Solutions Architect

Job Description

• 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