Junior Cloud Architect

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Cape Town seeks a Cloud Architect to design and govern scalable cloud platforms. You will drive cloud strategy, assess architectures, and lead modern cloud solutions with security, networking, and DevOps teams.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in IT and 3+ years designing and supporting cloud solutions, with scripting (Python, Ruby, Elixir) and Linux/Windows expertise. Strong communication and problem solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, IT, or a relevant field.
• 3+ years of experience designing, executing and supporting IT cloud solutions.
• Experience collaborating with IT security admins to integrate security, software, and data into cloud systems.
• Strong knowledge of cloud computing technologies and current computing trends.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to articulate cloud reports to management.

Responsibilities

• Create a well-informed cloud strategy and manage the adaptation process.
• Evaluate cloud applications, virtual infrastructure and software.
• Develop and organise cloud systems.
• Collaborate with the Tech team to monitor cloud privacy and security.
• Lead architecture movement techniques and bulk application transfers into the cloud.
• Identify top cloud architecture solutions to meet strategic needs.
• Create roadmaps based on cloud capacity, efficiency, and ecosystem security.
• Produce diagrams and domain models to decode problems.
• Monitor cloud activity, plan migrations, and define load distribution.
• Define technical direction and roadmap for cloud migrations and implementations.
• Coordinate cloud architecture across application development, identity management, networking, and data management.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Cloud strategy

Security

Networking

Python

Ruby

Elixir

Operating systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / IT / related field

Job description

• 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