Executive Cloud Solutions Architect — FinTech Strategy

Placements24; Sandton; Sur place; ZAR 1 600 000 - 2 500 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical coverage

Performance-based bonuses

Stock options

Global travel opportunities

Sandton office

Résumé du poste

Placements24 in Sandton, Gauteng, is seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to shape our cloud strategy and architecture. You will design scalable, secure, and cost-efficient environments, guide a team of architects and engineers, and drive migrations from on-premises to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

The role requires deep cloud networking, IAM, IaC (Terraform or CloudFormation), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and a strong grasp of microservices and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• 10+ years IT infrastructure and solution architecture experience, with 5+ years cloud focus.
• Proven expertise on major cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and cloud networking.
• IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation; containerization with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills; fintech experience is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain cloud architecture strategy aligned with business goals.
• Design scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud solutions across platforms.
• Lead cloud migrations from on‑prem to cloud and govern ongoing optimization.
• Mentor engineers, provide technical guidance, and enforce governance.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies to boost performance and security.

Connaissances

Cloud architecture leadership

AWS/Azure/GCP

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Microservices

Cloud security

Cost optimization

Leadership & stakeholder mgmt

Fintech domain familiarity

Formation

Master's degree in CS/IT

Relevant certifications (highly desirable)

Outils

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Description du poste

Placements24 in Sandton, Gauteng, is seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to shape our cloud strategy and architecture. You will design scalable, secure, and cost-efficient environments, guide a team of architects and engineers, and drive migrations from on-premises to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

The role requires deep cloud networking, IAM, IaC (Terraform or CloudFormation), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and a strong grasp of microservices and CI/CD.