Principal Architect

DHL; Cyberjaya; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Medical coverage

Flexi benefit plan

Earned holiday days off

Free parking

Job summary

DHL IT Services Malaysia invites an experienced Principal Architect to shape the technology backbone of the world’s largest logistics company. You will design end-to-end, secure, cloud-native architectures and lead collaboration across global teams, including architects and developers.

You will coordinate forums, ensure high-quality proposals and projects, and mentor colleagues while aligning solutions with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of software architecture experience designing complex end-to-end solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Architecture and standards.
• Proven ability to coordinate architecture forums and collaborate across domains.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end, secure, cloud-native architectures for complex solutions.
• Coordinate architecture forums and work across multiple domains within logistics tech.
• Ensure delivery aligns with enterprise standards and high quality.

Skills

Java

Python

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud-native design

Architecture forums

Job description

Start your IT career with us!

Principal Architect

With a global team of 5600+ IT professionals, DHL IT Services connects people and keeps the global economy running by continuously innovating and creating sustainable digital solutions. We work beyond global borders and push boundaries across all dimensions of logistics. You can leave your mark shaping the technology backbone of the biggest logistics company in the world. All our locations have earned the #GreatPlaceToWork certification, reflecting our commitment to exceptional employee experiences.

Digitalization. Simply delivered.

At IT Services, we are passionate about technology. Our Custom Platform team is continuously expanding. No matter your level of software architecture proficiency, you can always grow within our diverse environment.

Grow together

Ensuring the timely delivery of DHL packages worldwide while keeping customer data secure is at the core of what we do. This means that our solution design will need to cater for secure mission-critical and zero-downtime requirement from our business. You will leverage the best technologies to provide solutions for end-to-end connected systems. Sometimes complex challenges may arise, and this is where cooperation with other IT teams and specialists will come into play.

You will also ensure that our solution’s architecture is aligned with and meets our high standards both during the proposal and project stages. Once a project is approved, you will work closely with the implementation team to ensure that we deliver as promised and of high quality.

Ready to embark on the journey? Here’s what we are looking for:

As a Principal Architect, having at least 3-8 years of software architecture experience in designing complex end-to-end solutions and Java/Python as a programming language is mandatory. Very good knowledge of Enterprise Architecture will also be an integral part of this role. You are interested in working on Enterprise Architecture initiatives and will be able to go both wide and deep across multiple architectural topics. You will also help coordinate architecture forums and work across multiple domains within our logistic business. You will have many opportunities to collaborate across teams, particularly with fellow architects and other talented colleagues.

You are a technology aficionado, therefore you have a good understanding of Agentic AI and cloud-native design. You are able to work independently, prioritize and organize your tasks under time and workload pressure. Working in a multinational environment, you can expect cross-region collaboration with teams around the globe, thus advanced spoken and written English will be essential.

An array of benefits for you:

• Hybrid work arrangements to balance in-office collaboration and home flexibility.
• Outpatient (unlimited) and inpatient medical coverage for employees.
• Personalized flexi benefit plan for you and your family.
• Choose any day off from earned public holidays, including Saturdays and ad-hoc holidays to spend with your loved ones.
• Modern offices with free parking space.

DHL is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.