Remote Cloud-Native Software Architect | Lead & Innovate

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 2,003,000 - 3,005,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a visionary Senior Software Architect specializing in cloud-native technologies for a fully remote engineering organization. You will define the technical vision and architecture for scalable, secure cloud-native applications and guide teams across distributed environments.

Lead microservices, containers, and serverless patterns on AWS/Azure/GCP, mentor engineers, review designs, and drive best practices in security, performance, and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Software Architect or Senior Engineer focused on cloud-native architectures.
• Proficiency with microservices patterns, distributed systems, and event-driven designs.
• Hands-on with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience designing on major clouds (AWS/Azure/GCP) and serverless workloads.
• Strong CI/CD, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Excellent API design, security, and data-management knowledge in the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect robust, scalable cloud-native applications and platforms.
• Define patterns and standards for microservices, containers, and serverless computing.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to align technical strategy with business goals.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.
• Evaluate technologies and tooling for cloud-native development.
• Ensure architectures meet security, performance, reliability, and cost objectives.
• Develop and maintain architectural docs and diagrams.
• Lead architectural reviews and guide implementation strategies.
• Stay updated on emerging cloud-native trends and best practices.
• Drive adoption of innovative architectural approaches.

Skills

Cloud-native architectures

Microservices design

Distributed systems

Docker & Kubernetes

Serverless

CI/CD & DevOps

API design

Leadership

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a visionary Senior Software Architect specializing in cloud-native technologies for a fully remote engineering organization. You will define the technical vision and architecture for scalable, secure cloud-native applications and guide teams across distributed environments.

Lead microservices, containers, and serverless patterns on AWS/Azure/GCP, mentor engineers, review designs, and drive best practices in security, performance, and cost optimization.