Solution Architect - Payments (ID: 3427)
On-siteAmsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Job Summary
Lead architecture and design of complex payment solutions across core banking environments, defining functional and logical architectures, system interactions, and integration patterns. 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 and govern technical designs produced by engineering teams to ensure alignment with architectural standards and long-term strategy. Translate business requirements into clear designs and document system interfaces while operating independently in fast-moving, high-pressure environments. Engage confidently with senior stakeholders, business leaders, and engineering teams on large-scale, mission-critical payment transformation programs involving global banking environments and modern payment architectures.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of overall IT experience
- 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
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