Description
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Solution Architect to join a dynamic payments environment. This role involves working within a highly skilled team of payment solution architects, supporting various payment types across multiple jurisdictions and leveraging a wide range of technologies.
Working Model:
Under a hybrid working model, the resource will typically be required on-site in Ireland approximately for 2-3 days every two months for team meetings and occasionally for workshops (seldom). For UK Faster Payments projects, there may be more frequent on-site requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Shape and agree on solution architectures, ensuring alignment with architecture roadmaps, strategies, principles, and standards.
- Produce the required solution architecture artefacts, such as Architecture Designs, inputs for the Architecture Review Board, and Security Reviews, and present them for approval.
- Guide solution designs, collaborating with stakeholders at all levels to ensure that the identified solutions are understood, aligned with business needs, fit for purpose, and deliver value for investment.
Key Skills and Experience:
Payments Expertise:
- Strong knowledge of cross-border and domestic payments, including SWIFT messages, ISO20022 standards, and payment lifecycles.
Technical Proficiency:
- Proven experience in solution architecture with expertise in Middleware technologies such as JBOSS, WebSphere MQ ,and Mulesoft ,as well as database technologies like Oracle Exadata and MongoDB.
Solution Design:
- A demonstrated track record of solution design experience ideally with expertise in enabling payment engines from the Finastra Suite of products (GPPSP,GPPHC,GPPMP,and GPP Fusion).
Risk Management:
- Strong understanding of risk management and the ability to address risk considerations in solution designs.
Communication Skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills ,with the ability to make technical conversations relevant to business stakeholders vice versa .
This is an excellent role with a top client paying strong daily rates. Should you be interested please get in touch ASAP to discuss further.