Remote Senior Cloud Architect — Fintech

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

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to join our global fintech client’s fully remote team. You will design, implement, and govern scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP, with a focus on security, reliability, and cost efficiency.

You will lead cloud strategy, oversee migrations from on-prem, and collaborate across engineering, security, and operations to ensure best practices and governance in a remote South Africa environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud architecture for enterprise-scale solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field; Master's is a plus.
• Proven expertise on AWS/Azure/GCP and enterprise cloud design.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure cloud-based solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Define cloud strategy and roadmaps for the organization.
• Lead migration of on-premises apps to the cloud.
• Collaborate with development, operations and security teams to ensure governance and compliance.
• Optimize cloud resources for cost efficiency and performance.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to join our global fintech client’s fully remote team. You will design, implement, and govern scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP, with a focus on security, reliability, and cost efficiency.

You will lead cloud strategy, oversee migrations from on-prem, and collaborate across engineering, security, and operations to ensure best practices and governance in a remote South Africa environment.