Solutions Architect - Fintech

About the role

An experienced Solutions Architect is sought to design and lead the development of robust, secure and compliant financial systems. The role shapes the technology landscape so that solutions meet strict regulatory requirements while delivering an excellent user experience.

Key responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architectures for Fintech products such as payments, APIs and Open Banking
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into secure, scalable solutions
• Define integration strategies with financial institutions, payment networks and third-party providers
• Lead architecture decisions across platforms and drive technical delivery in line with the architecture
• Collaborate with engineering, product, risk and compliance teams
• Promote API-first and microservices architectures, and ensure high availability, resilience and data security
• Review technical implementations and guide engineering teams
• Support audits, risk assessments and security reviews

Required profile

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect in Fintech, banking or payments
• Strong stakeholder communication and leadership skills; able to lead technical delivery and act as a Technical Project Manager when required

Required skills

• API management platforms, microservices and distributed systems
• API design (REST, OpenAPI, event-driven architectures)
• Secure system design and encryption practices
• Solid understanding of Open Banking / PSD2 APIs, ISO 20022, OAuth2, OpenID Connect and encryption principles
• Architecture documentation (solution design documents, architecture diagrams, decision records)
• Nice to have: Azure Solutions Architect or AWS Architect certification, Kafka, core banking systems or digital wallets, fraud detection systems, and AI-driven financial solutions