Lead Analytics Engineer — Data Architecture & Self-Service

Sabenza It & Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Job summary

NTT DATA seeks a seasoned Principal Cloud Architect (AWS) to lead enterprise AWS architectures for clients across South Africa and the Middle East & Africa, ensuring scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud solutions.

You will translate business objectives into enterprise-grade cloud architectures, support pre-sales, design migrations, modernization, and cloud transformation programs while mentoring teams and promoting best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years IT infrastructure, cloud architecture, or platform engineering experience.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional required or strongly preferred.
• Deep expertise across AWS services (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, etc.).
• IaC experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.
• Strong DevOps and platform engineering knowledge (Git, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and governance of enterprise-scale AWS solutions.
• Partner with sales and client stakeholders to develop cloud strategies and roadmaps.
• Design highly available, secure, scalable cloud platforms using AWS best practices.
• Define target-state architectures including networking, security, and observability.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, CloudFormation, and CDK.
• Provide architectural leadership for cloud migration, modernization, and serverless initiatives.
• Mentor architects and engineers; stay current with AWS services and cloud-native technologies.

Skills

AWS Expertise

Solution Design

Cloud Governance

Security & Compliance

DevOps Culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Datadog

Job description

Make an impact with NTT DATA

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Cloud Architect (AWS) to partner with enterprise sales, consulting, and delivery teams in designing and positioning scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud solutions for clients across South Africa and the Middle East & Africa. This role serves as the senior technical authority for AWS architecture engagements, providing strategic guidance, solution leadership, and architectural governance across the full cloud lifecycle.

The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders, translating business objectives into enterprise-grade cloud architectures while supporting pre‑sales activities, solution design, migration strategies, modernization initiatives, and cloud transformation programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and technical governance of enterprise‑scale AWS solutions.
• Partner with sales and client stakeholders to develop compelling cloud strategies, solution architectures, and transformation roadmaps.
• Design highly available, resilient, secure, and scalable cloud platforms using AWS best practices and Well‑Architected Framework principles.
• Define target‑state architectures covering networking, security, identity, observability, automation, disaster recovery, and operational excellence.
• Develop and promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.
• Provide architectural leadership for cloud migration, application modernisation, containerisation, and serverless initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, security, and application teams to implement CI/CD and platform automation strategies.
• Drive cloud security, compliance, governance, and FinOps best practices.
• Perform architecture reviews and provide technical oversight throughout solution delivery.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, presenting technical solutions to executive, business, and technical audiences.
• Mentor architects and engineers while contributing to cloud capability development and thought leadership.
• Stay current with emerging AWS services, industry trends, and cloud‑native technologies.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud architecture, or platform engineering, with at least 5 years focused on AWS.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (required or strongly preferred). Additional AWS Specialty certifications are advantageous.
• Deep expertise across AWS services including VPC, Transit Gateway, EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, Organizations, CloudWatch, Route 53, and AWS Backup.
• Strong experience designing enterprise networking, identity, security, and governance architectures within AWS.
• Hands‑on expertise with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and/from AWS CDK.
• Strong understanding of DevOps and platform engineering practices, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and automation frameworks.
• Experience implementing cloud security controls, compliance frameworks, and operational monitoring solutions.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, solution presentation, and documentation skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience leading large‑scale cloud migration and modernisation programmes.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform in hybrid or multi‑cloud environments.
• Experience with serverless architectures, event‑driven systems, and cloud‑native application patterns.
• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, or Splunk.
• Background in software development or scripting using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages.
• Experience with cloud financial management (FinOps), cost optimisation, and cloud governance frameworks.
• Experience supporting pre‑sales, solution consulting, RFP responses, and executive‑level client engagements.
• Experience supporting complex sales pursuits, RFP/RFI responses, solution workshops, and executive‑level client presentations.

Workplace type

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise‑scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centres and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organisations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centres as well as established and start‑up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us.