Cloud Engineer

CIC Insurance Group

The CIC group has for more than three decades shouldered the risks of Kenyans by providing flexible Insurance and financial services built around their needs. With time, we have innovatively created customized products that have cemented our position as a trusted insurance and financial services provider. Our positioning is simplified and captured in our tagline “We Keep Our Word” reinforcing our commitment to the market.

In 2012 the group won The Annual Insurance Claims Settlement Award for consistently paying our claims on time and was also recently listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). With a compounded annual growth rate of 62% in the past 5 years, our unique M-Bima product has seen us emerge as leading providers of micro-insurance in Kenya.

With a total of 3,878 shareholders and a capital base of Ksh 2.1 billion and 1.3 Million clients, the group ranks among the most successful and fastest insurance company in Kenya and the leading co-operative insurer in Africa. We are also targeting to expand operations in the East and Central parts of Africa.
 

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https://cic.co.ke/

Cloud Engineer

About the Role

  • Reporting to the ICT Infrastructure Manager, the role will be responsible for ensuring design, implementation and management of cloud-based systems and building & maintaining cloud infrastructure for CIC Group. The role shall be involved in creating and managing scalable cloud-based services, overseeing data storage solutions, cost optimization, providing support, and troubleshooting issues to ensure seamless cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure Management

  • Design, build, and manage highly secure, scalable, and available cloud architectures to meet business needs.
  • Oversee the configuration of cloud infrastructure components, including networking, security services, and storage solutions and hybrid connectivity.
  • Monitor cloud management and data storage services to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
  • Support negotiation efforts with vendors to control costs and ensure scalability of cloud services.
  • Enforce cloud security best practices including IAM, RBAC, encryption, vulnerability management, and network segmentation.

Development & Lifecycle Participation

  • Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle for cloud solutions, including planning, requirements gathering, development, testing, and quality assurance.
  • Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures.

Training, Innovation & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Educate teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing training as needed.
  • Evaluate and recommend emerging cloud technologies and best practices to ensure CIC Group remains at the forefront of cloud innovation

Who We’re Looking For

Essential Knowledge/Skills and Experience Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related discipline.
  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience in designing, implementing, and managing cloud environments
  • Certified Cloud Practitioner in any of the following: AWS Solutions, GCP, Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure.
  • Linux Server Administration
  • Microsoft Windows Server Administration

Method of application

If you are interested and qualified, kindly submit your application via the link provided below,

https://careers.cicinsurancegroup.com/job/cloud-engineer-3/?utm_source=Jobinkenya

 

Deadline   August 19, 2026

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