Senior Systems Architect

About the position

Senior Cloud Architect (Azure)
Long-term Azure Cloud Contract within an Enterprise Technology Environment
Hybrid (KZN) | Cloud Architecture | Contract | R1000 - R1300 per hour

About Our Client
Our client is a well-established, technology-driven organisation delivering enterprise-scale solutions across complex cloud environments. They are recognised for strong technical standards, collaborative delivery teams, and a long-term approach to platform and architecture design. This engagement offers the opportunity to make meaningful architectural impact on large, business-critical systems.

The Role: Senior Cloud Architect (Azure)
The Senior Cloud Architect will be responsible for defining, governing, and guiding Azure-based cloud architectures across the organisation. This senior contract role focuses on architectural leadership, hands-on technical design, and close collaboration with engineering, security, and business stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• 10+ years of overall IT experience with at least 5+ years in Azure cloud architecture roles
• Design and define scalable, secure, and resilient Azure cloud architectures
• Provide architectural leadership across cloud migration, optimisation, and modernisation initiatives
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and data teams to ensure best-practice cloud solutions
• Translate business and operational requirements into robust Azure architecture designs
• Govern and review cloud implementations to ensure alignment with architectural standards and frameworks
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

About You

• 10+ years of IT experience with strong depth in enterprise infrastructure and cloud platforms
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and governing Azure cloud architectures
• Strong expertise in Azure services, security, networking, identity, and governance
• Proven experience in cloud migration and modernisation programmes
• Ability to operate confidently at senior stakeholder and executive level
• Strong documentation, communication, and architectural governance skills

Desired Skills:

• Azure cloud
• Design
• define scalable
• secure
• architectural
• cloud migration
• Optimization
• modernisation

Desired Work Experience:

• More than 10 years