Remote Lead Cloud Architect: Scale & Secure FinTech Infra

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

Remote work stipend

Training & certifications access

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Architect for a fully remote role based in South Africa. You will shape the cloud strategy, design scalable and secure infrastructure, and guide a distributed team of cloud engineers across the organization.

You will drive modernization with IaC, CI/CD, and best practices, while balancing cost, security, and reliability in a fast-moving fintech environment. A hands-on leadership style and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT infrastructure and cloud architecture with leadership experience
• Designing and managing large-scale cloud environments on AWS and/or Azure
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, microservices and serverless computing
• IaC tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates
• Strong cloud security, networking and identity management
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation
• Excellent leadership, communication and problem solving
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; cloud certs desirable

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the cloud architecture strategy
• Lead design of scalable, secure, highly available cloud infra on AWS/Azure
• Architect solutions with microservices, Kubernetes, and serverless tech
• Establish cloud governance, security, and cost management
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver cloud services
• Mentor and guide cloud engineers and architects
• Drive IaC and CI/CD adoption
• Evaluate new cloud services to enhance platform capabilities
• Troubleshoot complex cloud issues and ensure resilience
• Communicate architectural decisions and vision to stakeholders

Skills

Leadership

Team communication

Problem solving

Cloud architecture

DevOps

CI/CD

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Architect for a fully remote role based in South Africa. You will shape the cloud strategy, design scalable and secure infrastructure, and guide a distributed team of cloud engineers across the organization.

You will drive modernization with IaC, CI/CD, and best practices, while balancing cost, security, and reliability in a fast-moving fintech environment. A hands-on leadership style and strong communication are essential.