Remote Senior Solution Architect – Enterprise & Cloud Architecture

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Learning & development funding

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Solution Architect in a fully remote role based in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. You will define architectural strategy, guide development teams, and ensure seamless integration of systems to drive business growth and efficiency while mentoring architects and engineers.

The role requires strategic thinking, deep enterprise architecture expertise, and experience with modern patterns such as microservices, SOA, and event-driven architectures.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT experience with 6+ years in solution/enterprise architecture
• Experience designing and implementing large-scale enterprise solutions
• Cloud and containerization expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP; Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of data architecture, integration patterns and cybersecurity principles

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise-wide solution architecture strategy
• Lead design of scalable, resilient technology solutions across domains
• Collaborate with business and IT to translate strategy into architectural plans
• Evaluate emerging technologies and architectural patterns
• Provide technical leadership to solution architects and dev teams
• Ensure architectural alignment and adherence to standards
• Conduct architecture reviews and risk assessments
• Maintain architectural documentation
• Manage relationships with vendors and partners
• Champion modern architectural practices and DevOps

Skills

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF

Cloud platforms

Microservices

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Solution Architect in a fully remote role based in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. You will define architectural strategy, guide development teams, and ensure seamless integration of systems to drive business growth and efficiency while mentoring architects and engineers.

The role requires strategic thinking, deep enterprise architecture expertise, and experience with modern patterns such as microservices, SOA, and event-driven architectures.