Remote Cloud Solutions Architect — Scalable & Secure

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Performance incentives

Professional development

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct is seeking an experienced Remote Cloud Solutions Architect to design, implement, and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for clients across South Africa. This is a remote-first role offering flexibility to work from anywhere in the country.

You will lead cloud adoption, collaborate with clients and internal teams, and translate business needs into robust architectures on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field.
• Advanced certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are highly valued.
• Minimum of 7 years of IT infrastructure experience, with at least 4 years focused on cloud design and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect cloud solutions for scalability, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop roadmaps for cloud adoption and migration strategies.
• Lead deployment of cloud infrastructure including compute, storage, networking, and security.
• Provide guidance to development and operations teams.
• Optimize cloud environments for performance and cost.
• Maintain documentation for architectures and solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues.
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and assess applicability.
• Collaborate with sales/pre-sales to develop client proposals.
• Ensure security best practices and compliance in all deployments.

Skills

Cloud architecture

IaC tooling

Networking & security

Docker & Kubernetes

Stakeholder management

Remote work independence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

WhatJobs Direct is seeking an experienced Remote Cloud Solutions Architect to design, implement, and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for clients across South Africa. This is a remote-first role offering flexibility to work from anywhere in the country.

You will lead cloud adoption, collaborate with clients and internal teams, and translate business needs into robust architectures on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.