Principal - Architecture Job Johannesburg area,South Africa,IT/Tech

Key Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor to client leadership and technical teams on AWS cloud strategy architecture and best practices

Lead cloud assessments readiness evaluations and roadmap development for AWS adoption and optimization

Design secure scalable and cost-effective AWS architectures for new workloads migrations and hybrid environments

Provide technical leadership during cloud transformation initiatives including application modernization and replatforming

Collaborate with Dev Ops security and infrastructure teams to ensure end to end solution integrity

Conduct architecture reviews risk assessments and performance tuning for AWS workloads

Guide clients on governance compliance and operational excellence in the AWS cloud

Support business case development TCO analysis and cloud cost optimization strategies

Stay current with AWS service updates and emerging cloud technologies to inform client recommendations

Mentor internal teams and contribute to knowledge sharing and capability building

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s / master’s degree in computer science engineering or related field

12 years of experience in IT with at least 3-5 years in AWS cloud architecture and consulting roles

Strong understanding of AWS core services EC2 S3 VPC IAM RDS Lambda ECSEKS Cloud Formation etc

Experience with cloud migration modernization strategies rehost replatform refactor and tools AWS Migration Hub DMS etc

Familiarity with AWS best practices and methodologies such as Well

Architected Framework AWS CAF security best practices and compliance standards

Working knowledge of software engineering and Dev Ops

Excellent communication stakeholder management and presentation skills

Ability to engage and advise senior and executive leadership

Experience of working in Banking or Financial Services or Insurance regulatory environments

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