Remote Senior Cloud Architect - Lead Secure, Scalable Cloud

Placements24; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Home office stipend

Flexible hours

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to lead scalable, secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This remote-first role requires deep expertise in microservices, containers, serverless, and IaC, with a track record of enterprise-grade deployments.

You will shape cloud strategy, governance, and cost management while mentoring a distributed team and guiding migrations in a remote, globally distributed environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years IT architecture experience with at least 5 years in cloud architecture.
• Proven track record designing on AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, containers, and serverless tech.
• Expertise in network design, security, and data management in cloud environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to lead discussions in a remote setting.
• Relevant cloud certifications are desirable.
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Develop cloud strategy, roadmap, and governance.
• Lead technical direction for cloud-native development and migrations.
• Collaborate with dev, ops, and security teams for successful deployments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior staff.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies to enhance offerings.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues.
• Ensure cloud security and regulatory compliance.
• Optimize cloud spending and resource utilization.
• Document architectural decisions and procedures.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

AWS

Azure

GCP

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes

Serverless

IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to lead scalable, secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This remote-first role requires deep expertise in microservices, containers, serverless, and IaC, with a track record of enterprise-grade deployments.

You will shape cloud strategy, governance, and cost management while mentoring a distributed team and guiding migrations in a remote, globally distributed environment.