• Application Deadline:
• Position: Cloud Computing Solution Architect



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 3 - 6 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  
  

Job Duties

• A results‑driven Cloud Solutions Architect specializing in presales engineering, customer engagement, cloud solution design, and technical evangelism across Azure, AWS, and hybrid cloud ecosystems for enterprise workloads.


• Skilled at delivering business‑aligned architectures, running discovery workshops, creating solution proposals, and supporting sales teams throughout the deal lifecycle.


• This role requires hands‑on experience in cloud architecture, DevOps tooling, IaC, observability, cost governance, and especially on‑prem → cloud migration projects.

Responsibilities

Core Presales Competencies:

• Requirements gathering, technical discovery, and cloud readiness assessments


• Cloud architecture design (Azure/AWS)


• RFP/RFQ responses, solution BOM creation, and customer presentations


• Cloud value articulation (ROI, TCO, business case development)


• Creating HLD/LLD, diagrams, and migration strategies


• Running POCs, demos, and architecture review sessions

Key Experience:

• Designed and presented multi‑cloud architectures for enterprise workloads


• Led presales activities for cloud migrations, DevOps, modernization, and security


• Supported sales teams with technical deep‑dives, sizing, and cost optimization proposals


• Delivered customer workshops on landing zones, IaC, CI/CD, and cloud governance


• Implement cloud-native services:
  
  
  
  • Azure: VMs, App Services, AKS, Azure SQL, Storage, Monitor.
  
  
  • AWS: EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS/Aurora, S3, CloudWatch, Lambda.
  
  
  
  


• Automate configuration, policy enforcement, backup routines, patching, and scaling.


• Ensure observability through metrics, logs, tracing, and incident automation.


• Assess existing on-prem infrastructure (compute, storage, network, DB).


• Develop migration plans (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor).


• Execute migrations using tools such as Azure Migrate, AWS Migration Hub, DMS, VM replication tools, etc.


• Perform optimization and stabilization post‑migration.


• Implement cloud security best practices, encryption, firewalls, policies, identity controls.


• Conduct monthly cost optimization reviews.


• Provide cloud expertise during internal and external technical sessions/demos.

Job Requirements

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Experience (Required):

• 3–6+ years hands‑on in Azure and/or AWS (must be deep in at least one; both preferred).


• Production experience with IaC (Terraform/Bicep) and CI/CD pipelines.


• Strong background in on‑prem → cloud migrations.


• Solid understanding of networking, security, identity, and automation.


• Experience with Linux/Windows server administration.

Experience (Preferred):

• Experience with containers (EKS/AKS) and serverless (Lambda/Azure Functions).


• Experience with hybrid cloud (ExpressRoute, VPN, Direct Connect).


• Understanding of SRE principles.

Certifications (Preferred):

• AWS Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional).


• Azure Solutions Architect.


• Terraform Associate, DevOps Engineer Expert a plus.