybrid infrastructure (on-prem + AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Leading on-prem → cloud / hybrid migrations with minimal downtime
  • Driving cloud optimisation across cost, performance, and scalability
  • Implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar)
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK
  • Ensuring security, resilience, DR, and compliance best practices
  • Modernising and maintaining on-prem environments
    (Linux/Windows, VMware/Hyper-V, networking, storage)
  • Partnering with DevOps, Security, and Engineering teams to support CI/CD pipelines
  • Providing hands-on technical leadership to client engineering teams
  • Participating in on-call rotations and capacity planning when required
  • Producing clear, auditable documentation for architectures and processes

 

What We’re Looking For

  • Senior-level infrastructure experience (this is not a learning role)
  • Strong, hands-on expertise across hybrid cloud environments
  • Proven delivery in complex, client-facing engagements
  • Deep practical experience with IaC and automation
  • Ability to work independently and influence technical direction
  • Comfortable being dropped into unfamiliar environments and taking control fast

The Environment

  • High-end consulting
  • AI-first, data-driven clients
  • Project-based work with real technical depth
  • Engineers are trusted, not micromanaged

 

Interested — or want a confidential discussion?
Contact Garth at garthz@e-merge.co.za
Reference: GZ60950
011 463 3633

Referral fees paid for successful introductions.