Urgent Hiring: Principal Platform Architect | Saudi Arabia (Onsite)
Location: Saudi Arabia (Onsite) Employment Type: Full-Time Experience: ~10 years Compensation: Competitive, commensurate with experience Visa: Employment visa sponsorship provided Availability: Immediate — candidate must be available to join and relocate to Saudi Arabia on short notice
We are seeking a Principal Platform Architect for a high-impact government technology programme in Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time, onsite position with a client delivering a large-scale, multi-tenant digital platform for a government enablement initiative.
Role Overview Own platform and integration architecture, including gateway and routing, tenancy and segregation, agent runtime, registry and marketplace, event backbone, and capacity planning Lead High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) through client security and compliance approval processes Bring prior experience taking a multi-tenant platform through a formal security architecture review Work as part of a small, senior, cross-functional delivery squad spanning backend, AI, frontend, and operations Partner closely with government stakeholders and solution architects to ensure delivery meets non-functional and regulatory requirements
Required Skills & Experience Approximately 10 years of relevant platform/solutions architecture experience Strong hands-on background in Python (Python-first environment) Demonstrated experience with AI/LLM-based systems (e.g., LLM gateways, agentic architectures, retrieval pipelines) Experience architecting multi-tenant, cloud-native platforms (AKS/Kubernetes environments preferred) Track record of leading architecture through formal governance/security review with enterprise or government clients Strong communication skills to lead design ceremonies and stakeholder approvals Must be immediately available to join and relocate — no extended notice periods
Why Join High-visibility government platform programme Small, senior-by-design delivery team — not a large bench Competitive compensation and full visa sponsorship for relocation to Saudi Arabia