Remote Cloud Solutions Architect & Tech Lead

Placements24; Kempton Park; Remote; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Home office allowance

Equipment provided

Professional development & certs

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Performance-based bonuses

Stock options

Flexible leave

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to drive cloud strategy and execution across AWS and Azure. This fully remote role in South Africa requires deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, security, and cost optimization, with a track record leading engineering teams.

You will design scalable solutions, define roadmaps, mentor cloud engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and stay ahead of industry trends to deliver maximum business value for our client.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field; Master's preferred.
• 4+?
• 8+ years in IT infrastructure and cloud computing with 3+ years in a dedicated Solutions Architect role.
• Proven experience designing large-scale solutions on AWS and/or Azure.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM; Azure: Virtual Machines, Blob Storage, Azure Functions, VNet, Azure AD.
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes; IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Scripting languages: Python, Bash.
• Excellent networking, security, and data management in cloud contexts.
• Leadership, communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement enterprise cloud solutions on AWS and/or Azure.
• Define cloud architecture standards, guidelines and roadmaps.
• Lead the development of cloud infrastructure roadmaps and strategies.
• Provide technical leadership to cloud engineering teams.
• Collaborate with development and operations for deployment and management of cloud services.
• Evaluate and adopt new cloud technologies to improve performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for cloud architectures and configurations.
• Conduct performance analysis and optimization of cloud environments.
• Manage cloud security best practices (IAM, network security, data protection).
• Troubleshoot complex cloud issues and translate requirements to technical solutions.
• Stay updated on latest cloud trends and technologies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Independent work

Remote work ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

EC2

S3

RDS

Lambda

VPC

IAM (AWS)

Virtual Machines

Blob Storage

Azure Functions

VNet

Azure AD

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to drive cloud strategy and execution across AWS and Azure. This fully remote role in South Africa requires deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, security, and cost optimization, with a track record leading engineering teams.

You will design scalable solutions, define roadmaps, mentor cloud engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and stay ahead of industry trends to deliver maximum business value for our client.