Head of Architecture

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment

Job Ref:

CTI006321/LB

Date posted:

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

1 700 000 Annually

SUMMARY:
My client is looking for a seasoned architecture leader to own and shape the future of a highâvolume payments platform. This is a role for someone who wants massive technical impact, handsâon influence, and the chance to guide an expert team. Ideal for senior talent seeking highâresponsibility jobs in IT and information technology jobs at scale.

POSITION INFO:

In this role, the successful candidate will take full ownership of architectural direction for a missionâcritical payments ecosystem processing billions of transactions across Southern Africa. They’ll lead a small, highly capable team of three architects while staying deeply involved in technical design, patterns, and decisionâmaking.
Working alongside developers, solution architects, and business stakeholders, they’ll ensure all architecture meets demanding standards for scalability, performance, and security. This role offers the opportunity to drive complex, highâimpact initiatives across multiple countries, ideal for someone who wants strategic influence paired with handsâon engineering depth.

Skills & Experience:
Extensive experience in payment systems, especially retail transaction processing
Strong technical foundation; software development or solution architecture background advantageous
Ability to translate business needs into scalable, modular, secure solutions
Strong analytical and communication skills
Experience leading or mentoring technical teams (even small, highâmaturity teams)

Qualification:
Tertiary qualification in Computer Science or related field preferred
Demonstrated experience in retail payments or transaction processing
Exposure to software development, testing practices, or enterprise architecture desirable

Contact LIZAAN BUNNING on or , quoting the Ref: CTI006321

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