Remote Senior Cloud Architect – Lead Transformation

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Professional development budget

Conferences & certifications

Remote work stipend

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect for a fully remote role. You will design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructures to support mission-critical applications, guiding cloud transformation and ensuring security, cost-efficiency, and performance.

You will lead IaC implementations, mentor engineers, and drive best practices across AWS, Azure or GCP environments, in collaboration with a global client base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Eng or related field; master’s preferred.
• Extensive experience designing, implementing, and managing cloud solutions (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Proficiency with IaC tools: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation.
• Strong networking, security, and database knowledge in a cloud context.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS/Azure) preferred.
• Experience with CI/CD and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions on AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to translate business needs into cloud architectures.
• Develop and implement IaC using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Provide leadership on cloud security standards and cost optimization.
• Lead migration of applications/infrastructure to the cloud.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud issues and deliver timely resolutions.
• Produce architecture diagrams and runbooks; maintain technical docs.
• Stay current with cloud technologies and trends.
• Mentor junior engineers and architects.

Skills

Cloud architecture

IaC

Networking

Security

Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD

Remote collaboration

Business value translation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect for a fully remote role. You will design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructures to support mission-critical applications, guiding cloud transformation and ensuring security, cost-efficiency, and performance.

You will lead IaC implementations, mentor engineers, and drive best practices across AWS, Azure or GCP environments, in collaboration with a global client base.