Job Summary
The ideal candidate is a pragmatic, process-driven professional who prioritises stability, security, and continuous support.
Responsibilities:
Cloud Infrastructure and Operations:
System Maintenance & Health: Manage, monitor, and optimise cloud infrastructure (compute, networking, IAM, storage, and database services), with a primary focus on GCP.
Escalation: Provide advanced troubleshooting and incident resolution for complex cloud infrastructure issues.
Operational Oversight: Maintain infrastructure uptime, disaster recovery (DR) posture, automated backups, and cost optimisation.
SDLC Operational Support: Support engineering teams in deploying code within established SDLC guardrails and CI/CD pipelines.
InfoSec and ISO 27001 Governance:
ISMS Integration: Act as the primary technical hands-on lead within the Information Security Management System (ISMS) team.
ISO 27001 Compliance: Enforce controls, gather audit evidence, conduct access reviews, and maintain compliance artifacts for annual ISO 27001 certifications.
Vulnerability & Threat Management: Perform vulnerability scans, patch management, and remediation across cloud assets; monitor security tools (e.g., GCP Security Command Center).
Access & Governance: Audit and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM), Least Privilege access, and network security policies (VPC, firewalls).
ISO 27001 Compliance Rate: Zero high-risk non-conformities during internal and external audits.
Uptime & SLA Adherence: Maintenance of core cloud infrastructure availability targets.
Incident Response & MTTR: Mean Time to Resolution for Tier 3 security and infrastructure incidents.
SDLC Compliance: 100% compliance of deployed environments with secure SDLC guidelines.
Cloud Infrastructure Expertise: Experience administering and securing cloud environments. GCP is preferred, but experience with AWS or Azure is equally relevant.
Security & Governance: Background working within an ISO 27001, SOC 2, or NIST compliant framework.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Familiarity with Terraform or scripting tools for infrastructure management.
Monitoring & Logging: Exposure to cloud logging, monitoring solutions, or SIEM tooling.
Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Security Engineer / Cloud Engineer
AWS / Azure Security or Administrator Certifications
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer / Auditor or CompTIA Security+
Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
Apply for this role today, contact Gaby Turner at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn. You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: itcareers@hireresolve.za.com
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.
About
Specialists in Civil, Structural, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Mining, Manufacturing and Finance Careers! Hire Resolve is one of the larger and more agile South African recruitment companies that focus on placing professionals and skilled people in permanent employment and contract employment. We prefer and focus on working with top quality professionals and candidates in South Africa and Africa. Hire Resolve has successfully placed Engineering, Mining, IT, Manufacturing and Finance professionals with top firms across the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng and in Africa. Hire Resolve has assisted candidates to find jobs at over 100 JSE listed companies of which many are global companies with offices and operations in South Africa and Africa. It is for this reason that we are well respected in the industries we operate in and in the recruitment industry.
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