Solutions Architect (Johannesburg or Cape Town) at Capitec Bank

•   As a Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for the success of a product at Capitec.
• You will have full autonomy over your application, acting as the apex technical leader for your product.  
• The scale and growth of the client base means that you get to solve complex problems at scale.
• You will bring deep technical knowledge of at least one programming paradigm, preferably object-oriented or functional programming, and be comfortable working with languages like C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.  
• Additionally, you will have experience with both relational and non-relational databases, as well as AWS cloud skills.  
• You will have the opportunity to learn and work with domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, and Kubernetes.  
• You will be a problem solver at heart, with the ability to think critically and creatively to find innovative solutions.
• At Capitec you will have the opportunity to explore new skills and technologies, while working with a team of dedicated professionals in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• If you are passionate about technology and have a desire to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you!

Experience

• 10+ years' experience in IT Delivery, including a minimum of 2+ years' experience in architecture
• 4+ years' experience in solution design
• 4+ years' experience as a Solutions Architect
• Financial Services experience
• Experience must be in designing end-to-end and full stack
• * End-to-end - able to design solution, which includes all components, ensuring that all end users are services correctly in production
• * Full stack - able to design for each component within the solution addressing the functional (application), non-functional (platform) and infrastructure and cloud services

Qualifications

Minimum:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology
• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Ideal:

• A relevant post graduate degree
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate and/or Professional Certification