Senior Solutions Architect — Cards & Payments

Synechron; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron, a global consulting firm, invites a Solution Architect (Cards & Payments) to join our Cape Town team. The role requires leading software design and architecture for card payments platforms, translating business ideas into scalable technical solutions, and guiding developers with architectural blueprints.

The candidate should have 10+ years of development experience with PHP (Laravel/Lumen), Java, GoLang or Python, plus familiarity with microservices, Docker/Kubernetes, and cloud

Qualifications

• 10+ years of development experience
• Strong knowledge of PHP (Laravel, Lumen), Java, GoLang or Python
• Experience with queuing technologies (RabbitMQ, SQS)
• Redis caching experience
• Docker & Kubernetes deployment experience
• AWS experience would be an advantage
• Understanding of microservices and Web API integration
• Excellent design-pattern knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with large-scale software projects / ecommerce is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and execute software systems and applications to address business needs
• Define all aspects of software and app development, from coding standards to workflow and appropriate technology
• Identify areas where processes and system architecture can be improved
• Provide architectural blueprints and technical leadership to the IT team
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to ensure the highest quality product platform
• Work closely with the product team to translate business ideas into technical solutions
• Keep up to date with technology trends in the industry
• Contribute towards creating documentation that enhances organisational understanding and keeps track of decision making
• Do code reviews for selected complex stories
• Do hands‑on coding in PHP (Laravel, Lumen), Java, GoLang, or Python when the need arise
• Do architectural reviews to ensure developers interpreted and followed your specifications correctly

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team player

Independent

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science / information systems

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Redis

RabbitMQ

SQS

AWS

Job description

Synechron, a global consulting firm, invites a Solution Architect (Cards & Payments) to join our Cape Town team. The role requires leading software design and architecture for card payments platforms, translating business ideas into scalable technical solutions, and guiding developers with architectural blueprints.

The candidate should have 10+ years of development experience with PHP (Laravel/Lumen), Java, GoLang or Python, plus familiarity with microservices, Docker/Kubernetes, and cloud