Remote Lead Cloud Solutions Architect (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Placements24; Pietermaritzburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive health benefits

Stock options

Annual performance bonus

Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to design and drive cloud strategies for enterprise clients. You will lead architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring security, scalability and cost efficiency in a fully remote, globally distributed team.

You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into robust technical designs, and oversee migrations, DR and compliance programs, while staying ahead of cloud innovations and best practices.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree or equivalent in IT, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years IT infrastructure experience with 7+ years in cloud architecture.
• Proven ability to design large-scale, mission-critical cloud solutions across AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, security, compute, storage and databases.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and infrastructure as code (Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation).

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design of scalable, secure cloud solutions across major platforms.
• Develop cloud adoption strategies and migration plans for enterprise clients.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical specifications.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering and operations teams throughout projects.
• Define best practices for cloud infrastructure, security, cost management, and compliance.
• Mentor junior architects and engineers and drive a culture of learning and innovation.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Develop and deliver technical proposals and presentations to clients.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS/Azure/GCP

Leadership

DevOps

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform/CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to design and drive cloud strategies for enterprise clients. You will lead architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring security, scalability and cost efficiency in a fully remote, globally distributed team.

You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into robust technical designs, and oversee migrations, DR and compliance programs, while staying ahead of cloud innovations and best practices.