Adyen Payment Integration Architect Lead

Position Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Adyen Payment Integration Architect / Lead to design implement and manage the integration of the Adyen payment platform within our enterprise ecosystem. This role will be responsible for defining API exposure strategies selecting appropriate integration methodologies and building a resilient scalable and secure payment infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in payment systems API architecture and enterprise integration patterns with a strong focus on reliability performance and compliance.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Adyen Platform Integration
.Lead end-to-end integration of Adyen payment solutions across digital and physical channels.
.Identify and implement relevant Adyen APIs (e.g. Payments Checkout Recurring Webhooks Disputes Reporting).
.Define API exposure strategies (internal vs external gateway vs direct integration).
.Ensure proper handling of payment flows including authorization capture refund and reconciliation.
Architecture & Design
.Design scalable and resilient payment architecture aligned with enterprise standards.
.Define integration patterns (e.g. synchronous vs asynchronous event-driven architecture).
.Establish fault-tolerant systems with retry mechanisms circuit breakers and failover strategies.
.Create high-availability solutions with minimal downtime and strong disaster recovery planning.
API Strategy & Management
.Determine which APIs should be exposed to internal teams partners or customer-facing applications.
.Design and document API contracts schemas and security models.
.Implement API governance using gateways throttling and monitoring tools.
.Ensure backward compatibility and versioning strategies.
Resilience & Reliability Engineering
.Build a robust ecosystem with observability (logging monitoring tracing).
.Design for failure scenarios including network issues payment provider outages and partial transaction failures.
.Implement idempotency and reconciliation mechanisms.
.Ensure system performance under high transaction volumes.
Security & Compliance
.Ensure compliance with PCI-DSS and other regulatory requirements.
.Implement secure authentication and authorization (OAuth mTLS API keys).
.Safeguard sensitive payment data and ensure proper encryption practices.
Stakeholder Collaboration
.Work with product engineering finance and risk teams to align payment capabilities with business needs.
.Collaborate with Adyen technical teams and external partners as needed.
.Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

.7 years of experience in payment systems fintech or enterprise integration.
.Proven experience integrating payment gateways preferably Adyen.
.Strong understanding of RESTful APIs webhooks and microservices architecture.
.Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP).
.Deep knowledge of distributed systems and resilience patterns.
.Familiarity with security standards (PCI-DSS tokenization encryption).
Preferred Qualifications
.Experience with event-driven systems (Kafka RabbitMQ etc.).
.Knowledge of global payment methods and regulatory environments.
.Experience with API management platforms (Apigee Kong MuleSoft etc.).
.Background in high-volume transactional systems.
Key Skills
.Payment architecture & orchestration
.API design & governance
.Fault-tolerant system design
.Cloud-native development
.Observability & monitoring
.Security & compliance
Success Metrics
.Seamless and reliable payment processing across channels
.High system uptime and low transaction failure rates
.Scalable architecture supporting business growth
.Strong compliance and audit outcomes

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level geographic market experience and training and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $80000$130000. This role is an existing vacancy.

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Skills:

• English
• Payment Management
• Security Architecture
• Solutions Architecture

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