Senior Cloud Architect – Hybrid, Strategy & IaC Leadership

Placements24; Richards Bay; Híbrido; ZAR 1.200.000 - 2.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work model

Health benefits

Retirement fund contributions

Annual performance bonuses

Professional growth and certifications

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, seeks a Principal Cloud Architect to define and execute the cloud strategy across the organization. You will own end-to-end cloud architecture for scalable, secure, and cost-efficient solutions; lead engineering teams and collaborate with business units to drive digital transformation.

The role requires deep expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP, IaC with Terraform/Ansible, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, along with strong leadership and communication

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Eng, or related field; Master's preferred.
• 10+ years IT experience with at least 6 years in cloud architecture.
• Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, IaC tools.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• AWS/Azure certifications desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, and manage complex cloud architectures on major cloud platforms.
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform and Ansible.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Advise on cloud security, compliance, and governance.
• Mentor junior architects and engineers.
• Document architectures comprehensively.
• Collaborate with development teams for scalable deployments.
• Evaluate and adopt new cloud technologies.

Conocimientos

Cloud architecture

DevOps practices

CI/CD pipelines

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Herramientas

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker Swarm

CloudFormation

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, seeks a Principal Cloud Architect to define and execute the cloud strategy across the organization. You will own end-to-end cloud architecture for scalable, secure, and cost-efficient solutions; lead engineering teams and collaborate with business units to drive digital transformation.

The role requires deep expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP, IaC with Terraform/Ansible, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, along with strong leadership and communication