Manager - Sector Operations - Technical Architect

Banking Skills

• Strong business–technology alignment , with the ability to translate business capabilities into target architecture and solution architecture blueprints • Ability to articulate complex architecture constructs (microservices, distributed systems, integration patterns) to business and technical stakeholders • Expertise in driving architecture governance , design reviews , and ensuring adherence to enterprise architecture standards • Analyze system landscapes , legacy architectures , and technical constraints to design scalable, resilient, and cloud-native solutions • Demonstrate technical leadership , ownership, and accountability while mentoring teams and enforcing engineering best practices • Strong analytical and decomposition skills to break down monolithic systems into modular, loosely coupled services • Proficient in creating architecture artifacts such as HLDs, LLDs, sequence diagrams, data flow diagrams, and integration mappings • Apply design principles (SOLID, DRY, domain-driven design) and architecture patterns (event-driven, API-led, microservices) • Strategic mindset with the ability to evaluate technology stacks , platform capabilities , and build vs buy decisions • Strong focus on non-functional requirements (NFRs) including scalability, performance, security, availability, and observability • Experience in stakeholder management and leading architecture discussions, solutioning workshops, and technical roadmaps • Support pre-sales and solutioning through effort estimation, architecture proposals, and RFP responses • Ability to work in Agile/DevOps environments , collaborating across cross-functional squads and driving CI/CD and automation practices • Proficiency in architecture and modeling tools (Visio, Draw.io, ArchiMate, UML) and documentation platforms
• Strong understanding of ISO 20022 message standards (pain, pacs , camt , admi) and end-to-end payment flows across clearing and settlement systems • Experience in designing solutions for payment schemes such as SEPA, SCT Inst, UK Faster Payments, and cross-border (SWIFT) • Expertise in multi-scheme, multi-bank, and multi-currency architectures , including routing, orchestration, and settlement mechanisms • Knowledge of payment lifecycle management , including status tracking, acknowledgements (ACK/NACK), returns, recalls, and exception handling flows • Experience with payment hubs/frameworks (preferably FIS OPF ) and their integration with core banking and downstream systems • Ability to design scalable payment processing systems handling high-volume, low-latency transactions • Understanding of reconciliation, liquidity management, and reporting processes within payment ecosystems • Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements (PSD2, AML, KYC) impacting payment system design • Experience collaborating with business analysts, product owners, and engineering teams to translate functional requirements into technical solutions • Strong understanding of integration patterns for banking systems, including API integrations, middleware, and message-based communication

Technical Skills

• Strong experience in banking/payments architecture
• Deep knowledge of ISO 20022 message formats and payment flows
• Experience with payment hubs / frameworks (FIS OPF preferred)
• Expertise in:
• Microservices architecture
• API design and integration
• Event-driven systems (Kafka, MQ)
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Strong understanding of:
• High-volume transaction systems
• Distributed systems design
• Security and compliance frameworks

Banking Domain Skills

• Understanding of:
• SEPA / SCT Inst / UK Faster Payments / Cross-border payments
• Clearing & settlement mechanisms
• Payment lifecycle (initiation → processing → settlement → reporting)
• Familiarity with:
• Exception handling flows (returns, recalls, claims)
• Multi-bank and multi-currency setups

Consulting & Leadership Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture
• Experience leading distributed teams and large-scale implementations
• Strong documentation and presentation skills

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Tools & Technologies

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