Technical Architect

About the Role

Ready to architect technology that powers millions of transactions?

Responsibilities

• Join iKhokha and help shape the technology behind an ecosystem of payments, business tools, and digital services that empower merchants across South Africa.
• Minimum 7-10+ years’ experience with the following:
• iKhokha is a place where chance-takers become change-makers.
• You will sit on our architecture board, advising on best practice, reviewing the technologies we currently run on, and putting forward new ones worth adopting.
• You'll drive technical strategy within your teams and keep their software deliverables aligned to company-wide architectural standards.
• You'll also assess the technical feasibility of high-level backlog items and projects and present those findings to senior management.
• Define components and modules as needed by following best architecture principles, including interfaces and interactions with internal- as well as external systems.
• Design and contribute highly cohesive and loosely coupled micro services to our existing architecture.
• Research and vet 3rd party tools and services.
• Database modeling and review.
• API design and review.
• Design systems with security in mind from the start (OWASP, secure communication protocols, network architecture).
• Stay up to date with the latest threats and vulnerabilities in the industry.
• Advise on weak-points and areas of improvement within iKhokha’s architecture as well as provide solutions.
• Ensure that architecture complies with regulatory requirements (PCI, POPIA, GDPR).
• Front-load design and produce adequate technical documentation for development teams.
• Review documentation from peers.
• Give input on architecture standards and practices, introducing new technologies, tools and practices.
• Give input in scoping and feasibility exercises.
• Make technical dependencies visible to stakeholders.
• Present technical knowledge and material to product team (TED Talk etc).
• Mentor and guide engineers.
• Assist in creating technical roadmap.
• Help set standards around tools and technologies / technical radar.
• Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• Relevant certification(s) in cloud native technology such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Certification(s) in Agile methodology would be advantageous.
• 2+ years of Technical Architecture experience designing systems for scalability, high availability and resilience as well as working with distributed systems or micro services architecture.
• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience with excellent software development skills utilizing one or more high level language such as Java, C#, Python etc.
• Architecture design according to best practices and industry standards.
• Experience working in the fintech space, particularly in card payment integration design and development.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts to different audiences with varying degrees of technical ability.
• Comfortable documenting and diagramming designs according to UML standards (Context, Sequence, BPMn etc).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as pragmatism.
• Work in a high-growth company with tangible results you're accountable for.
• Enjoy hybrid, remote, and in-office work models.
• Competitive remuneration and benefits, including reduced Gap cover rates. Medical Aid and Group Risk scheme contributions.
• Visionary leadership.
• Seize the opportunity for study leave.
• Access to on-demand learning at your fingertips.
• Experience a friendly, collaborative culture with a team of all-round-lekker humans (it’s true, we surveyed our Employees and they told us so).
• If you find yourself at HQ, coffee on tap and a selection of hot beverages provided by our very own onsite Barista.