Senior Solutions Architect - Cards & Payments Platform

Global Software Solutions Group

Dubai, UAE

Full Time

Senior

3 weeks ago

VisionPLUSWay4First DataCardPacREST APIsSOAP Services

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About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead architecture design and delivery for cards and payments initiatives in a banking environment. The role requires deep expertise in cards processing, payment ecosystems, API architecture, and enterprise-scale solution design.

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Responsibilities

Design end to end architecture solutions for Cards and Payments platforms
Produce architecture artifacts, solution designs, and technical specifications
Define scalable, resilient, secure, and reusable architecture patterns
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives
Evaluate and integrate third party card management and payment solutions
Support solution estimation, feasibility studies, vendor assessments, and technology selection
Collaborate with product, business, engineering, infrastructure, security, and operations teams
Drive architecture governance, reviews, and compliance processes
Architect solutions across the complete card lifecycle including issuance, activation, management, transaction processing, acquiring, authorization, clearing, settlement, chargebacks, and dispute management
Develop reusable reference architectures and architecture blueprints
Mentor junior architects and engineering teams

Requirements

10+ years of overall technology experience
Minimum 2 3 years as a Solution Architect or Technical Architect within Cards/Payments domain
Strong experience in banking and financial services environments
Proven experience delivering enterprise scale cards and payments solutions
Hands on architecture experience with card management platforms such as VisionPLUS, Way4, First Data, or CardPac
Strong understanding of authorization processing, clearing & settlement, card switching, acquiring, issuing, chargebacks, and dispute management
Experience with payment gateways, processors, card networks, and clearing systems
Strong knowledge of PCI DSS, EMV, PSD2, UAE Central Bank Regulations, GDPR, and financial services security standards
Experience implementing tokenization, 3D Secure, encryption, authentication & authorization frameworks, and secure API design
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills

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Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect Cards & Payments Platform to lead architecture design and delivery for strategic cards and payments initiatives within a leading banking environment.
The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in cards processing, card management platforms, payment ecosystems, banking integrations, API architecture, security, and enterprise scale solution design.

Solution Architecture & Delivery

Design end to end architecture solutions for Cards and Payments platforms
Produce architecture artifacts, solution designs, and technical specifications
Define scalable, resilient, secure, and reusable architecture patterns
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives
Evaluate and integrate third party card management and payment solutions
Support solution estimation, feasibility studies, vendor assessments, and technology selection
Collaborate with product, business, engineering, infrastructure, security, and operations teams
Drive architecture governance, reviews, and compliance processes

Cards & Payments Domain Leadership

Architect solutions across the complete card lifecycle: Card Issuance, Activation, Management, Transaction Processing, Acquiring, Authorization, Clearing, Settlement, Chargebacks, Dispute Management
Design solutions for Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Prepaid Cards, Corporate Cards, Co Branded Cards, Loyalty & Rewards Programs, Cashback Solutions, Installment Payment Programs
Work with payment gateways, processors, switches, clearing systems, and banking ecosystems

Architecture Governance

Develop reusable reference architectures and architecture blueprints
Conduct peer reviews and architecture assessments
Mentor junior architects and engineering teams
Deliver architecture workshops and knowledge sharing sessions
Contribute to architecture standards, patterns, and best practices

Required Experience

10+ years of overall technology experience
Minimum 2 3 years as a Solution Architect or Technical Architect within Cards/Payments domain
Strong experience in banking and financial services environments
Proven experience delivering enterprise scale cards and payments solutions

Mandatory Domain Expertise

Hands on architecture experience with one or more of: VisionPLUS, Way4, First Data, CardPac, or similar Card Management Systems
Strong understanding of Authorization Processing, Clearing & Settlement, Card Switching, Acquiring, Issuing, Merchant Payments, Chargebacks, Dispute Management, Reconciliation Processes
Experience with Payment Gateways, Payment Processors, Card Networks, Clearing Systems, Banking Integration Platforms, Third Party Financial Ecosystems
Strong knowledge of PCI DSS, EMV, PSD2, UAE Central Bank Regulations, GDPR, Financial Services Security Standards
Experience implementing Tokenization, 3D Secure (3DS), Encryption Technologies, Authentication & Authorization Frameworks, Secure API Design, Data Protection Controls

Technical Skills

Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, API Architecture, Microservices Architecture, Event Driven Architecture, Distributed Systems Design, Integration Architecture
REST APIs, SOAP Services, ISO 8583, Payment Switch Integrations, Core Banking Integrations, Middleware Platforms, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Threat Modeling, Data Classification, Asset Valuation, Security by Design, Security Logging & Monitoring, Encryption & Key Management, Authentication & Authorization, Cybersecurity Controls
Cloud Architecture, DevOps Practices, Container Platforms, CI/CD Pipelines (Preferred)
AI Knowledge: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, Embedding Models, Vector Databases, AI Agents, MCP, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code (Preferred)

Key Competencies

Strong stakeholder management skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Strategic and analytical thinking
Strong problem solving capabilities
Delivery focused mindset
Ability to balance customer experience, functionality, security, performance, and resiliency
Self driven and capable of working with minimal supervision
Strong mentoring and coaching abilities
High learning agility and adaptability

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