Remote Principal Cloud Architect for SaaS & Growth

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first team

Career development opportunities

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer for a fully remote role serving a rapidly growing SA SaaS client. The position offers leadership in cloud design, IaC, and CI/CD across major cloud platforms, with mentorship for engineers and strong emphasis on security and scalability.

The ideal candidate combines deep cloud expertise with strategic thinking to drive innovation in a remote-first environment across South Africa.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of IT infrastructure and cloud engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proven IaC experience with Terraform or Ansible.
• Strong Docker and Kubernetes knowledge.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell; CI/CD experience.
• Security, networking, and monitoring in cloud environments.
• Excellent leadership and remote-work abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform or Pulumi.
• Implement and manage container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
• Build and automate CI/CD pipelines for seamless application deployment.
• Ensure the security, reliability, and scalability of the cloud environment.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize solutions.
• Develop and enforce cloud governance policies and best practices.
• Mentor junior cloud engineers and share knowledge across the team.
• Evaluate and integrate new cloud technologies and services.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams for smooth workflows.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization

Kubernetes

Python scripting

Remote leadership

Security & networking

Cloud platform knowledge

Education

Master's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

10+ years IT infra and cloud engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Python/PowerShell scripting

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer for a fully remote role serving a rapidly growing SA SaaS client. The position offers leadership in cloud design, IaC, and CI/CD across major cloud platforms, with mentorship for engineers and strong emphasis on security and scalability.

The ideal candidate combines deep cloud expertise with strategic thinking to drive innovation in a remote-first environment across South Africa.