AXIAN Digibank & Fintech is looking to hire an IT Solution Architect - Infra to design end-to-end solutions for core wallet, core banking, payments and data platforms. The role is open in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Antananarivo and Islamabad.
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end solutions for new initiatives and changes spanning core wallet, core banking, payments, LMS, cards, agent/merchant management, KYC/AML, fraud, mobile apps, USSD, APIs and data platforms.
- Own the solution design for deployments, upgrades and swaps, including data model, integration topology and migration architecture.
- Design hybrid and cloud deployments (AWS / Azure / on-premise) for D&F workloads with appropriate landing zones, network segmentation and identity controls.
- Embed security-by-design principles: identity & access management, encryption (in transit and at rest), key management, secrets handling and zero-trust patterns where appropriate.
- Contribute to Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and design authority forums; approve or reject designs against agreed criteria.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, Data, Risk and Business teams to translate needs into technical solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Telecommunications or equivalent.
- Minimum 8 years in solution, application or enterprise architecture roles, with at least 3 years in fintech, mobile money, digital banking or telecom.
- Hands-on architectural experience with core wallet and/or core banking platforms; prior exposure to Telepin, Comviva, Ericsson Wallet Platform, Huawei CPS, Temenos, Finacle or equivalents is valued.
- Proven track record designing solutions across multiple domains: payments, lending (LMS), cards, agent management, KYC/AML, fraud, mobile/USSD channels, APIs and data platforms.
- Strong cloud architecture experience (AWS and/or Azure), including landing zones, identity, networking and containerized workloads.
- Experience operating across African markets (multi-country preferred), with awareness of local regulatory and operating realities.
- Solution architecture
- AWS
- Azure
- Core banking
- Mobile money platforms
- Cloud security
- API integration
Application Instructions
- Apply via the AXIAN Group careers portal (Job Reference: req4923)
