Remote Senior Cloud Architect — AWS & Azure

Placements24; Kimberley; Hybrid; CAD 197,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Global client exposure

Professional development & certs

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design and implement scalable cloud strategies for a global client base. The role is remote-first, requiring deep AWS and Azure expertise, IaC, and DevOps proficiency.

You will guide clients through digital transformations and lead architectural decisions in a distributed team. The ideal candidate has 8+ years IT experience, 5+ years in cloud architecture, and strong leadership and communication skills to drive complex cloud

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years IT experience with 5+ years in cloud architecture and implementation.
• Proven track record delivering AWS and Azure cloud solutions.
• Strong knowledge of compute, storage, networking, databases, and security in the cloud.
• Hands-on IaC experience with Terraform, Ansible or CloudFormation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable, secure cloud architectures on AWS and Azure.
• Translate client business objectives into comprehensive cloud solutions.
• Lead migration of on-premises applications and infrastructure to the cloud.
• Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Create CI/CD pipelines and apply DevOps best practices for cloud deployments.
• Optimize environments for performance, cost, and security.
• Provide technical leadership to development and operations teams.
• Conduct architectural reviews and recommend cloud service improvements.
• Stay current with cloud technologies and industry trends.
• Deliver compelling technical presentations and client proposals.

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design and implement scalable cloud strategies for a global client base. The role is remote-first, requiring deep AWS and Azure expertise, IaC, and DevOps proficiency.

You will guide clients through digital transformations and lead architectural decisions in a distributed team. The ideal candidate has 8+ years IT experience, 5+ years in cloud architecture, and strong leadership and communication skills to drive complex cloud