Senior AWS Solutions Architect

Cloud Bridge Tech Recruitment; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment company in Gauteng is seeking a Senior AWS Solutions Architect to join its expanding team. The role involves hands-on delivery within project teams, designing and implementing AWS solutions. You will provide technical leadership, mentor junior members, and ensure the success of production environments. Ideal candidates should have substantial AWS experience, proven track in AWS deployments, and strong communication skills. Benefits include paid time-off, company bonus scheme, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

25 Days Paid Time-off

Company Bonus Scheme

Flexible Working

Private Health Insurance

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience designing and deploying AWS solutions.
• Strong hands-on experience migrating workloads into AWS.
• Proven experience delivering AWS projects end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable AWS solutions.
• Work closely with clients to understand business requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members.

Skills

AWS EC2

AWS S3

AWS RDS

AWS Lambda

AWS CloudFormation

AWS IAM

AWS security best practices

Infrastructure as Code

CloudWatch

Networking

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

Cloud certifications

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job description

Cloud Bridge, recognised as AWS's Rising Star Partner of the Year in 2023 (EMEA) and 2022 (UK&I), is expanding globally and looking for a Senior AWS Solutions Architect to join our high‑growth partner team.

This is a hands‑on delivery role that will be embedded within project delivery teams. Your responsibilities will include designing, building, implementing, migrating, and troubleshooting AWS environments, while providing technical leadership, mentorship, and best‑practice guidance to clients and internal teams.

Key responsibilities

• Work closely with clients to understand their business requirements and design customised solutions using AWS services and technologies.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure AWS solutions, utilising best practices and industry standards.
• Act as a hands‑on technical contributor within project teams, directly implementing AWS infrastructure, migrations, and modernisation activities in customer environments.
• Lead and execute AWS migration activities, including server, database, and application migrations using services such as AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), DMS, and related tooling.
• Work with DevOps teams to implement automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code, using tools such as CloudFormation and Terraform.
• Ensure solutions are optimised for performance, availability, and cost, and provide recommendations for cost optimisation and resource utilisation.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional delivery teams, working directly alongside engineers, PMs, and customers to deliver production‑ready AWS solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members and participate in knowledge‑sharing and training initiatives.
• Stay current with AWS technologies, best practices, and industry trends, and provide thought leadership and guidance to clients and internal teams.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and operational procedures.
• Participate in pre‑sales activities such as scoping and estimation where required, while remaining primarily accountable for post‑signature technical delivery and implementation.

Essential skills

• At least 5 years of experience designing and deploying AWS solutions, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, CloudFront, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, and IAM.
• At least 5 years of technical experience with cloud technologies and/or on‑premise infrastructure.
• Proven experience delivering AWS projects end‑to‑end, including building, configuring, deploying, and supporting production AWS environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience migrating workloads into AWS, including planning, executing, validating, and supporting migrations using tools such as AWS MGN and AWS Transform.
• Strong understanding of AWS architecture and services, including networking, security, storage, and compute.
• Experience designing and implementing highly available, fault‑tolerant, and scalable solutions on AWS.
• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, including IAM policies, encryption, and network security.
• Hands‑on experience writing, deploying, and maintaining infrastructure as code using CloudFormation and/or Terraform in live customer environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.

Desirable qualifications

• AWS certifications, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or AWS Certified Developer Associate.
• Experience with containerisation technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with serverless technologies, such as AWS Lambda and API Gateway.
• Experience with data analytics and big data technologies, such as AWS Redshift, EMR, and Athena.
• Experience with automation and scripting tools, such as Python, PowerShell, and Bash.
• Experience working within an IT Professional Services or Managed Services provider.
• Experience working with cybersecurity vendors including Fortinet, SentinelOne, Palo Alto, and CrowdStrike.

What this role is

• A hands‑on AWS delivery role embedded in project teams.
• A mix of design and deep technical implementation.
• Owning the success of customer environments in production.

What this role is not

• A pure pre‑sales or bid support role.
• An architecture‑only or governance‑only position.
• A role where others do the implementation for you.

Benefits

• 25 Days Paid Time‑off
• Birthday Leave
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Flexible Working
• Early Friday Finish (Monthly)
• Company Laptop and Peripherals
• Company Sabbatical Scheme
• Personalised Training & Development Plan
• Annual Wellness Allowance
• Company Events
• Private Health Insurance
• Wellbeing Support
• Mental Health Champions
• Calm App Subscription
• Volunteer Days