Lead Cloud Solutions Architect — Scale, Secure & Optimize

Placements24; Upington; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive compensation

Health & retirement benefits

Professional development

Conferences attendance

Job summary

Placements24 in Upington is seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to design scalable, secure cloud infrastructures across AWS, Azure and GCP. You will translate business requirements into robust cloud solutions and guide technical teams toward optimal cloud strategies aligned with business objectives.

The role emphasizes collaboration with development, operations, and security teams to ensure successful implementation and migration, with leadership in cloud initiatives and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience focused on designing and implementing cloud solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design and architect cloud solutions meeting scalability, reliability, security, and cost targets.
• Evaluate and select cloud services and technologies to implement solutions.
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture documentation, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams for deployment of cloud solutions.
• Provide technical leadership on cloud adoption and migration strategies.
• Identify opportunities for cloud optimization and cost management.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Cloud platforms familiarity

Docker

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as code

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Placements24 in Upington is seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to design scalable, secure cloud infrastructures across AWS, Azure and GCP. You will translate business requirements into robust cloud solutions and guide technical teams toward optimal cloud strategies aligned with business objectives.

The role emphasizes collaboration with development, operations, and security teams to ensure successful implementation and migration, with leadership in cloud initiatives and