Solution Architect - Payments (ID: 3427)

• Lead the architecture and design of complex payment solutions across core banking environments.
  
• Design end -to -end payment execution workflows including orchestration, order management, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, exception handling and returns.
  
• Own solution design for ISO 20022 implementations across multiple payment schemes.
  Define functional and logical architectures, system interactions, and integration patterns.
• Govern technical designs produced by engineering teams, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and long -term strategy.
  
  What You Bring to the table:
  
  
• 10+ years of overall IT experience with at least 5+ years as a Solution Architect in banking and financial services.
  
• Strong hands -on expertise in core banking payments execution including orchestration, clearing, settlement, reconciliations and returns.
  
• In -depth knowledge of payment schemes such as Bacs, Faster Payments, CHAPS, SWIFT, SEPA and Cheques.
  
• Expert -level understanding of ISO 20022 including message structures, mandatory/optional elements, data mapping, validation and cross -scheme differences.
  
• Proven experience designing and governing end -to -end ISO 20022 solutions in large -scale payment transformation programs.
  
• Experience with architecture frameworks and modelling tools such as C4, TOGAF, ArchiMate and similar enterprise architecture approaches.
  
• Strong knowledge of integration and messaging patterns, including ESB, event -driven architectures and API -based integrations.
  
• Familiarity with cloud and microservices platforms, including AWS and containerized environments
  
  
  
  You Should Possess the Ability to:
  
  
• Explain payment scheme rules, message flows and settlement models in detail.
  
• Design robust, scalable payment architectures for high -volume banking environments.
  
• Translate business requirements into clear functional and logical architecture designs.
  
• Define and document system interactions, interfaces and integration patterns.
  
• Operate independently in fast -moving, high -pressure environments.
  
• Engage confidently with senior stakeholders, business leaders and engineering teams.
  
  
  
  What We Bring to the Table:
  
  
• Opportunity to work on large -scale, mission -critical payment transformation programs.
  
• Exposure to global banking environments and modern payment architectures.
  
• A platform to lead and influence strategic architecture decisions.
  
• Complex, high -impact projects involving core bank payment rails and ISO 20022 migrations.
  
• Collaborative environment with senior architects, product leaders and engineering teams.
  

Recruiter: Aswin Dhanvandhar
Phone: +31 20 369 0609 ; Extn :141
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/aswin -dhanvandhar/