Remote Senior Cloud Architect - Global Cloud Innovation

Placements24; Kempton Park; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Remote-friendly benefits

Performance-based bonuses

Flexible work environment

Professional development opportunities

Global collaborative team

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of cloud architectures for global enterprise clients. This fully remote role emphasizes scalability, security and cost efficiency, with an emphasis on IaC practices and best-in-class engineering collaboration.

You will mentor engineers, drive migrations, and continuously evaluate new cloud technologies while communicating complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years IT experience with at least 5 years in cloud architecture.
• Proven design/implementation experience on AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Deep knowledge of cloud networking, security, compute, storage and databases.
• Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Scripting (Python, Bash) and IaC tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication in a remote setting.
• Relevant cloud certifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of cloud-based solutions across major providers.
• Develop architectural blueprints, diagrams and documentation.
• Translate business needs into technical cloud requirements.
• Advise on migration strategies, optimization and cost management.
• Ensure security, compliance and reliability of architectures.
• Develop IaC using Terraform/CloudFormation.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and services.
• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud issues and resolve swiftly.
• Stay updated on cloud trends and DevOps advancements.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS

Azure

GCP

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of cloud architectures for global enterprise clients. This fully remote role emphasizes scalability, security and cost efficiency, with an emphasis on IaC practices and best-in-class engineering collaboration.

You will mentor engineers, drive migrations, and continuously evaluate new cloud technologies while communicating complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.