Card Solutions Architects

Position: Card Solutions Architects - Contract role Immediate
We are seeking two highly experienced and Senior Solution Architects with deep expertise in card processing platforms to drive architecture and design across a large-scale commercial cards ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities Own and deliver end-to-end solution architecture for card-based systems, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles and platform roadmaps Translate business requirements (BRDs) into solution designs , decomposing into MVPs, epics, and detailed technical stories Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure architectures across distributed systems Define integration patterns (REST APIs, messaging, event-driven architecture) across internal platforms and external partners Provide hands-on architectural leadership to engineering teams, ensuring design consistency and adherence to standards Govern solutions through architecture review boards , ensuring compliance with security, data, and infrastructure standards Identify and mitigate technical risks , including performance, scalability, and security concerns Collaborate with vendors and third parties to define interoperability models and integration contracts Contribute to technology strategy , including cloud adoption, modernization, and legacy transformation initiatives Promote adoption of modern engineering practices including microservices, API-first design, and domain-driven design Required Experience 15 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture , with a strong focus on banking and payments systems Deep domain knowledge of card processing systems (e.g., authorization, clearing, settlement, dispute management) Proven experience designing high-throughput, low-latency transactional systems Experience operating within large-scale, matrixed enterprise environments Strong background in cloud-native architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including relevant certifications Demonstrated ability to handle complex, ambiguous technical problems and translate them into structured solutions Strong stakeholder engagement across business, engineering, and infrastructure teams Technical Skills Architecture & Design:
Microservices, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design (DDD), layered architecture Integration: RESTful APIs, OpenAPI specs, messaging systems (Kafka, MQ), asynchronous processing Cloud &

Infrastructure: Cloud-native design, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines Data:
Distributed data systems, RDBMS/No

SQL, data modelling, data consistency patterns Security:
Secure-by-design principles, IAM, encryption, threat modelling, regulatory compliance Resilience:
High availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, observability (logging, monitoring, tracing) Channels:
Experience designing across web, mobile, API gateways, and backend orchestration layers Legacy Integration:
Exposure to mainframe systems (desirable but not essential) Additional Capabilities Strong focus on cybersecurity and secure architecture practices Experience designing mission-critical systems with strict uptime and performance SLAs Ability to mentor engineers and architects, driving technical best practices and governance Comfortable working across global teams with distributed stakeholders