Payments Tech Architect: Scalable, Secure Platforms

Impronics Technologies; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Impronics Technologies is seeking an experienced Technical Architect – Payments to lead architecture across banking applications and payment platforms. You will define architecture standards, drive API-led integration, and mentor engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure payment solutions.

The role requires deep expertise in SWIFT, ISO 20022, FX, and domestic payments, with a track record of delivering mission-critical systems in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10–15+ years of experience in software engineering/architecture, preferably in Banking/FinTech.
• At least 5+ years of experience in payment systems or financial transaction processing.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the technical architecture and solution design for payments platforms and banking applications.
• Design scalable, highly available, secure, and resilient payment processing solutions.
• Translate business requirements into technical architecture, solution designs, and integration patterns.
• Provide technical leadership across the SDLC.

Skills

Java/Spring Boot

.NET

Microservices

REST APIs

Event-driven architecture

Kafka/MQ

API gateway

Cloud platforms

Docker/Kubernetes

Security concepts

CI/CD/DevOps

HA/DR/Performance

Architecture artifacts

Design patterns

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Impronics Technologies is seeking an experienced Technical Architect – Payments to lead architecture across banking applications and payment platforms. You will define architecture standards, drive API-led integration, and mentor engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure payment solutions.

The role requires deep expertise in SWIFT, ISO 20022, FX, and domestic payments, with a track record of delivering mission-critical systems in a regulated environment.