Remote Senior Cloud Architect: Multi-Cloud & DevOps Leader

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

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design, implement and govern scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure and GCP. The role emphasizes microservices, containerization, and DevOps in a fully remote setting within South Africa.

You will collaborate with engineering, product and sales to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions, mentor engineers, and drive cloud best practices and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; master's preferred.
• 7+ years in IT infrastructure with 5+ years in cloud architecture and design.
• Hands-on with AWS, Azure, GCP and related services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure.
• Define cloud strategies, roadmaps, and architectural blueprints.
• Provide technical leadership on best practices and security.
• Lead cost optimization and performance improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide DevOps practices.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and IaC automation.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and governance in the cloud.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across remote environments.
• Evaluate and integrate new cloud technologies and services.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Microservices

DevOps practices

Scripting (Python, Bash)

CI/CD

Problem solving

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree is a plus

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design, implement and govern scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure and GCP. The role emphasizes microservices, containerization, and DevOps in a fully remote setting within South Africa.

You will collaborate with engineering, product and sales to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions, mentor engineers, and drive cloud best practices and cost optimization.