Principal Software Architect - Lead Enterprise Cloud

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High salary & comprehensive benefits

Bonus potential

Challenging projects in Pretoria

Continuous learning & growth

Innovative culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Architect to shape the technology landscape in Pretoria. This senior leadership role requires deep expertise in complex systems, scalable software, and mentoring engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.

You will define standards, guide product strategy with stakeholders, drive modernization, and evaluate new technologies across cloud platforms and containers to support a critical digital transformation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive software development experience.
• At least 5 years in a software architect role.
• Proven expertise in designing microservices, cloud-native architectures, and distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of architectural styles, design patterns, and their trade-offs.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and strategic thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, resilient enterprise software architectures.
• Define technology standards, patterns, and best practices across the engineering organization.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering teams, and stakeholders to align technical strategy with business objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers and development teams.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, frameworks, and tools to enhance the development process and product capabilities.
• Conduct architectural reviews, identify technical debt, and propose modernization strategies.
• Ensure adherence to architectural principles throughout the SDLC.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture design

Microservices

Cloud-native

Distributed systems

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Architect to shape the technology landscape in Pretoria. This senior leadership role requires deep expertise in complex systems, scalable software, and mentoring engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.

You will define standards, guide product strategy with stakeholders, drive modernization, and evaluate new technologies across cloud platforms and containers to support a critical digital transformation.