Cloud Infrastructure Manager

Cloud Infrastructure Manager

Mukuru is on the lookout for a Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead and scale the engineering capability behind our cloud platforms. This role forms a key part of the Technology Solutions leadership team, sitting alongside our Cloud Architect and reporting to the Head of Technology Solutions.

At Mukuru, we don’t just build infrastructure – we build the backbone of meaningful, borderless financial access. You’ll lead a dynamic team of Cloud Engineers, SREs, and DevSecOps professionals, empowering them to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure that fuels real-world impact across the continent.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Cloud Engineers, SREs, and DevSecOps experts who thrive on innovation and impact.

• Drive the execution of our Cloud Infrastructure roadmap, aligning with Mukuru’s strategic platform and business goals.

• Take ownership of Mukuru’s AWS-based cloud environments – defined as infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and containerised with Kubernetes – ensuring performance, cost-efficiency, and resilience at every stage of the SDLC.

• Champion DevOps culture across engineering, fostering collaboration, shared ownership, and continuous delivery practices.

• Ensure uptime and recovery goals are met, and oversee compliance with RTOs, RPOs, patching, monitoring, and alerting standards.

• Partner closely with our Cloud Architect to deliver well-architected, observable, and cost-optimised infrastructure solutions.

• Collaborate across the business – from Platform Engineering and Product, to Software Engineering, Security, and Governance – to enable cross-functional success.

• Implement and maintain controls aligned to compliance frameworks like PCI-DSS and ISO27001.

• Build and manage tooling across CI/CD, observability, documentation, and cloud cost monitoring.

• Drive innovation by enabling teams with the right tools, autonomy, and environment to experiment, iterate, and deliver value.

• Manage team capacity, budgets, and ongoing capability growth in line with emerging technologies and business needs.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Grade 12 or equivalent (essential)

• Related tertiary qualification (desirable)

• 7+ years in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Systems Engineering

• 3+ years in a leadership or technical management role

• Proven experience designing and operating production-grade AWS environments

• Expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, Linux systems, CI/CD, and incident management

• Experience in high-growth sectors like Fintech, Retail, or Technology

• Familiarity with cloud cost optimisation, security, and governance best practices

• Experience with regulatory frameworks like PCI-DSS and ISO27001

• A working knowledge of agile practices and a strong DevOps mindset

What Sets You Apart

• You empower engineers, celebrate delivery, and lead with empathy

• You bring calm, clarity, and focus during complex situations

• You love turning complex challenges into elegant, automated solutions

• You value collaboration and communicate clearly across tech and business lines

• You’re passionate about infrastructure that’s secure, observable, and scalable

• You care about creating long-term value, not just short-term fixes

Why Mukuru?

• Be part of a fast-scaling, purpose-driven fintech making real change across Africa.

• Join teams that thrive on collaboration, impact, and innovation.

• Embrace a culture of diversity, continuous learning, and inclusion.

• Work in an environment that values your growth, your voice, and your ideas.

Not 100% sure you tick every box?

That’s okay! We believe that passion, potential, and purpose go a long way. If this role excites you and you believe you can contribute to our mission, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us how you’d add value at Mukuru – your future team is waiting.

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I am sure you are reading this job description and meet majority of the criteria BUT you may also still not be 100% comfortable in applying. We believe that there is a place for everyone under the Mukuru sun and we want YOU to contribute to our diverse tapestry of talent. So come on, take a leap of faith, and send your application if you meet majority of our requirements. Remember to include a snippet of how you will bring value and help us build a future of success that will help us determine where and how you may best be suited” Maybe you are just the future Mukurian we need!!

Should you be appointed in a remote/work from home role at Mukuru, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have uninterrupted internet connectivity and a ‘work-like’ environment at your home location, in order to deliver your best in terms of performance, productivity and service to our customers.
If you do not receive any response after two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

NB: ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY’S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PLANS