Solutions Architect

Capitec Bank; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Capitec Bank is seeking a highly skilled professional to join its team in a pivotal role that combines technical expertise with strong business acumen. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in customer onboarding, cloud architecture, and leadership skills, contributing to the bank's mission of enabling clients to manage their financial lives better.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in customer onboarding processes.
• Ability to decompose complex business problems into implementable solutions.
• Significant leadership skills to support multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical conversations and support multiple teams.
• Design and integrate microservices-based architectures.
• Implement event-driven systems and ensure security compliance.

Skills

Presentation Skills

Interpersonal & Relationship Management Skills

Commercial Thinking Skills

Problem Solving Skills

Leadership Skills

Strategic Thinking Skills

Education

Proficiency in Architecture Frameworks

Strong understanding of enterprise architecture methodologies (TOGAF)

Cloud Architecture Expertise

Deep hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Microservices and API Design

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) & Tooling

Security & Compliance knowledge

Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

Event-Driven Architecture

Integration Patterns

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Join Us in Becoming the Best Bank in the World!!

We appoint energized and motivated people for their potential and continuously look for talented, driven individuals to help us innovate and evolve. That is why we focus on finding the right people for the right jobs. We love what we do because we focus on making a positive difference for our clients and employees. Our company DNA is built around talented and committed teams dedicated to building a brand that we are proud of and that earns the trust of our clients.

Who We Are

We are a bank, but we’re much more than that. We believe that banking is about enabling people to control their financial lives through banking that is simplified, accessible, affordable, and delivered through personal experience. By helping our clients manage their financial lives better, we enable them to live better.

Why Choose Us

At Capitec, we offer our best by living up to our CEO values in every situation – we always put the Client first, act with Energy, and take Ownership. To support our people, our Employee Value Proposition offers every value to all team members through cohesive teams, growth opportunities, as well as employee benefits and savings. We prioritize making each member of the Capitec team feel welcome, valued, focused, and given opportunities to grow.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team in a pivotal role that combines technical expertise with strong business acumen. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in customer onboarding processes and the ability to decompose complex business problems into implementable solutions. A deep understanding of event-driven architectures and domain-driven design is essential, along with the capability to be hands-on with code and lead technical conversations. This role also requires significant leadership skills, as the candidate will be expected to support multiple teams and portfolios, demonstrating versatility and the ability to switch contexts effectively.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Proficiency in Architecture Frameworks
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture methodologies such as TOGAF
• Cloud Architecture Expertise
• Deep hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) - AWS Bias
• Microservices and API Design
• Strong experience designing and integrating microservices-based architectures
• Proficiency in RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and gRPC, along with service discovery, API gateways, and inter-service communication patterns.
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) & Tooling
• Proficiency in modern software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, DevOps, CI/CD)
• Security & Compliance
• Working knowledge of security principles, authentication/authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth2, OpenID Connect, mTLS)
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Strong experience in event-driven systems, including event sourcing, CQRS, publish-subscribe, and stream processing (Kafka)
• Integration Patterns

Skills

• Presentation Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship Management Skills
• Commercial Thinking Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Strategic Thinking Skills

Conditions of Employment

• Clear credit and criminal record
• Own reliable transport and valid driver’s license
• Own mobile phone

If you are interested in being part of this dynamic team, on a mission to build the best bank in the world through unlocking the potential of its people, please apply. We would love to hear from you!

Capitec is committed to diversity and, where feasible, all appointments will support the achievement of our employment equity goals.