Senior Cloud Solutions Architect & Strategy Lead

Placements24; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive compensation

Medical coverage

Generous leave

Professional growth

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect in Polokwane, Limpopo to set and manage the cloud infrastructure strategy. You will design, implement, and optimize scalable, secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, directing a team of cloud engineers and collaborating with development and operations teams.

The role demands deep expertise in cloud architecture patterns, infrastructure as code, and DevOps practices, with strong stakeholder management and strategic thinking.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years IT infrastructure, with 5+ years in cloud architecture and engineering.
• Proven experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and optimize cloud solutions across platforms.
• Lead IaC efforts and CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery.
• Provide technical leadership to cloud teams and stakeholders.
• Ensure security, compliance, and cost efficiency in the cloud.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevOps practices

Leadership

Communication

Scripting

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect in Polokwane, Limpopo to set and manage the cloud infrastructure strategy. You will design, implement, and optimize scalable, secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, directing a team of cloud engineers and collaborating with development and operations teams.

The role demands deep expertise in cloud architecture patterns, infrastructure as code, and DevOps practices, with strong stakeholder management and strategic thinking.