Senior Python/Django Architect & Domain Lead

Accredited Resource Consulting Services (Pty) Ltd; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 837,000 - 1,004,000; Full time

Job summary

Accredited Resource Consulting Services (Pty) Ltd in Sandton is seeking a Senior Developer for a permanent, on-site role to scale a shared core platform and independently deployed client implementations.

You will lead Python/Django development, own domain models, mentor junior engineers, and work with the Development Manager and Technical Architect to maintain production quality in cloud/container environments (AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift).

Qualifications

• 5+ years' hands-on Python development with production apps (Django preferred).
• Experience with domain models, clear service boundaries, and separation of concerns in production systems.
• Experience deploying to cloud/container platforms (AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Experience in regulated banking/financial services environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own domain models and structural decisions to keep the platform coherent as the product and business evolve.
• Domain modelling: translate requirements into well-defined models with clear boundaries; experience with DDD and bounded contexts.
• Systems thinking: assess the impact of technical decisions on operations, reporting, integrations, and client implementations.
• Separation of concerns: place business rules within correct boundaries and avoid duplicated logic and coupling.
• Pragmatic simplicity: introduce structure where valuable; avoid over-abstracting.
• Evolutionary architecture: evolve production systems with safe migrations and incremental rollouts across versions.
• Production integrity: design for correctness under retries, failures, and auditability.
• Lead Python/Django platform services from requirements to production deployment across client implementations.
• Design, build, and maintain backend systems in AWS/Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
• Set technical direction across core platform and client implementations, review designs against standards.
• Mentor junior/mid-level developers and conduct code reviews.
• Own delivery and identify risks with Development Manager and Technical Architect.
• Lead secure packaging/deployment for banking clients in regulated environments.
• Champion CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native standards across repositories and implementations.
• Take rotational production support duties and incident response when needed.
• Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to maintain quality.

Skills

Python development

Django framework

Domain modelling

DDD / bounded contexts

Cloud/container deployments

Mentoring / leadership

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

Accredited Resource Consulting Services (Pty) Ltd in Sandton is seeking a Senior Developer for a permanent, on-site role to scale a shared core platform and independently deployed client implementations.

You will lead Python/Django development, own domain models, mentor junior engineers, and work with the Development Manager and Technical Architect to maintain production quality in cloud/container environments (AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift).