Remote LMS Platform Architect

Placements24; Durban; Híbrido; ZAR 1.200.000 - 2.100.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Home office stipend

Competitive salary and benefits

Career development opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Digital Learning Platform Architect for a fully remote role. The candidate will design, develop and optimize scalable LMS platforms for a global user base, ensuring security, privacy and robust performance.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to translating business needs into technical architecture. The role requires 10+ years in software architecture for large-scale web apps, strong cloud and microservices expertise, and proficiency

Formación

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software architecture and development, with focus on large-scale web applications and platforms.
• Proven experience designing and implementing LMS or similar educational platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architecture.
• Strong knowledge of programming languages (Java, Python, Node.js) and databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Familiarity with API design and frontend frameworks, plus Agile experience.

Responsabilidades

• Design and architect scalable, high-performance, secure LMS and related edtech solutions.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and UX/UI teams to translate requirements into architectural designs.
• Define technology standards, patterns, and best practices for platform development and integration.
• Evaluate technologies and tools to support evolution and new features.
• Oversee implementation of architectural designs and mentor development teams.
• Ensure platform compliance with data privacy regulations and security best practices.
• Conduct performance analysis and optimize the learning platform for UX and efficiency.
• Stay current with trends in edtech and software architecture.

Conocimientos

LMS design

Software architecture

Remote collaboration

Agile development

Technical leadership

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT

Master's degree in CS/SE/IT

Herramientas

AWS

Azure

GCP

Java

Python

Node.js

SQL

NoSQL

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Digital Learning Platform Architect for a fully remote role. The candidate will design, develop and optimize scalable LMS platforms for a global user base, ensuring security, privacy and robust performance.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to translating business needs into technical architecture. The role requires 10+ years in software architecture for large-scale web apps, strong cloud and microservices expertise, and proficiency