3412 Solutions Architect (Expert)

Imizizi; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Imizizi in Gauteng seeks a senior full-stack engineer to own end-to-end software delivery across frontend, backend, and data layers.

You will design scalable architectures using Java Spring Boot, Node.js, Angular and TypeScript, deploy on AWS, and drive CI/CD, observability, security and API governance.

Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into robust solutions and contribute to roadmap planning.

Qualifications

• A degree in IT or equivalent qualifications, or established certifications.
• Extensive hands-on experience (typically 6+ years) in full-stack development with demonstrable projects using Java (Spring Boot), Node.js, Angular, TypeScript and modern JavaScript.
• Proven track record delivering production-grade applications involving databases (MongoDB, SQL), API integrations, microservices and cloud deployments on AWS.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-stack tech topics from requirements and design to implementation, testing and production.
• Architect and maintain backend services in Java (Spring Boot) and Node.js exposing RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Design and build responsive front-end apps with Angular and TypeScript.
• Create and maintain scalable relational and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, SQL).
• Implement microservices and event-driven architectures with messaging systems.
• Define API contracts, versioning and OpenAPI/GraphQL schemas.
• Build/operate CI/CD pipelines and container deployments; ensure reliable releases and rollbacks.
• Instrument observability with metrics/logs/traces; meet SLOs and participate in on-call rotations.
• Promote secure coding practices and threat modelling.
• Integrate with third-party and internal APIs with robust error handling and idempotency.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to steer technical solutions and roadmap input.

Skills

Full-stack development

Java (Spring Boot)

Node.js

Angular

TypeScript

REST/GraphQL APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Observability

AWS

OpenAPI

Education

IT degree or equivalent qualifications

Tools

MongoDB

SQL

AWS

GraphQL

OpenAPI

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and drive technical topics across the full stack - from requirements, architecture and design through implementation, testing and production operations.
• Architect, implement and maintain backend services using Java (Spring Boot) and Node.js that expose RESTful and GraphQL APIs for internal and external consumers.
• Design and build responsive front-end applications and developer-facing interfaces using Angular and TypeScript.
• Create and maintain databases and relationships; ensure database solutions are scalable, performant and maintainable.
• Design and implement microservices and event-driven architectures; integrate with message and event systems to enable real-time and asynchronous workflows.
• Define and implement API contracts, versioning strategies and consumer-producer agreements (OpenAPI, GraphQL schema, contract testing).
• Build and operate CI/CD pipelines, containerised builds and deployment automation; ensure reliable release processes and rollback strategies.
• Instrument applications and infrastructure with observability (metrics, logs, traces); define and meet SLOs and participate in incident response/on-call rotations as required.
• Drive secure coding practices and perform threat modelling where required.
• Integrate systems with third-party APIs and internal services, ensuring robust error handling, retries and idempotency.
• Collaborate with initiative streams, stakeholders and technical peers to ensure the best technical solutions are implemented and to provide input on roadmap topics.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• A degree in IT or equivalent qualifications, or established certifications.
• Extensive hands-on experience (typically 6+ years) in full-stack development with demonstrable projects using Java (Spring Boot), Node.js, Angular, TypeScript and modern JavaScript.
• Proven track record delivering production-grade applications involving databases (MongoDB, SQL), API integrations, microservices and cloud deployments on AWS.