Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Remote (South Africa)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Comprehensive health insurance

Performance-based bonuses

Stock options

Continuous learning & certifications

Home office stipend

Flexible working hours

Cloud transformation projects

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Remote Solutions Architect to design and deliver scalable cloud architectures for diverse clients from a remote setup across South Africa. You will lead architecture discussions, create detailed designs, and guide development and operations teams through implementation.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in IT architecture with 5+ years in cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), strong networking, security, IaC skills, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 8+ years in IT architecture with at least 5 years focusing on cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale cloud architectures.
• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS/Azure/Kubernetes) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, high-availability, secure cloud solutions.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Create architecture diagrams and deployment documentation.
• Provide technical leadership to development and operations teams.
• Conduct PoCs to evaluate new technologies.
• Identify risks and optimize cloud design and costs.
• Stay current with cloud trends and best practices.
• Contribute to cloud architecture framework and standards.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Remote collaboration

Networking & security knowledge

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ans

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Remote Solutions Architect to design and deliver scalable cloud architectures for diverse clients from a remote setup across South Africa. You will lead architecture discussions, create detailed designs, and guide development and operations teams through implementation.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in IT architecture with 5+ years in cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), strong networking, security, IaC skills, and excellent communication.