Cloud Solution Architect

Job Purpose

To provide overall application systems design and balance requirements against resource utilisation and architectural factors and in line with the business strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in the Company Culture building initiatives
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Identify opportunities to improve or enhance processes by identifying and recommending improvements to tools; policies and procedures to add value to the company.
• Deliver operational reports by complying to service level agreements
• Reduce risk by ensuring accuracy of information through compliance with risk and compliance requirements
• Manage production environment through application and checking of processes
• Control cost by managing time and resources
• Develop outputs according to provided specifications through interaction with analysts and designers
• Improve business knowledge through being mentored by business and product specialists
• Develop training material for end users
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters; websites and attending sessions
• Understand and embrace the Company Vision and Values by demonstrating the values through interaction with team and stakeholders
• Ensure that own contribution and participation contributes to the achievement of team goals
• Create and manage own career through guidance and support of management; department and colleagues
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced and certifications obtained and / or maintained within specified time frames
• Ensure knowledge management; continuity and team success through constructive participation in a diverse team and sharing knowledge with team
• Track progress against work plans by providing feedback on own delivery in project feedback sessions
• Utilise resources by complying to organisational and departmental standards and procedures
• Demonstrate understanding of policies; procedures and standards by completing relevant surveys
• Identify risks according to bank and departmental policies and take corrective action according to level of control
• Communicate dependencies to project team

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

Desired Qualification / Skills

Minimum Experience Level

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Technical Knowledge

Job Responsibilities Continue

Crafting strategies for migrating existing applications to the cloud or building new applications that leverage cloud-native technologies.

Designing scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures that utilize services like containers, serverless computing, microservices, and managed cloud services.

Understanding business requirements and translating them into technical specifications for cloud solutions.

Utilizing container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes to manage containerized applications efficiently, including deployment, scaling, and load balancing.

Aligning cloud architecture / designs to security best practices and ensuring compliance with industry regulations and standards.

Optimizing cloud usage to minimize costs while maximizing performance and reliability, which may involve rightsizing resources, leveraging reserved instances, or adopting cost-effective architectures.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams including developers, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.

Staying updated with emerging cloud technologies and best practices through continuous learning, certifications, and participation in industry events and communities.