Cloud Solutions Architect

About the role

This is a strategic leadership opportunity for a seasoned cloud infrastructure professional to drive the design, delivery and management of enterprise-grade public, hybrid and private cloud environments across AWS, Microsoft Azure and on-premises virtualization platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop the Cloud Engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, automation and AI adoption.
• Own end-to-end cloud migration and modernization initiatives, and oversee system integration of cloud platforms, applications and infrastructure.
• Manage project planning, delivery, timelines, resources, risks and stakeholder expectations.
• Architect and implement scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, hybrid and private clouds.
• Drive platform engineering with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps and open-source technologies.
• Oversee cloud operations, high availability, efficiency and adherence to customer SLAs.
• Champion automation and AI-driven solutions, and improve security, performance, reliability and cost via FinOps.
• Support sales and business development on technical proposals and bids, and act as a technical advisor to customers and partners.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline.
• 12+ years in IT infrastructure, including at least 5 years in cloud technologies and 3 years in team leadership.
• Proven experience in enterprise system integration, large-scale cloud migrations and infrastructure modernization.
• Understanding of AI-driven infrastructure management and an automation-first mindset.
• Experience in service delivery, customer engagement and managing service-level commitments.

Required skills

• Strong hands-on expertise in AWS, Microsoft Azure, hybrid and private cloud, including on-premises virtualization.
• Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevOps and platform engineering; strong open-source knowledge.
• FinOps principles and cloud cost optimization.
• Knowledge of monitoring, backup, security and cloud cost management tools is an advantage; AWS, Azure, VMware, ITIL or project management certifications are an advantage.