Cloud Engineer

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation that research, develops, localises and diffuses technologies to accelerate socio-economic prosperity in South Africa. The organisation's work contributes to industrial development and supports a capable state. The CSIR has a vacancy for a Cloud Engineer in the

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation that researches, develops, localises and diffuses technologies to accelerate socio-economic prosperity in South Africa. The organisations work contributes to industrial development and supports a capable state.

Cloud Engineer

About The Job

The CSIR has a vacancy for a Cloud Engineer in the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) area within the National Integrated Cyber-Infrastructure System (NICIS). The incumbent will be responsible to integrate and develop technology to the benefit of the NICIS and its users and actively contribute to the Human Capital Development (HCD) programmes of NICIS. This position is based in Rosebank, Cape Town and will report to CHPC Research Manager

For more info about the CSIR, CHPC and the cluster, please visit https://www.csir.co.za, https://www.chpc.ac.za; and https://www.csir.co.za/nextgen-enterprises-and-institutions respectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with researchers/engineers both internal and external to the CSIR, to design HPC and cloud system technologies;
• Design and maintain the NICIS cloud architecture;
• Investigate new CEPH and OpenStack features and versions;
• Deploy and validate CEPH and OpenStack features in the development environment;
• Package new features for deployment in the production environment;
• Assist system administrators with operationalising new features;
• Provide a second line of support for system administrators;
• Co-author documentation and reports for technologies and systems developed or evaluated at the CHPC;
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring to other staff;
• Participate in human capital development initiatives and training that benefit users and the broader scientific community (e.g., User and staff training, university outreach, student cluster competition).
• Stay up-to-date with emerging cloud technologies and trends to drive innovation
• Ensure cloud environments comply with security and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and security teams to ensure smooth integration and compliance.
  
  

Qualifications, Skills And Experience

• A Bachelors degree in computer science/engineering or related fields with at least two years experience in:
• OpenStack
• CEPH
• Ansible
• Linux (RedHat-based advantageous)
• Infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.) and paradigms.
• Understanding of computer networking;
• Strong knowledge of scientific computing;
• Good reporting and writing skills;
• Ability to pick up and learn concepts, technologies quickly and independently.
  

Whats in it for you?

The CSIR Offers

• Flexible hybrid work arrangement;
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive and market-related remuneration packages.
• Total guaranteed salary packages which encompass contributions to the pension fund, risk insurance and medical scheme.
• We openly acknowledge and reward our employees' contributions and accomplishments through our esteemed CSIR Excellence Awards.
  
  

PLEASE NOTE THAT FEEDBACK WILL BE GIVEN TO SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES ONLY.

For more info, please contact the CSIR Recruitment Centre on 012841 4774 or email us at [email protected]

The CSIR is an equal opportunity employer. As such, it is committed to the employment Equity Act and will through the filling of this vacancy, give preference to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act. By applying for this position at the CSIR, the applicant understands, and agrees that the CSIR may solicit a credit and criminal report from registered credit bureau and/or South African Police Services (in relation to positions that requires trust and honesty and/or entail the handling of cash or finances), and may also verify the applicants educational qualification and employment history. The CSIR reserves the right to remove the advertisement at any time before the stated closing date and it further reserves the right not to appoint if a suitable candidate is not identified.