Cloud Solutions Architect - Enterprise IaC & Security

Placements24; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 seeks an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to design scalable, secure cloud architectures for enterprise clients in Sandton. You will leverage AWS, Azure and GCP skills to translate complex business needs into robust cloud solutions.

Strong emphasis on IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation or ARM) and cloud-native architectures. Role requires 7+ years IT experience with at least 4 years in cloud architecture, plus expertise in containers, security, networking and enterprise patterns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years IT experience with at least 4 years in cloud architecture/design.
• Proven experience with AWS, Azure or GCP cloud solutions.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native tech, microservices, containers, and serverless.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure cloud solutions on AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Translate business requirements into cloud architecture.
• Develop IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation or ARM templates.
• Evaluate cloud services to meet client needs and constraints.
• Provide technical leadership to implementation teams.
• Ensure security and compliance in cloud environments.
• Optimize for cost, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with clients, PMs, and dev teams.
• Stay updated with latest cloud tech and trends.

Skills

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

IaC

Security best practices

Networking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Job description

Placements24 seeks an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to design scalable, secure cloud architectures for enterprise clients in Sandton. You will leverage AWS, Azure and GCP skills to translate complex business needs into robust cloud solutions.

Strong emphasis on IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation or ARM) and cloud-native architectures. Role requires 7+ years IT experience with at least 4 years in cloud architecture, plus expertise in containers, security, networking and enterprise patterns.