We are seeking a highly skilled Banking Enterprise Architect with proven expertise in Credit Card Platforms to drive the design governance and delivery of secure scalable and compliant banking architectures. This role demands deep domain knowledge strategic vision and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver transformative banking solutions.
You will play a key role in ensuring architectural integrity alignment with Americas Region and global banking regulations and the effective use of BankingSuites modular architecture to deliver resilient future-ready credit card systems.
Architectural Leadership
Design and oversee the implementation of scalable secure and compliant credit card platform architectures.
Ensure end-to-end architectural alignment with enterprise and regulatory frameworks across the Americas and global regions.
Requirements Translation
Translate complex business operational and regulatory requirements into actionable architecture and solution designs.
Partner with business compliance and IT teams to ensure shared understanding and delivery excellence.
Governance & Risk Management
Establish and lead architectural governance frameworks ensuring adherence to enterprise standards and policies.
Identify assess and mitigate architectural and technical risks proactively throughout the solution lifecycle.
Technology Enablement
Champion modern technology paradigms such as cloud-native microservices and event-driven architectures.
Ensure designs support high availability resilience scalability and performance optimization.
Stakeholder Engagement
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology stakeholders.
Lead architectural discussions and reviews influencing decision-making across business and IT teams.
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related discipline.
8 years of experience in Enterprise or Solution Architecture within banking or financial services.
Proven expertise in credit card platforms or payment systems architecture.
Strong understanding of Americas Region and global banking regulations (OCC FFIEC PCI DSS GDPR).
Hands-on experience with modular banking platforms (preferably BankingSuite).
Strong track record in cloud-native microservices and event-driven system design.
Demonstrated experience leading architectural governance compliance and risk management initiatives.
Strategic & Analytical Thinking
Technical Leadership & Mentorship
Regulatory & Compliance Awareness
Stakeholder Communication & Influence
Cloud & Microservices Architecture Design
Risk & Governance Framework Implementation
Be part of an elite architecture team driving next-generation digital banking transformation.
Gain exposure to global compliance frameworks and enterprise-scale credit card platforms.
Competitive hourly engagement with hybrid flexibility and opportunities for long-term collaboration.
Required Skills:
Key Responsibilities Support the design and documentation of solution architectures for credit card platforms and digital payment ecosystems. Collaborate with architects and business analysts to align business and technical requirements with core banking and BankingSuite capabilities. Ensure requirements traceability and adherence to regulatory standards such as PCI DSS AML and KYC. Conduct research and analysis on compliance frameworks and data privacy regulations affecting digital payments and credit card systems. Contribute to technical analysis for integration with core banking systems payment gateways and third-party financial services. Assist in creating architecture models process flows and technical documentation supporting strategic initiatives. Work cross-functionally with compliance IT security and delivery teams to ensure solution robustness security and scalability. Qualifications & Skills Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field. 5 years of experience in solution architecture technical analysis or system design within the banking or financial services sector. Familiarity with regulatory standards: PCI DSS AML KYC and data privacy frameworks. Strong analytical and documentation skills with attention to detail. Experience using architecture modeling tools and frameworks (e.g. ArchiMate UML TOGAF preferred). Solid understanding of credit card lifecycle transaction flows and digital banking systems. Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative cross-functional environment.
Required Education:
Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering
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