Solution Architect

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to play a key role in an excellent client's large-scale platform migration programme focused on consolidating multiple payment and card-processing systems into a unified global ecosystem. The successful candidate will bring expertise in system migrations, ETL/data transformation pipelines, and cross-functional collaboration. You will work with engineering, product, operations, compliance, and partner teams to define and govern architecture that delivers secure, compliant, resilient, and high-performing outcomes.

This can either be a mainly remote or hybrid role depending on what the successful candidate prefers. As well as competitive salary's, our client offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for the migration and consolidation of regional card-processing and payments platforms into a modern, unified global environment.
• Design and own large-scale data migration and ETL processes, including data mapping, transformation logic, orchestration, validation, lineage, and implementation.
• Translate complex business requirements into:
• Data models and data flow diagrams
• Sequence diagrams
• Migration runbooks
• Integration specifications and architectural patterns
• Provide hands-on technical guidance to engineering teams during solution buildout, ensuring alignment to architectural standards.
• Collaborate with compliance functions to ensure architectural designs meet regulatory obligations (e.g., PCI-DSS, PSD2, AML, GDPR, electronic money regulations).
• Promote security-by-design across all components, focusing on card data handling, encryption, tokenisation, and access controls.
• Facilitate technical workshops and architecture design reviews with internal teams and external partners.

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience as a Solution Architect in fintech, payments, card issuing/acquiring, or financial services.
• Demonstrated experience with large-scale platform, system, and data migrations.
• Hands-on expertise in designing ETL and data integration pipelines (Python, SQL-based orchestration, cloud-native ETL tools, messaging ingestion).
• Solid understanding of data engineering concepts with practical experience in SQL Server, MongoDB, Synapse, Fabric, and Snowflake.
• Familiarity with card-processing systems, scheme integrations, authorisation flows, transaction life cycles, and settlement processes; knowledge of cryptographic key migrations (e.g., EMV, PEK) is advantageous.
• Experience architecting microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and secure cloud services (Azure).
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, capable of working with senior stakeholders, external partners, and technical teams.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical problem solving.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.