Senior Remote Cloud Architect — Enterprise-Scale Solutions

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 2,305,000 - 3,129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Technology stipend

Continuous learning and certifications

Job summary

Placements24 is recruiting a Remote Cloud Solutions Architect to lead the design of scalable, secure cloud solutions for enterprise clients. You will architect on AWS/Azure/GCP, implement IaC, and guide teams across product management, engineering, and sales.

The role requires 7+ years in software architecture with cloud focus, strong microservices and distributed systems knowledge, and excellent communication for global collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software architecture with 4+ years in cloud solutions.
• Proven experience on AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Strong microservices, RESTful APIs, distributed systems.
• Remote, globally distributed teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, high-availability cloud solutions.
• Develop cloud adoption roadmaps for enterprises.
• Define infra requirements: compute, storage, networking, security.
• Implement IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Architect containers with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Mentor engineering teams and drive best practices.
• Ensure security practices in cloud architectures.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Placements24 is recruiting a Remote Cloud Solutions Architect to lead the design of scalable, secure cloud solutions for enterprise clients. You will architect on AWS/Azure/GCP, implement IaC, and guide teams across product management, engineering, and sales.

The role requires 7+ years in software architecture with cloud focus, strong microservices and distributed systems knowledge, and excellent communication for global collaboration.