Solution Architect (Cloud)

SUMMARY:
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.
We are looking for a Cloud Architect to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-month contract role.

The Cloud Architect is responsible for defining, designing, and governing the organisation's cloud strategy, architecture, and implementation roadmap. This role ensures that cloud platforms and services are secure, scalable, resilient, cost-effective, and aligned with business and technology objectives. The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, solution architects, engineering teams, security teams, and technology partners to enable cloud adoption and drive digital transformation initiatives.

POSITION INFO:
What you will be doing: Develop and maintain enterprise cloud architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures. Define cloud adoption roadmaps aligned with business and technology strategies. Evaluate cloud technologies and services to support current and future business requirements. Establish cloud governance frameworks, architecture patterns, and best practices. Design secure, scalable, highly available, and resilient cloud solutions. Provide architectural leadership across cloud transformation, application modernisation, data platforms, AI, and digital initiatives. Review and approve solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards. Support the migration of applications, data, and infrastructure from on-premise to cloud environments. Ensure cloud solutions comply with security, risk, regulatory, and governance requirements. Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement cloud security controls and monitoring. Define cloud identity, access management, encryption, and network security architectures. Support audit, compliance, and risk management activities. Promote cloud operational excellence through automation, monitoring, and observability. Drive cloud cost optimisation and FinOps practices. Establish standards for availability, resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity. Support performance optimisation and capacity planning initiatives. Work closely with business leaders, product owners, engineering teams, and technology partners. Provide architectural guidance during planning, budgeting, and project execution. Present architecture strategies and recommendations to senior management and governance forums. Mentor solution architects, engineers, and technical teams on cloud architecture best practices. What we are looking for: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. Postgraduate qualification is advantageous. 8-12 years of IT experience, including at least 5 years in cloud architecture roles. Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale cloud solutions. Demonstrated experience with cloud migration and application modernisation programmes. Experience working within hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Experience within financial services, banking, insurance, or other highly regulated industries will be advantageous. Experience leading enterprise technology transformation initiatives and technical delivery teams. Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, leadership, and decision-making skills. Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure (Preferred), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Containers & Modern Platforms: Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, Container Security Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks , consider your application unsuccessful. Please note that most of our positions are remote; however, candidates should reside within travelling distance of the client site, as the working arrangements may change depending on business requirements. Follow for the Latest Vacancies Join Psybergate Careers Channel here: