Senior Cloud Architect - AWS & Azure Leader

Placements24; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Professional growth opportunities

Equipment provided (laptop & phone)

Bonuses

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design scalable, secure cloud infrastructures and guide digital transformation on AWS and Azure. You will lead architecture, define standards, and mentor engineers.

Required expertise includes IaC, containerization with Kubernetes, and strong security. Hybrid stakeholder collaboration and strategic thinking are essential for delivering cost-effective cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years IT infra experience, 5+ years cloud architecture/implementation (AWS/Azure).
• Proven experience designing/deploying large-scale cloud environments.
• Expertise in cloud networking, storage, compute, databases.
• Hands-on with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Proficient with containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong cloud security practices & excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud solutions on AWS/Azure for scalable, secure architectures.
• Create architectural blueprints, standards, and deployment best practices.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and business teams to translate requirements.
• Lead migration of on-premises infrastructure to the cloud.
• Implement and manage IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Configure and manage Kubernetes-based container orchestration.
• Ensure robust security, IAM, and data protection in the cloud.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Evaluate and recommend new cloud technologies and services.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure as Code

Containerization

Cloud security

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design scalable, secure cloud infrastructures and guide digital transformation on AWS and Azure. You will lead architecture, define standards, and mentor engineers.

Required expertise includes IaC, containerization with Kubernetes, and strong security. Hybrid stakeholder collaboration and strategic thinking are essential for delivering cost-effective cloud solutions.