Systems Architect at FNB South Africa

Job Description

• Responsible for the specification, product selection, and design of infrastructure components required to implement a defined system architecture. This role supports the translation of business requirements into technical solutions by applying established architectural standards and guidelines.
• The Systems Architect collaborates with stakeholders to ensure that infrastructure designs are fit-for-purpose, cost-effective, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles. Work is performed within clearly defined parameters, with guidance from senior architects and subject matter experts.

Are you someone who can:

• Develop and implement strategic goals for managing and maintaining systems and software.
• Create end-to-end integrated systems and review new and existing system designs.
• Ensure systems are secure and protected from breaches.
• Perform regular maintenance and updates to keep systems running smoothly.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand their requirements and ensure the system meets their needs.
• Provide technical support and guidance to other IT personnel.
• Design scalable API-first and event-driven architectures
• Lead Architecture governance and security reviews
• Design custody solutions using Azure Key Vault Managed HSM
• Has expertise in blockchain architecture and distributed ledger systems
• Design secure wallet and custody solutions

You will be an ideal candidate if you have experience in:

• Enterprise solution architecture for distributed and microservices systems
• High availability, fault tolerance, and performance engineering
• Cloud-native architecture patterns and service orchestration
• Integration architecture for hybrid enterprise ecosystems
• System reliability, scalability, and resilience design
• Architecture for token issuance, transaction flows, and smart contract ecosystems
• Integration of blockchain nodes with enterprise backend systems
• Secure transaction signing and custody workflows
• Compliance-aware blockchain architecture
• Blockchain infrastructure deployment and node management
• Hardware-backed key generation, storage, and lifecycle management
• Secure private key custody for blockchain wallets
• Integration of Node.js applications with Azure HSM services
• Cryptographic signing workflows and key isolation strategies
• Role-based access control and key governance
• Secure API communication with HSM-backed services
• High-availability and disaster recovery strategies for key infrastructure
• Advanced Node.js development for high-performance backend services
• Asynchronous and event-driven system design
• REST and GraphQL API architecture
• Secure service-to-service communication
• Real-time messaging and streaming integrations
• Database architecture (relational and NoSQL)
• Authentication and authorization frameworks
• Backend performance optimization
• API gateway and service orchestration design
• Enterprise integration patterns
• Message queues and streaming platforms
• Blockchain-to-enterprise system interoperability
• SDK integration and third-party platform connectivity
• Containerization and orchestration platforms
• Infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines
• Monitoring, logging, and observability systems
• Scalable deployment and operational design
• Secure architecture design and threat modeling
• Cryptographic best practices and key lifecycle management
• Identity and access management frameworks
• Compliance and regulatory security standards

End Date: March 9, 2026