Solutions Architect

24 hours ago

durban, kwazulu natal, South Africa Pro Talent Full-time R 2/year

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to transforming financial technology solutions. With a focus on innovation and excellence, our client is seeking a highly experienced Solutions Architect to lead the design and implementation of complex banking and payments systems, ensuring seamless integration and robust architecture.

Where You'll Make an Impact:

  • Design comprehensive end-to-end architectures for banking and payment products
  • Define integration patterns with core banking systems, payment switches, card schemes, and third-party providers
  • Develop ledger, reconciliation, settlement, and clearing workflows
  • Oversee non-functional architecture aspects, including high availability, disaster recovery, capacity planning, and performance optimization
  • Lead build-vs-buy assessments and vendor selection processes
  • Produce architecture artifacts such as solution designs, data-flow diagrams, API contracts, and threat models
  • Establish and chair architecture governance frameworks

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering
  • 4+ years in solution or enterprise architecture roles, preferably within banking or fintech systems
  • Proven track record of architecting production-ready banking or fintech solutions
  • Strong understanding of FICA, GDPR, PCI DSS, SARB/NPS compliance requirements
  • Experience with microservices, cloud architecture, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and system design
  • Ability to produce detailed architecture documentation and diagrams

Familiarity with the following is highly advantageous:

  • Financial Technology (Fintech) and Financial Services industries
  • Technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, and cloud platforms
  • Security best practices and compliance standards

What We'll Give You:

  • Opportunity to lead transformative banking and payments architecture projects
  • Collaborative work environment focused on innovation and excellence
  • Competitive remuneration package
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development