Remote Lead Cloud Architect: Strategy, Migration & Governance

Placements24; George; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Flexible hours

Professional development funding

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to define and drive the company’s cloud strategy in a remote-first IT department. You will design and govern scalable cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, lead migrations from on-premises, and mentor engineering teams to optimize performance, security, and cost.

This role requires strong communication with stakeholders and a proactive mindset for innovation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Cloud Solutions Architect or senior tech lead.
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms and services (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience with containers, microservices, and remote collaboration.
• Cloud certifications in requirements (e.g., AWS/Azure).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud architecture on AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Establish cloud governance, security policies, and best practices.
• Lead migration of on-premises systems to the cloud.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams on cloud adoption.
• Evaluate services to meet business needs.
• Monitor environments for performance, security, and cost-efficiency.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Leadership

Communication

Remote collaboration

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to define and drive the company’s cloud strategy in a remote-first IT department. You will design and govern scalable cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, lead migrations from on-premises, and mentor engineering teams to optimize performance, security, and cost.

This role requires strong communication with stakeholders and a proactive mindset for innovation.