Remote Cloud Solutions Architect — Lead Global Infra & IaC

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Fully remote work

Health, dental, vision insurance

Professional development budget

Home office stipend

Company-provided hardware

Global project exposure

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Remote Cloud Solutions Architect to design, deploy and manage scalable cloud environments for a global client base. You will lead architecture decisions, drive IaC implementation, and collaborate with engineering and product teams from anywhere in the world.

The role emphasizes AWS/Azure/GCP proficiency, containerization, and strong security and networking expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 7+ years IT infrastructure experience, 4+ years cloud-focused.
• Proficient with major cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with containers and CI/CD pipelines is essential.
• Strong networking, security, and cloud data management knowledge.
• Excellent remote communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design highly available, scalable, secure cloud solutions.
• Develop migration strategies from on-prem to cloud.
• Implement IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Provide guidance on cloud best practices, security, and cost optimization.
• Lead collaboration with development and operations teams.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud issues and implement fixes.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Networking

Security principles

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Remote Cloud Solutions Architect to design, deploy and manage scalable cloud environments for a global client base. You will lead architecture decisions, drive IaC implementation, and collaborate with engineering and product teams from anywhere in the world.

The role emphasizes AWS/Azure/GCP proficiency, containerization, and strong security and networking expertise.