Cloud Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities

Lead architecture for net-new and modernization initiatives across AWS and Azure (multi-cloud, hybrid, and edge patterns)
Produce HLDs/LLDs, reference architectures, sequence diagrams, and decision records
Select cloud-native services vs. containers vs. serverless vs. Kubernetes based on workload fit, cost, performance, resilience, and compliance
Design for multi-account/subscription patterns (landing zones, networking, IAM/Entra ID, governance, policies) Lead hands-on build and migration: infrastructure-as-code, pipelines, landing zones, networking, security controls, observability
Container and serverless delivery: EKS/AKS, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, Azure Functions, event-driven architectures Disaster Recovery and Redundancy Plans
Embed security-by-design
Implement guardrails: AWS Control Tower / Azure Landing Zone Accelerator
Collaborate with Security/Compliance on CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, POPIA
Architect and implement monitoring, logging, tracing, SLO/SLA, alerting, runbooks, autoscaling, backup/DR, and testing
Run architecture workshops and PoCs
Provide technical leadership and mentoring
Document solution decisions and present to forums
Cost review and optimization for cloud workloads

Minimim Qualification Required

Minimum Experience

5-10+ years in cloud engineering/architecture with production delivery in both AWS and Azure
5-10+ years in cloud engineering/architecture with production delivery in hybrid environments
Strong understanding of network protocols, such as IPv4, OSPF, BGP, DNS, DHCP, and VLANS
Experience with network troubleshooting using tools like ping, traceroute, Wireshark, and other diagnostic utilities Experience with network security, including firewalls, VPNs, NAT, access control lists (ACLs), and intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS)
Must have a broad understanding SD WAN and MPLS networks
Must be proficient in both verbal and written communication in English
Extensive knowledge of cloud networking (AWS, Azure, etc.) is an advantage
Monitoring performance and health across environments and various products

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