Cloud Specialist – 6 month contract

Location: Durbanville, Cape Town
Salary: Market Related

About the Role:
The primary focus of this position is to evaluate the cloud readiness of legacy systems and planning, overseeing the migration of on-prem workloads to cloud providers (GCP, Azure and AWS).

Requirements:
3 years’ experience in cloud environments (GCP, Azure and AWS)
2+ years hands-on technical experience in cloud solution design and architecture
Certifications in public cloud (level of architect)
Experience in public cloud environment (GCP, Azure and AWS)
Knowledge of cloud cost models
Experience in migration of on-prem workloads to cloud
Familiarity with industry standards, guidelines, and regulatory compliance requirements related to information security and cloud computing such as GDPR, ISO 27001, Cloud Security Alliance, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, etc
Problem solving skills to solve problems effectively and creatively while maintaining a high level of flexibility, professionalism and integrity
A passion for new emerging technology in the cloud space
Ability to influence technical discussions and decisions
Ability to perform research and document and communicate the findings of their research
Excellent command of English

Duties:
Evaluate the cloud readiness of legacy systems and planning, overseeing the migration of on-prem workloads to cloud providers (GCP, Azure and AWS).