Cloud Engineer Networking at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement

• To design, deploy and maintain resilient, scalable, cost effective and high performing cloud native solutions that will assist Capitec to become the best bank in the world.

Education (Minimum)

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology - Computer Science

Education (Ideal or Preferred)

Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge:

• Deep understanding of cloud computing concepts and technologies

Practical and deep working knowledge of:

• Designing, deploying and managing cloud solutions 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.

In depth understanding of:

• Cloud technologies and best practices.
• Networking in Public and Hybrid Cloud environments
• Network protocols, network architecture and security.
• Understanding of virtualization technologies, such as VMWare, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in cloud computing
• Experience with a variety of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with DevOps practices
• Cloud native solution design and development using APIs, containers, Kubernetes, service mesh 
• Introducing Cloud technology (start-up) in an environment – processes, principles etc.
• Design and hands on troubleshooting background on AWS Platform (Ideally Azure or GCP).
• Developing and supporting infrastructure and Cloud capabilities for micro services-based architectures.
• Working with CI/CD tools.
• Authentication and Authorization technologies and protocols (LDAP, Kerberos, AD, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML).
• Working with scripting and provisioning tools like Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or equivalent.

Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Planning, organising and coordination skills
• Problem solving skills