Remote Lead Solutions Architect - Fintech & Microservices

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend

Remote-first culture

Annual bonus

Medical coverage

Pension scheme

Share options

International travel

Job summary

Placements24, a fintech leader, seeks a visionary Lead Solutions Architect for a fully remote role across South Africa. You will shape the technical strategy, drive digital transformation, and lead cross-functional teams in a fast-growing environment.

You will architect distributed systems, microservices, and data platforms, mentor engineers, and define architectural roadmaps while ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years in software development and architecture, with a minimum of 4 years in a lead architect role.
• Experience designing distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, Go and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong API design, RESTful services and messaging with Kafka/RabbitMQ.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proven leadership and remote team management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and document the overall technical architecture for new and existing systems.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Lead the design and implementation of microservices-based architectures, APIs, and data platforms.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their suitability for adoption.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and cost-effective.
• Oversee the integration of various systems and third-party services.
• Develop and maintain architectural blueprints, diagrams, and documentation.
• Participate in code reviews and design sessions to ensure architectural integrity.

Skills

Leadership

Architectural design

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Placements24, a fintech leader, seeks a visionary Lead Solutions Architect for a fully remote role across South Africa. You will shape the technical strategy, drive digital transformation, and lead cross-functional teams in a fast-growing environment.

You will architect distributed systems, microservices, and data platforms, mentor engineers, and define architectural roadmaps while ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency.