Remote IoT Solutions Architect - Lead Connectivity

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Retirement fund

Equity options

Remote work

Continuous learning

Global team

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a seasoned IoT Solutions Architect to design and oversee remote, end-to-end IoT deployments for industrial clients across South Africa. You will define architectures spanning devices, connectivity, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, analytics and security.

You will translate complex business needs into scalable, secure technical designs and lead cross-functional teams in a fully remote setting, ensuring on-time delivery and stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in CS, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10 years in technology architecture, with at least 5 years in IoT.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale IoT solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end IoT solutions including hardware integration and cloud platforms.
• Evaluate platforms, technologies and vendors per client requirements.
• Develop detailed technical architectures and proof-of-concept designs.
• Translate client business challenges into actionable IoT strategies.
• Guide implementation with development teams to align to architecture.
• Define data models, ingestion strategies and analytics frameworks.
• Implement robust security across the IoT solution stack.
• Provide technical leadership across the project lifecycle.
• Stay current with IoT, cloud, AI/ML advancements.
• Present designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

IoT architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Industrial IoT

Security best practices

Data analytics / AI concepts

Stakeholder communication

Remote leadership

MQTT CoAP HTTP

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Placements24 seeks a seasoned IoT Solutions Architect to design and oversee remote, end-to-end IoT deployments for industrial clients across South Africa. You will define architectures spanning devices, connectivity, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, analytics and security.

You will translate complex business needs into scalable, secure technical designs and lead cross-functional teams in a fully remote setting, ensuring on-time delivery and stakeholder alignment.