Lead Cloud Architect at SITA SOC (Ltd)

Key Responsibility Areas 

• Develop and manage cloud architecture across a variety of different functional areas within the organization. 
• Develop and manage the execution of cloud strategy, define cloud processes, coordinate adoption to ensure that they are followed, and are creating appropriate value 
• Provide the project teams with technical leadership on cloud projects / solution implementation and assess the adherence thereof 
• Collaborate and partner with internal business representatives, Application Portfolio & Application Development, Engineering, Networking, Operations and Support, IT Security, Digital partners, IT Planning, and the Project Management Office to ensure new cloud services align to roadmaps and associated strategies 
• Lead cultural change for cloud adoption. 

Qualifications and Experience 

Required Qualification: 

• minimum 3-year National Diploma / Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems/ Engineering or relevant equivalent to NQF Level 6 or a verified / certified alternative equivalent @ NQF Level 6. PLUS, Relevant Professional certification such as ITIL/TOGAF, AWS CCNE, Cloud certification, Cloud Platform and Infrastructure etc. 

Experience: 

• 8 - 9 years of experience in Information Technology which should include: Experience in IT engineering, Integrated Solution Designs, Software design and/or development of IT Operations / Management of Infrastructure architecture and/or Virtualization; Networking; Storage; IT Security.
• 3 years’ experience in a managerial role will have a definite advantage.
• 3-4 years' experience in the following: Experience running cloud architecture and technology programs. Experience with architecting cloud in a highly regulated environment. Experience with deploying applications into cloud environments.
• Experience with championing cloud adoption within an organization. Experience with working with operational teams to ensure a supportable architecture. Experienced in microservices and multi-tiered distributed environments which span multi-cloud or hybrid environments