Cloud-Native FinTech Solution Architect

Indsafri India Private Limited; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in South Africa seeks a skilled Solution Architect with 4–7 years of experience. The role involves designing and delivering end-to-end technology solutions within key financial domains like Payments and Liquidity Management. Responsibilities include creating scalable solution architectures, translating business needs into technical designs, and ensuring compliance with enterprise standards. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in IT or related field, strong solution architecture skills, and cloud platform experience.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solution architectures across applications, data, and infrastructure layers.
• Translate complex business and regulatory requirements into technical solution designs.
• Define architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Lead solution design workshops and provide technical leadership.

Skills

Solution architecture principles and frameworks

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

System integration patterns (APIs, messaging)

Microservices and distributed systems architecture

Data architecture concepts (data modelling, ETL)

DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

Security architecture and compliance

Modern application architectures (containerisation, Kubernetes)

Architecture artefacts creation (HLDs, LLDs, diagrams)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Job description

A leading technology firm in South Africa seeks a skilled Solution Architect with 4–7 years of experience. The role involves designing and delivering end-to-end technology solutions within key financial domains like Payments and Liquidity Management. Responsibilities include creating scalable solution architectures, translating business needs into technical designs, and ensuring compliance with enterprise standards. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in IT or related field, strong solution architecture skills, and cloud platform experience.