Johannesburg: Cloud Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Private Cloud Engineer with 5–10 years of expertise in designing, deploying, and supporting private and hybrid cloud environments. The role focuses on managing VMware and Hyper-V platforms, enterprise storage, and backup and disaster recovery solutions such as VEEAM, Zerto, Acronis, and Redstor. the ideal candidate will perform specialized technical tasks essential to operational effectiveness, including but not limited to IT development, research support, or skilled trade functions. Apply subject matter expertise to maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance systems, tools, or processes. What you’ll do: Design, deploy, and maintain private cloud infrastructure. Manage virtualisation platforms (VMware, Hyper?V) and enterprise storage systems. Implement and support backup, replication, and DR solutions (VEEAM, Zerto, Acronis, Redstor). Maintain high availability, performance tuning, and capacity optimisation. Oversee automation, orchestration, and infrastructure?as?code processes. Perform security hardening, monitoring, patching, and compliance management. Troubleshoot complex cloud, storage, network, and virtualisation issues. Collaborate with cross?functional teams for architecture and projects. Create and maintain technical documentation and runbooks. Your Expertise: 5 – 10 years experience Proven experience managing private cloud platforms (VMware, Hyper?V). Strong hands?on experience with enterprise storage (HPE, Dell EMC, NetApp, Pure). Implementation experience with DR and backup tools (Zerto, VEEAM, Acronis, Redstor). Cloud provider exposure (Azure, AWS) and hybrid cloud environments. Solid networking and information security foundation. Data centre hardware support experience (HP, Dell, EMC, NetApp, Pure Storage). Experience using cloud management platforms like CloudBolt. Qualifications: Essential Qualifications: Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) / MCSA / MCITP CompTIA A CompTIA Network ITIL Foundation v3/v4 Technical IT Qualification (Diploma / Degree / Vendor Technical Certifications) Replication, Backup & DR Certifications Zerto Systems Engineer VEEAM Backup & Replication (VMSP / VMCE) Acronis Cyber Protect / Backup Technologies Redstor Certified Engineer (backup & DR platforms) Preferred Qualifications: (Preferably one or more of the following) VMware: VCP?DCV (Data Centre Virtualisation) or equivalent Microsoft Azure: AZ?104 / AZ?303/304 / AZ?700 / AZ?900 Amazon Web Services (AWS): AWS Solutions Architect Associate / Practitioner NetApp Storage NetApp Certified Technology Associate (NCTA) NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA – ONTAP) NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer (NCIE – SAN/ONTAP) Pure Storage Pure Storage FlashArray Specialist Pure Storage FlashBlade Specialist General Hardware & Data Centre Certifications (HP/Dell/EMC/NetApp/Pure) Data Centre hardware installation, maintenance, and support certifications Server, blade, and chassis infrastructure specialist certifications