Discovery: Cloud Engineer Internship Programme 2023
Discovery: Cloud Engineer Internship Programme 2023
Internship: Cloud Engineer
Business Unit: Discovery Central Services
Function: Development (Oracle/Delphi/Magic/etc)
Closing date: Not Specified
About Discovery
Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As a global thought leader, Discovery is passionate about innovating to not only achieve financial success but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.
About Vitality Global
Vitality Global, a subsidiary of Discovery Limited is responsible for the expansion of the Vitality Shared-Value Insurance business model beyond South Africa and the UK, serving to fully leverage the assets and intellectual property of Discovery beyond its primary markets. The business forms equity or contractual partnerships with leading global insurers to integrate Vitality and shared value with partner’s insurance and financial services products in the markets where they operate. Vitality Global also operates a business providing wellness solutions to employer groups in the United States. Vitality Health International, a business unit within Vitality Global coordinates and focuses on resource allocation to Discovery’s emerging, global health insurance initiatives. Vitality Global is also responsible for Discovery’s 25 percent equity investment in Ping An Health, the largest comprehensive medical insurer in China. Taken together, Vitality’s businesses jointly reach more than 30 million lives across 40 markets; delivered through partnerships with leading insurers in every continent around the world.
About the role
Vitality Global is looking for an individual with Cloud Expertise in managing global cloud accounts and providing infrastructure design, maintenance, support, monitoring, and planning. The cloud engineer will evolve our cloud capabilities over time and ensure that the platform is resilient, economically scalable, and operationally sustainable.
Key Outputs / Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Build scalable, efficient cloud infrastructure solutions.
Build, Manage, and Support environments in Azure and AWS cloud including monitoring and logging off cloud events Define and document best practices and strategies regarding cloud security and infrastructure management.
Provide guidance and thought leadership towards the use of cloud competencies.
Managing cloud environments by company security guidelines.
Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures.
Employ exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity.
Work in tandem with our DevOps team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions.
Orchestrating and automating cloud-based platforms using laC tools.
Develop and implement migration strategies for stateless applications to serverless services.
Personal Attributes
Required Skills
Knowledge of AWS or Azure Cloud services
Programming skills such as python
Strong cloud Security Experience
Experience in using laC (Terraform or Cloud Formation)
Behavioral Competencies:
Drives Results
Values Driven
Optimistic
Learns on the Fly
Resilient
Instils Trust
People Savvy
Problem Solver
Manages complexity
Balances Stakeholders
Transparency
Multitasking
Organizational skills
Analytics
Additional attributes
Strong Ownership qualities
Ability to assess and prioritize.
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
A strong passion for customers and technology
Self-motivated, self-thinker and pro-active
Excellent communication skills and good team player
Strong interpersonal skills specifically with the ability to establish and grow relationships with diverse stakeholders.
Well-developed conflict-handling skills
Willing to learn and develop oneself.
Work Experience
1 year experience as a Cloud Engineer or equivalent preferably in AWS (advantageous)
Experience in migrating stateful applications to lambda/fargate (advantageous)
1 year experience in Cloud Security and Networking (advantageous)
Education / Qualifications / Accreditations with Professional Body
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or equivalent IT Certification
Technical Skills or Knowledge
SDLC
Five pillars of a well-architected frameworks
Experience in deploying stateless applications.
Employment Equity
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
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