Remote Senior Cloud Architect - FinTech, IaC & CI/CD

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonuses

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Professional development budget

Flexible working hours

Remote collaboration tools & support

Career growth opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect for a remote-first role in the financial services sector. You will design, implement, and manage scalable, secure cloud infrastructures, and collaborate with engineering, product, and cybersecurity teams to drive cloud adoption and best practices.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in IT infrastructure and cloud, with 4+ years focused on cloud, across major platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and IaC tooling.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years IT infra and cloud architecture, 4+ years in cloud.
• Proven design/deploy on AWS, Azure or GCP.
• IaC with Terraform/Ansible/CloudFormation.
• Docker and Kubernetes expertise.
• Knowledge of cloud security, DR, monitoring and networking.
• Strong communication for remote teamwork; regulatory familiarity.

Aufgaben

• Design and architect enterprise cloud solutions on major platforms for financial services.
• Implement IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation or ARM templates.
• Enforce cloud security standards, compliance, and governance.
• Lead migration of on-prem workloads to the cloud; optimize cost & performance.
• Design CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to resolve issues.
• Provide technical leadership to junior architects in a remote setting.
• Stay current with emerging cloud tech and regulatory considerations.

Kenntnisse

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Security best practices

Remote collaboration

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect for a remote-first role in the financial services sector. You will design, implement, and manage scalable, secure cloud infrastructures, and collaborate with engineering, product, and cybersecurity teams to drive cloud adoption and best practices.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in IT infrastructure and cloud, with 4+ years focused on cloud, across major platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and IaC tooling.