Junior Cloud Architect

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a professional to drive cloud strategy, manage adaptations, and lead cloud solutions in Cape Town. The candidate should have a degree in computer science and at least 3 years of cloud solutions experience. Responsibilities include evaluating applications, monitoring cloud activities, and ensuring IT security within cloud systems. This role is critical in shaping the company's cloud architecture and engagement with IT teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience designing, executing and supporting IT cloud solutions.
• Experience in computer security, such as firewalls.
• Excellent knowledge of current computing trends.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage cloud strategies and adaptations.
• Evaluate cloud applications and software.
• Monitor cloud activity and design applications.

Skills

Cloud computing technologies

Effective communication skills

Computer scripting languages (Python, Ruby, Elixir)

Networking (TCP/IP, IP addresses, HTTP, DNS)

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Linux

Windows

Job description

Overview

• Creating a well-informed cloud strategy and managing the adaptation process.
• Helping grow our cloud capabilities by strategising, defining, architecting, and leading modern cloud solutions
• Evaluating cloud applications virtual infrastructure and software
• Developing and organising cloud systems
• Working closely with the Tech team to monitor the company's cloud privacy
• Offering guidance in infrastructure movement techniques, including bulk application transfers into the cloud
• Identifying the top cloud architecture solutions to successfully meet the strategic needs of the company
• Creating roadmaps based on the clouds capacity, efficiency, and ecosystem security
• Creating diagrams, domain models, and other types of software artifacts to decode a particular problem
• Monitoring cloud activity, designing and migrating applications, planning courses of action, and defining computer loads
• Defines technical direction and roadmap for Cloud migrations and managing the implementation and technical solutions
• Develop and coordinate cloud architecture across diverse areas, including application development, identity and access management, network and data management, and security
• Develop architectural artifacts to lead the delivery of a successful implementation
• Responding to technical issues in a professional and timely manner

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, or relevant field
• 3+ years of experience designing, executing and supporting IT cloud solutions.
• Previous experience working with IT security administrators and other members of the IT team to integrate the correct security, software, and data into the cloud system
• Experience in computer security, such as firewalls
• Excellent knowledge of cloud computing technologies and current computing trends
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) to properly articulate detailed cloud reports to management and other IT development partners
• Lots of experience in computer scripting languages like Python, Ruby, and Elixir
• Expertise in at least one operating system: Linux, Unix, Solaris, Windows
• Proficiency in networking: TCP/IP, IP addresses, HTTP, DNS