Remote Principal Cloud-Native Architect | Microservices Lead

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off and flexible hours

Full remote work setup with equipment

Learning, training and certifications

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Software Architect for a remote-first role, leading cloud-native architectures and mentoring distributed teams to build scalable cloud platforms.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in software development, 5+ years in senior architecture, and deep expertise in AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD with Jenkins or GitLab. This role offers stock options and a collaborative remote culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in software development with 5+ years in a senior architectural role.
• Proven cloud-native architecture design on AWS/Azure/GCP.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural vision and strategy for cloud-native apps and services.
• Design scalable, highly available distributed systems.
• Lead development of microservices with loose coupling and independent deployability.
• Champion containerization and best practices (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Establish robust CI/CD pipelines for automated builds and deployments.
• Evaluate cloud services to meet project requirements.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations for delivery.
• Develop architectural documentation and standards.
• Conduct reviews on security, performance, reliability.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Communication

Remote leadership

Cloud-native

Microservices

REST APIs

Event-driven

Programming languages (Java, Go, Py,JS

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Software Architect for a remote-first role, leading cloud-native architectures and mentoring distributed teams to build scalable cloud platforms.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in software development, 5+ years in senior architecture, and deep expertise in AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD with Jenkins or GitLab. This role offers stock options and a collaborative remote culture.