Remote Senior Cloud Architect - Build Secure Cloud

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Development budget and certifications

Conferences and training opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design scalable, resilient cloud infrastructures and translate business needs into technical cloud solutions. You will guide development teams and drive cloud adoption in a fully remote role, focusing on cost-efficient, secure architectures from anywhere in the country.

You will architect on AWS/Azure/GCP, implement IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation, and lead Docker/Kubernetes deployments with robust CI/CD

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 7+ years of IT experience with a strong focus on cloud architecture and implementation.
• Deep expertise in at least one major public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including compute, storage, networking and security.
• Proven experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong infrastructure-as-code knowledge and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure cloud solutions across platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Translate business needs into technical cloud strategies and roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership to development and operations teams.
• Develop and maintain IAM, networking, and security controls.
• Manage infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or CloudFormation; optimize cost and performance.

Skills

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud adoption

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design scalable, resilient cloud infrastructures and translate business needs into technical cloud solutions. You will guide development teams and drive cloud adoption in a fully remote role, focusing on cost-efficient, secure architectures from anywhere in the country.

You will architect on AWS/Azure/GCP, implement IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation, and lead Docker/Kubernetes deployments with robust CI/CD