Solution Architect – FinTech
As a recognized authority in Financial Services such as account payments, money transfers, airtime, mobile payments, card payments, etc. to retail customers, the FinTech Solution Architect strategically advises and shapes requirements for Financial Services and creates high-quality data, application, and technology architectures in support of the business requirements and leads the realization of the design into the final solution implementation. Deep subject matter knowledge of high transaction volume systems (FinTech, digital and alternative payment technologies, etc.), technical knowledge of Cloud architectures and security is essential.
Job Objectives
- Produce viable and cost effective data, application and technology architectures and designs for FinTech functional and non-functional requirements in line with architecture standards within the agreed deliverable timelines
- Serve as the primary solution architecture and design authority for all project and operational stakeholders, and ensure architecture quality across all solutions that enable the FinTech business domain.
- Contribute to solution architecture and design standards and SDLC governance requirements:
Qualifications
- Degree in Information Systems / B Sc Computer Science (or similar)
Experience
- Working experience within the IT industry
- Experience with all aspects of IT projects from business analysis, architecture, system analysis and design through development, testing, implementation, and production support (SDLC)
- Design and architecture skills and proven track record delivering well designed complex enterprise class systems
- Identification and formulation of solution architecture and solution alternatives and their assessment
- Architecting and developing n-tier applications using multiple programming languages and paradigms
- Expertise in a variety of application development methodologies and practices
- Lead a team through an architectural development process and collaborate with application development teams, architects and other members of the software development team
- Research and standards in Solution Architecture
- Implementing solutions in an architecture capacity in the FinTech industry
- Architecting FinTech solutions from a security perspective
- Architecting payment platforms and supporting technologies
Knowledge and Skills
- Architecture and design of high transaction volume Financial Services systems and technical knowledge of Cloud architectures (Cloud, APIs, micro services, omni-channel, etc.) and integration to other solutions
- Commercial and business understanding of the broader Value Added Financial Services and retail services industry
- Architecture Framework certification (e.g. TOGAF)
- Software development frameworks and methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.)
Deadline for applications is 2022/09/30
For more information, call Nova Buchan on 073 393 9731 or send your CV to Nova@capitaledgerecruitment.co.za
Job Features
Job Category | Business Analysis, Data, Finance, Information Technology |