Senior Cloud Architect - Remote-First, Scale & Secure

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Home office stipend

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an accomplished Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to join a fully remote team. You will design, implement, and manage scalable, secure cloud infrastructures across leading platforms, translating complex requirements into effective architectural designs.

The role emphasizes cloud governance, DevOps practices, and mentoring engineers in a remote-first environment, driving innovation and digital transformation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field.
• 5+ years of cloud architecture experience.
• Experience across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• Strong DevOps and security fundamentals.
• Excellent remote collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect highly available, scalable, and secure cloud solutions on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Develop and implement infrastructure-as-code strategies using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Lead migration of applications to the cloud with minimal disruption.
• Establish cloud governance, security best practices, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize cloud performance and cost-efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to cloud engineers.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Remote collaboration

Leadership

Security fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an accomplished Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to join a fully remote team. You will design, implement, and manage scalable, secure cloud infrastructures across leading platforms, translating complex requirements into effective architectural designs.

The role emphasizes cloud governance, DevOps practices, and mentoring engineers in a remote-first environment, driving innovation and digital transformation across the organization.