Senior Java Payments Architect — Remote (GCP)

Badger & Bird Talent; Remote; ZAR 1 355 000 - 1 695 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment agency in South Africa is seeking a Senior Java Application Architect to design a cutting-edge payment infrastructure. This role offers total architectural ownership, focusing on building a PCI-aligned payment gateway on Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate has extensive Java experience, deep payments expertise, and a track record of implementing complex financial systems. This contract position allows for remote work and is perfect for someone eager to tackle high-stakes engineering challenges.

Benefits

Remote work flexibility

Cutting-edge technology stack

Competitive compensation

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years in Java engineering, with experience as an Architect in payments.
• Experience building or evolving a payment gateway, switch, or digital wallet.
• Production experience on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design the payment infrastructure connecting Africa.
• Architect the domain models, transaction flows, and event-driven services.
• Lead the Java implementation and ensure coding standards.

Skills

Java 17+

GCP Serverless architecture

Spring Boot

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

Payments Expertise

Mobile Money Knowledge

Job description

A leading tech recruitment agency in South Africa is seeking a Senior Java Application Architect to design a cutting-edge payment infrastructure. This role offers total architectural ownership, focusing on building a PCI-aligned payment gateway on Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate has extensive Java experience, deep payments expertise, and a track record of implementing complex financial systems. This contract position allows for remote work and is perfect for someone eager to tackle high-stakes engineering challenges.