Senior Java Architect for Enterprise Payment Systems

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

Job summary

Impronics Technologies seeks an experienced Payment Architecture professional to lead the design and implementation of enterprise payment solutions in Johannesburg. You will drive architecture decisions across Java-based systems, Spring Boot, and cloud-native microservices for high-volume processing.

The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, payment platforms, and secure, scalable software delivery with cross-functional collaboration across business and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10–15 years of software engineering experience with 4–5 years in solution architecture.
• Proven track record designing large-scale Java-based enterprise apps.
• Experience in banking, financial services or enterprise payment platforms.
• Cloud and architecture certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect enterprise payment applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Define end-to-end architecture for payment processing, settlement, and reporting.
• Develop cloud-ready microservices and event-driven architectures for high-volume systems.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Define API and integration architecture for enterprise payment systems.
• Ensure scalability, security, resilience, and performance of solutions.
• Lead architecture reviews and technology selection.
• Create architecture docs: HLD, LLD, sequence diagrams, integration specs.
• Drive CI/CD and DevSecOps best practices; mentor engineering teams.

Skills

Java architecture

Java 17/21

Spring Boot

Distributed systems

Microservices

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CI/CD

Kafka

Security (OAuth2, JWT)

Hibernate/JPA

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

OpenTelemetry

PostgreSQL

Job description

Impronics Technologies seeks an experienced Payment Architecture professional to lead the design and implementation of enterprise payment solutions in Johannesburg. You will drive architecture decisions across Java-based systems, Spring Boot, and cloud-native microservices for high-volume processing.

The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, payment platforms, and secure, scalable software delivery with cross-functional collaboration across business and engineering teams.