Senior Cloud Architect - Scale, Secure & Innovate

3520 Kyndryl South Africa; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Professional development opportunities

Cloud certifications

Exposure to large-scale cloud projects

Job summary

Kyndryl South Africa is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to lead the design and implementation of cloud strategies in Soweto, Gauteng. You will focus on scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions, collaborating with development and operations teams to deliver high-performing architectures.

The role requires 7+ years in IT architecture with a strong cloud background, proficiency across AWS, Azure and GCP, and expertise in Docker/Kubernetes and IaC tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of IT architecture experience with a strong cloud focus.
• Experience designing and deploying complex solutions on AWS, Azure and GCP.
• In-depth cloud knowledge: compute, storage, networking, databases and security.
• Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation (IaC).
• Strong containerization knowledge (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, reliable, and secure cloud solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Lead evaluation and selection of cloud services to meet business requirements.
• Develop migration plans to move existing apps and infrastructure to the cloud.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams for ongoing management.
• Provide technical leadership on cloud best practices, governance, and cost optimization.
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and recommend innovations.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Microservices

Containerization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Kyndryl South Africa is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to lead the design and implementation of cloud strategies in Soweto, Gauteng. You will focus on scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions, collaborating with development and operations teams to deliver high-performing architectures.

The role requires 7+ years in IT architecture with a strong cloud background, proficiency across AWS, Azure and GCP, and expertise in Docker/Kubernetes and IaC tools.