Remote Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - AWS/Azure/GCP

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Flexible hours

Home office stipend

Stock options

Professional development

Health insurance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to join a remote-first team driving digital transformation. You will design scalable, secure cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and mentor engineers in best practices.

You will define cloud strategy, produce architectural blueprints, assess legacy systems for migration, and ensure high availability with robust security. This role offers flexible hours and a collaborative, global environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 8 years IT experience with at least 5 years in cloud architecture and design.
• Extensive experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP core services.
• Proficiency in Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Strong microservices, containerization, and serverless understanding.
• Excellent networking, security, and data-management knowledge in cloud.
• Ability to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Define cloud strategy and roadmap with cross-functional teams.
• Create architectural blueprints, docs, and best practices.
• Assess existing apps/infrastructure for cloud migration opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams.
• Evaluate new cloud services to improve performance and cost-efficiency.
• Troubleshoot cloud-related issues and ensure high availability/DR.
• Mentor junior team members on cloud best practices.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Microservices

Containerization

Infrastructure as Code

Networking & security in cloud

Technical leadership

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to join a remote-first team driving digital transformation. You will design scalable, secure cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and mentor engineers in best practices.

You will define cloud strategy, produce architectural blueprints, assess legacy systems for migration, and ensure high availability with robust security. This role offers flexible hours and a collaborative, global environment.