Remote Principal Cloud Architect

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 2,992,000 - 4,322,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Stock options

Fully remote with flexible hours

Comprehensive health insurance

Professional development allowance

Home office stipend

PTO and holidays

401(k) or equivalent

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead cloud architecture for a remote-first engineering team. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud-native solutions, mentoring engineers and guiding technical strategy across distributed teams.

This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems on AWS/Azure/GCP, proficiency in Go/Python/Java/Node.js, and strong IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional software development experience with a focus on cloud architecture.
• Deep expertise in designing and managing large-scale distributed systems on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Proficiency in Go, Python, Java, or Node.js.
• Extensive experience with Docker and Kubernetes and orchestration tools.
• Strong understanding of microservices, API design, and distributed system patterns.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor remote engineering teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for remote work.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, resilient, and secure cloud-native systems and microservices.
• Lead CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code initiatives.
• Mentor junior and senior engineers, promoting best practices in cloud engineering.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs with stakeholders.
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies to enhance the cloud platform.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.
• Drive architectural decisions and enforce standards.
• Contribute to security practices and compliance for cloud environments.
• Foster innovation, automation, and operational excellence.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Distributed systems

Go

Python

Java

Node.js

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

API design

Leadership

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 seeks a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead cloud architecture for a remote-first engineering team. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud-native solutions, mentoring engineers and guiding technical strategy across distributed teams.

This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems on AWS/Azure/GCP, proficiency in Go/Python/Java/Node.js, and strong IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.