Senior Solutions Architect - •API lifecycle management

Senior Solutions Architect -

• API lifecycle management

Recruiter:

Baraka IT Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Job Ref:

Senior Solutions Arc..

Date posted:

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Neg

SUMMARY:

Senior Solutions Architect

POSITION INFO:

Position: Senior Solutions Architect

Solution Architecture & Design

• Design solution architectures for business initiatives and digital transformation programmes. • Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. • Develop architecture artefacts, including: • Solution architecture diagrams • Integration architecture • Data architecture flows • Infrastructure architecture • Security architecture models • Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles and reference architectures.

Financial Services Platform Architecture

Design and govern architecture across:

• Core banking systems • Insurance policy administration platforms • Payment processing platforms • Trading platforms • Customer engagement platforms • Risk and compliance systems • Data and analytics platforms

Ensure interoperability between:

• Legacy systems • Cloud platforms • Third-party fintech integrations • Mobile and digital channels.

Cloud & Modern Platform Architecture

• Cloud platforms • Containerised environments • API-driven ecosystems • Event driven architectures • Scalability • High availability • Disaster recovery • Elastic workloads.

Integration Architecture

• REST APIs • GraphQL • Event streaming • Message brokers • ESB platforms

Security & Regulatory Compliance

• POPIA • Banking regulatory frameworks • Data privacy regulations • Identity and access management architecture • Secure API design • Encryption frameworks • Data protection architecture • Security threat modelling.

Delivery Governance

• Participating in architecture review boards • Ensuring compliance with architecture standards • Supporting agile delivery teams • Providing solution design approval • Ensuring technology debt is managed.

Technical Competencies

Architecture Frameworks

• TOGAF • Zachman Framework • SAFe architecture practices • Domain-driven design

Financial Services Technology

• Core banking platforms (Temenos, Finacle, SAP Banking) • Payments infrastructure • CRM platforms • Data warehouses • Risk and compliance platforms.

Integration & API Architecture

• API lifecycle management • Open banking architecture • Event-driven systems • Service-oriented architecture.

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Cloud native architecture • Hybrid cloud environments • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation) • CI/CD pipelines.

Data Architecture

• Data lakes • Data warehouses • Real-time analytics platforms • Data governance frameworks • Master data management.

Experience Requirements

Minimum Experience

• 7 – 10 years in technology • 5 – 8 years in solution architecture roles

Preferred Industry Experience

• Banking • Fintech

Education

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree in: • Technology related field

Professional Certifications (Any Preferred)

• TOGAF Certification • AWS / Azure Architect Certification • Kubernetes Certification • SAFe Agilist / Architect • ITIL certification.

Key Deliverables

• Solution architecture documents • Architecture decision records • Integration architecture diagrams • Security architecture models • Infrastructure architecture designs • Technology roadmap inputs.

Typical Technology Stack in Financial Services

Backend

• Java • .NET • Spring Boot • Node.js

Frontend

• Angular • React • NextJS

Integration

• MuleSoft • Kafka • IBM MQ • Apigee

Cloud

• AWS • Azure • Google Cloud

Data Platforms

• Snowflake • Databricks • Hadoop • Power BI / Tableau.