Senior Hands-On Solution Architect - Scalable Platforms

Impronics Technologies; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Impronics Technologies in Gauteng is seeking a Solution Architect to design, build, and evangelize scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment. The role involves transforming product ideas into working systems and requires strong technical leadership and hands-on development experience. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field, 5-7 years of experience in a Solutions Architect role, and knowledge of Agile practices. This position offers an opportunity to work in a collaborative, innovative atmosphere in the banking and financial services sector.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in an IT technical specialist role.
• 5–7 years of experience in a Solutions Architect role within medium to large organizations.
• Experience developing and managing IT architecture roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Translate product and client requirements into scalable technical designs.
• Define and evolve core architectural patterns and platform strategies.
• Ensure solutions are secure, resilient, observable, and production-ready.

Skills

Agile software development practices

Architectural design documentation

Programming languages (Node.js, Go, Ruby on Rails, Java, PHP, Perl, .NET, SQL, HTML/CSS)

Infrastructure technologies (RESTful APIs, SSO, LDAP, LAMP stack)

High-performance systems design

Documentation and communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Informatics, Computer Science or Engineering

Honours or Master’s Degree in Information Systems, Informatics, Computer Science or Engineering (preferred)

TOGAF Framework certification

Tools

Code refactoring

Design patterns

Continuous integration

Test-driven development (TDD)

Incremental design

DevOps practices

Job description

Impronics Technologies in Gauteng is seeking a Solution Architect to design, build, and evangelize scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment. The role involves transforming product ideas into working systems and requires strong technical leadership and hands-on development experience. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field, 5-7 years of experience in a Solutions Architect role, and knowledge of Agile practices. This position offers an opportunity to work in a collaborative, innovative atmosphere in the banking and financial services sector.