Onsite Cloud Solutions Architect

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About the role

  • Cloud Solutions Architect at MiWay delivers secure, scalable AWS and Azure solutions. Responsible for architecture, implementation, and operationalization in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end architecture and delivery of secure, scalable, and cost-optimized AWS and Azure solutions.
  • Partner with business, security, and engineering to translate requirements into cloud-native architectures and lead hands-on implementation, automation, migration, and operationalization.
  • 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.
  • Embed security-by-design.
  • 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.
  • Document solution decisions and present to forums.
  • Cost review and optimization for cloud workloads.

Requirements

  • Grade 12 Senior Certificate
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science/information systems or equivalent
  • AWS: Solutions Architect – Professional
  • Azure: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • 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

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible working hours
  • Paid time off

Job title

Cloud Solutions Architect

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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