Executive Placements Cloud Solutions Architect Jobs in South Africa

Executive Placements Cloud Solutions Architect Jobs in South Africa


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  • We’d love for our new addition to be authentic, driven, and professional and filled with purpose, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • The ideal candidate should have experience in designing and implementing cloud architectures, cloud infrastructure, a solid understanding of network security, DevOps principles and a passion to stay current with new technology solutions.

    Essential competencies

  • More than 8 years of experience in a technical role with the last 2-3 years focused on Microsoft cloud solutions, having deployed projects, architecture, design, implementation, and/or support.

  • Proven record of accomplishment of building deep technical relationships with clients.

  • Experience in managing various stakeholder relationships to get consensus on solutions/projects.

  • The ability to solve customer problems through cloud technologies.

  • Acknowledged driving decisions collaboratively, resolving conflicts and ensuring follow through with exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

  • The ability to orchestrate, lead, and influence virtual teams, ensuring successful implementation of customer projects.

  • Technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, virtualisation, architecture designs, database migrations, and technology management.

  • Microsoft Azure certifications in AZ103/AZ300/AZ500

    Advantageous skills

  • Technical experience and knowledge, in two or more data platform cloud solutions – such as Azure, AWS.

  • The technical aptitude and experience to learn new technologies and understand relevant cloud trend.

  • Understanding partner ecosystems and the ability to leverage partner solutions to solve customer needs.

  • Prior work experience in an architectural position, within a technology and solutions driven environment.

  • Valid driver’s license.

    Key responsibilities

  • Understanding customers’ overall
    data centre, IT and business processes, to design implementation and roll-out cloud focused solutions.

  • Application of technical knowledge to architect solutions that meet business and IT needs, creating a data platform and ensuring long term technical viability of Microsoft Azure and/or AWS deployments

  • Ensuring solutions exhibit high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, appropriate reusability and reliability upon deployment

  • Develop deep relationships with the customer’s IT team and provide guidance to enable them to be cloud advocates.

  • To share insights and best practices, as well as connecting with the engineering team to identify and resolve network security matters

  • Collaborate with other engineers in developing complex end-to-end enterprise solutions on Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.

  • Be a Microsoft 365 evangelist with customers, partners and external communities

    Personal attributes

  • A team player, not afraid to show initiative with strong problem solving and decision making skills

  • A customer-focused attitude, with strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Self-motivated with a constant use of one’s own initiative

  • The ability to multi-task and prioritise workload in real-time

  • Passionate about keeping abreast of changes in your chosen area of technology

  • The culture of imparting knowledge to co-workers, regardless of years of experience, and to constantly acquire and adopt knowledge from others

  • Career-focused with the motivation to forge one’s own path to success within a high-performing team

  • The drive to be the best in the industry in every task one undertakes

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; Executive Placements Cloud Solutions Architect Jobs in South Africa

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