Senior Solutions Architect - Hybrid Cloud & Infra Leader

Placements24; Willows (CA); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Company holidays

Certifications support

Hybrid work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect - Infrastructure for a hybrid role based out of Welkom, South Africa. You will translate business requirements into scalable IT infrastructure designs across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, ensuring security, performance and reliability.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in IT infrastructure design, proven expertise with servers, storage, networking, virtualization and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in IT infrastructure design and architecture.
• Experience with servers, storage, networking, and virtualization.
• Cloud experience across AWS, Azure and GCP; hybrid cloud strategies.
• Strong scripting and automation skills; PowerShell or Python.
• Excellent communication and client-facing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, resilient infrastructure solutions for on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Develop technical specifications and project documentation.
• Provide guidance to clients and internal teams.
• Evaluate hardware, software, and networking components.
• Ensure security best practices, compliance, and performance.

Skills

7+ years experience

Infrastructure design

Cloud platforms

Hybrid cloud

Networking

Scripting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Certifications a plus

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect - Infrastructure for a hybrid role based out of Welkom, South Africa. You will translate business requirements into scalable IT infrastructure designs across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, ensuring security, performance and reliability.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in IT infrastructure design, proven expertise with servers, storage, networking, virtualization and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).