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Senior Architect Wallet Evolution
Job Location:
Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
1 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
28 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Our client in the Telecommunications sector is looking for a Senior Architect: Wallet Evolution on contract duration of 6 months.
The role is responsible for driving the architecture solution design and strategic evolution of Wallet Platform. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong technical depth architecture discipline and a deep understanding of the evolving technology digital commerce and fintech landscape.
The role assesses the current and future Wallet architecture its capabilities anddesigns for a scalable secure cost-effective and future-fit wallet platform aligned to business strategy customer experience ambitions regulatory requirements and technology roadmaps. The role is accountable for shaping the end-to-end Wallet architecture fit to support advanced Fintech use cases interoperability solutions and digital transaction flows across multiple channels and use cases related to product and platform changes to its eco-system and propose technical solutions to align with required changes and business Strategy.
The role is responsible for ownership of core Wallet Architecture solution product and platform changes functionalities and platform evolution across all Fintech Markets. This role leads to design standardising of the Wallet architectural and integration methodologies for Fintech solutions group wide.
The role is responsible for driving the architecture solution design and strategic evolution of Wallet Platform. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong technical depth architecture discipline and a deep understanding of the evolving technology digital commerce and fintech landscape.
The role assesses the current and future Wallet architecture its capabilities anddesigns for a scalable secure cost-effective and future-fit wallet platform aligned to business strategy customer experience ambitions regulatory requirements and technology roadmaps. The role is accountable for shaping the end-to-end Wallet architecture fit to support advanced Fintech use cases interoperability solutions and digital transaction flows across multiple channels and use cases related to product and platform changes to its eco-system and propose technical solutions to align with required changes and business Strategy.
The role is responsible for ownership of core Wallet Architecture solution product and platform changes functionalities and platform evolution across all Fintech Markets. This role leads to design standardising of the Wallet architectural and integration methodologies for Fintech solutions group wide.
Education:
Certifications (preferred):
Experience:
Competencies:
Functional Knowledge:
- Minimum 4-year academic degree (Bachelors degree) in Engineering Computer Science Information Technology Computing or related field
- Relevant certification / accreditation / membership with professional body as required for the role e.g. TOGAF
- Masters degree (Desirable)
Certifications (preferred):
- TOGAF Banking system certifications PCI DSS knowledge.
- TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification SAFe Architect Azure /AWS/GCP Architect or Mobile App Architect certifications.
- Vendor certifications (e.g. Apigee Azure MuleSoft AWS API Gateway).
Experience:
- Minimum 57 years relevant experience in architecture payments digital platforms fintech telecommunications or related technology environments
- Strong experience in payments systems payments integration architecture design and technical solution design Developing Wallet & Core Banking platform roadmaps reference architecture and aligning architecture to business capabilities
- Experience with TOGAF or similar EA frameworks
- Architecture governance capability maturity assessments and standardization efforts
- Experience designing or integrating digital wallet platforms super app ecosystems embedded finance services or merchant payment ecosystems advantageous
- Prior experience Financial Services preferred with experience within the banking/telecom industry and with Mobile Money being an added advantage
- Experience in Integration & Orchestration Functional Architecture Design Technical Solution Design
- Demonstrated ability to architect end to end fintech wallet solutions with embedded transparency privacy security and governance as well as quality assurance and validation methodologies.
Competencies:
Functional Knowledge:
- Deep understanding of mobile money and wallet platforms
- Strong knowledge of transaction systems digital wallets payment APIs core banking modules.
- Understanding of KYC/AML compliance regulatory tech.
- Experience with high availability resilience and secure transaction systems.
- Business continuity planning
- Structuring of contracts and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Understanding of Open API standards protocols and methods for modern payment and financial systems
- Understanding of the Agile software delivery processes (SCRUM Kanban preferable).
- Cloud & Platform Expertise
- Payment gateways processors banking integrations and fintech aggregators
- IT architecture and project management
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
With 15 years of experience in the Telecommunications and Financial Services industry in Africa and the Middle East, we are experts at supporting our clients through their digital transformation journeys. We believe in blending traditional methods with cutting-edge strategies to drive ... View more
