Tech Support & Payments Systems Specialist

Paysoft (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Paysoft (Pty) Ltd is seeking a Technical Support Administrator to monitor our systems and payment processing, handle first-line queries, and guide issues to resolution. You’ll keep payments flowing and free developers to focus on core products.

You will investigate stalled transactions, review APIs, and log every query until resolved. This role suits someone who loves understanding how systems work and can communicate clearly with technical and non-technical teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical support, IT support or a helpdesk environment.
• Working knowledge of SQL and databases.
• A solid understanding of web-based systems, REST APIs and JSON, and how systems communicate with each other.
• The ability to read technical documentation and follow troubleshooting procedures accurately.
• Exceptional attention to detail, because in payments, small mistakes have real consequences for our clients.
• A logical, methodical approach to problem solving that holds up under pressure.
• Clear communication with both technical and non-technical people.
• Ownership of every issue through to resolution or the right escalation.
• Experience with Postman or similar API testing tools, webhooks, API authentication, Linux or Windows server environments, Git, cloud platforms, monitoring tools or payment systems is advantageous.
• A formal IT qualification is advantageous, but industry experience and a willingness to learn count for more

Responsibilities

• Monitor servers, scheduled processes, logs and alerts, and pick up failed or unusual activity early
• Track payment and transaction processing, and investigate transactions that are stuck, delayed, rejected or failed
• Provide first-line technical support to clients and internal teams, and log and follow up on every query until it’s resolved
• Troubleshoot API and integration queries, including reviewing requests and responses, authentication errors and configuration problems
• Run SQL queries to investigate transaction and data issues
• Escalate to developers, banking partners or senior technical staff with the full picture: error messages, transaction references, timestamps and what’s already been checked
• Ensure no transaction is resubmitted without the correct checks being completed
• Test APIs and new functionality
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), troubleshooting guides and records of recurring issues
• Take part in a rotating support shift to ensure system and client coverage [shift details to be confirmed]

Skills

SQL basics

REST APIs

JSON

Technical support

Problem solving

Documentation

Communication

Postman

API testing

Server OS

Git

Cloud platforms

Education

IT qualification

Tools

Postman

Git

Cloud platforms

Monitoring tools

Job description

Paysoft (Pty) Ltd is seeking a Technical Support Administrator to monitor our systems and payment processing, handle first-line queries, and guide issues to resolution. You’ll keep payments flowing and free developers to focus on core products.

You will investigate stalled transactions, review APIs, and log every query until resolved. This role suits someone who loves understanding how systems work and can communicate clearly with technical and non-technical teams.