Architect (Internal) at PayFast

About the team 

• The Cloud Engineering space inside the DPO Group is looking to expand. Our team is dynamic and works in all spheres of the business, focusing mainly on delivering robust cloud solutions for our business systems. We are a group of fast-thinking solution-driven individuals that are passionate about getting the best performance out of our systems being utilized by our merchants and their customers.  

About you 

• If you’re a goal driven, self-starter, happy to design systems to benefit, not just external, but internal customers as well. You will be involved in expanding our existing payment platform and supporting software, architecting new and exciting features/applications systems relating to payments, as well as help with security around the platform.  

You’ll fit in perfectly with our culture if you: 

• Get energised by a fast-paced environment 
• Enjoy a hybrid working model 
• Cherish a good work-life balance 
• Are adaptable and don’t mind a bit of chaos now and again 
• Regard collaboration as an essential part of getting the job done 
• Pride yourself as being a self-starter who doesn’t lack motivation 
• Don’t need to be micromanaged 
• Take feedback well and use it for self-improvement 
• Welcome change and new ideas 
• Value the importance of diversity 

 
What you'll be doing

• Designing, developing, and deploying modular cloud-based systems. 
• Optimize, scale, and build resiliency into the platforms 
• Collaborating with development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions. 
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation 
• Modifying and improving existing systems and processes. 
• Educating teams on the implementation of new cloud technologies and initiatives. 
• Developing and maintaining cloud solutions in accordance with best practices. 
• Ensuring efficient functioning of data storage and processing functions in accordance with company security policies and best practices in cloud security. 
• Identifying, analysing, and resolving infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues. 
• Regularly reviewing existing systems and making recommendations for improvements. 
• Ability to maintain workload in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities 

What you'll need 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or mathematics 
• 3+ years of experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions, on any Cloud Platform (AWS, Azure) 
• Solid understanding of Linux and Windows Server 
• Proficiency in at least two of the following: Bash, Perl/Python, Java, Golang, C++, PHP 
• SQL/DB administration/understanding 
• Deep expertise in containers and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) 
• Experienced in setting up monitoring, log aggregation and alerting 
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills 
• Technical background in areas such as Networking or System Administration, Databases or Application technical support will be considered a plus