Senior Cloud Solutions Architect Lead — Scalable, Secure Infra

Placements24; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical aid

Annual bonus

Learning & certifications

State-of-the-art technology

Transport allowance

On-site canteen

Job summary

Placements24 in Rustenburg is seeking a Principal Cloud Solutions Architect to lead cloud strategy and delivery. You will design, implement, and optimize scalable cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring security, cost-efficiency, and high availability.

You will mentor engineering teams, drive cloud best practices, and partner with business units to translate complex requirements into robust architectures. Office-based role with opportunities to work on cutting-edge cloud projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years IT experience, with at least 5 years in cloud architecture.
• Proven track record across AWS, Azure, or GCP deployments.
• Strong IaC, scripting (Python/Bash), and automation skills.
• Experience with CI/CD, containers, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure cloud solutions.
• Develop cloud architecture roadmaps aligned with business goals.
• Lead technical design of cloud infrastructure and apps.
• Mentor architects and engineers across teams.
• Ensure security, cost control, and performance optimization.
• Document architectures with diagrams and specs.
• Drive cloud adoption and best practices across org.
• Collaborate with dev, ops, and business units.

Skills

Cloud architecture

IaC

Python

Bash

CI/CD

Leadership

Networking

Security

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

CloudFormation

Azure

AWS

GCP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 in Rustenburg is seeking a Principal Cloud Solutions Architect to lead cloud strategy and delivery. You will design, implement, and optimize scalable cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring security, cost-efficiency, and high availability.

You will mentor engineering teams, drive cloud best practices, and partner with business units to translate complex requirements into robust architectures. Office-based role with opportunities to work on cutting-edge cloud projects.