Senior Cloud Architect – Energy Infrastructure (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Certifications funding

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design and implement scalable cloud-based solutions for the energy sector. You will work remotely with a globally distributed team, translating client requirements into robust architectural blueprints across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in IT infrastructure and a strong background in cloud architecture, security, IAM, and networking, with IaC and container tech experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in IT infrastructure and solutions architecture, 4+ years cloud focus.
• Proven experience designing, deploying complex cloud solutions in production.
• Deep understanding of cloud networking, security, IAM, data storage.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM).
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect enterprise cloud solutions for energy sector focusing on reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Gather requirements from clients, assess infra, define migration strategies.
• Develop architectural designs: network topology, compute, storage, security.
• Provide technical leadership to implementation teams during projects.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services and technologies for client needs.
• Develop PoCs and conduct feasibility studies.
• Create architecture diagrams, design specs, and runbooks.
• Stay current with cloud tech and regulatory requirements in energy.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Networking

Security

Communication

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design and implement scalable cloud-based solutions for the energy sector. You will work remotely with a globally distributed team, translating client requirements into robust architectural blueprints across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in IT infrastructure and a strong background in cloud architecture, security, IAM, and networking, with IaC and container tech experience.