Senior Cloud Architect - AWS Specialist

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 1,928,000 - 2,892,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive-level compensation

Full remote employment

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development budget

Work with cutting-edge cloud tech

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect with deep AWS expertise for a fully remote architecture team. You will define cloud strategy, set architectural standards, and guide engineering through best practices adoption to build scalable, secure cloud solutions aligned with business goals.

The role requires leading cloud migrations, evaluating new services, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize cost, performance, and security in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's preferred.
• 10+ years of IT infrastructure and architecture experience, with at least 5 years on AWS.
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale cloud solutions on AWS.
• Deep understanding of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudFormation.
• Expertise in infrastructure as code, containerization, and microservices architectures.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and document highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Develop and enforce cloud architectural standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to meet requirements.
• Provide technical leadership on cloud migration strategies.
• Evaluate and recommend new cloud services to optimize performance, cost, and security.
• Lead troubleshooting for complex cloud infrastructure issues and provide recommendations.

Skills

AWS expertise

Infrastructure as code

Containerization

Microservices

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

EC2

S3

IAM

VPC

Job description

About the Role

Our client is looking for a visionary Senior Cloud Architect with deep expertise in AWS to join their fully remote architecture team. This critical role involves designing and overseeing the implementation of complex, scalable, and secure cloud solutions that align with business objectives. You will be responsible for defining cloud strategy, setting architectural standards, and guiding engineering teams through the adoption of best practices. This is an outstanding opportunity for a seasoned architect to shape the future of cloud infrastructure in a dynamic, remote-first organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and document highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS.
• Develop and enforce cloud architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across the organization.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure cloud solutions meet all requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on cloud migration strategies and implementations.
• Evaluate and recommend new cloud services and technologies to optimize performance, cost, and security.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex cloud infrastructure issues and provide expert recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and architecture, with at least 5 years focused on AWS.
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale cloud solutions on AWS.
• Deep understanding of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudFormation.
• Expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC), containerization, and microservices architectures.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

• Highly competitive executive-level compensation package.
• Full remote employment opportunity with global collaboration.
• Premium health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Significant budget for professional development, conferences, and training.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies.