Enterprise Cloud Architect (Remote)

Job description / Role

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Cloud Architect to lead the:

• Design, implementation, and optimization of cloud solutions for our clients.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to develop scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures.
• Ensuring best practices in cloud strategy, governance, and operations.
• Having strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, automation, and security.

Exceptional communication and leadership skills are required to drive successful cloud transformations.

Personal Skills

• Winning ratio
• Team training sessions
• Cloud migration success rate
• Migration downtime
• Customer cost optimization advisory
• Automation coverage
• Certifications and qualifications

Technical Skills

• Cloud architecture design & strategy: Lead the design and implementation of cloud architectures that support enterprise-level systems, applications, services, strategy, and roadmap.
• Cloud migration strategy: Spearhead cloud migration efforts for on-premise applications and workloads to public and hybrid cloud environments. Assess and analyze existing infrastructure and applications to determine the best path for migration to the cloud (re-platforming, re-hosting, re-factoring, etc.).
• Cloud integration & interoperability: Design integration solutions that enable seamless interoperability between on-premise, cloud-native, and hybrid applications. Collaborate with DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth integration and consistent architecture across hybrid cloud environments.
• Governance, security, & compliance: Ensure the cloud infrastructure complies with relevant security, privacy, and local regulatory requirements. Define and enforce cloud governance models, policies, and procedures for cost management, resource allocation, and security controls.
• Cloud optimization & cost management: Lead initiatives for optimizing cloud resource usage, cost management, and performance tuning. Implement cloud cost management strategies, including resource tagging, budgeting, and monitoring to ensure efficient use of cloud resources.
• Collaboration & leadership: Work closely with internal teams such as DevOps, security, engineering, and operations to ensure that multi-cloud solutions are implemented and managed effectively. Collaborate with product, business, and leadership teams to align cloud architecture with overall business goals and ensure that multi-cloud solutions meet the organization’s strategic needs. Provide guidance and mentorship to junior architects, engineers, and technical teams on multi-cloud best practices.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

About the Company

Giza Systems, a leading systems integrator in the MEA region, designs and deploys industry-specific technology solutions for asset-intensive industries such as the telecoms, utilities, oil and gas, hospitality and real estate among other market sectors. We help our clients streamline their operations and businesses through our portfolio of solutions, managed services, and consultancy practice. Our team of 1000 professionals are spread throughout the region with anchor offices in Cairo, Riyadh, Dubai, Doha, Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Abuja, Kampala and New Jersey, allowing us to service an ever-increasing client base in over 40 countries.