Solution Architect - Cards & payment processing systems, Acquiring - Dubai, UAE

Job Title: Solution Architect - Cards & Payment Processing Systems, Acquiring

Location: Dubai, UAE (Onsite)

Experience: 10 - 15 years

Duration: Long-term

Overview

Solution Architect with domain expertise & experience in designing solutions involving various payments/core/cards systems of financial institutions in the UAE region.

• AWS, Azure, Professional certification will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge and experience in Cloud, DevOps, Agile development methodology.
• Must be aware of security standards, data confidentiality, PII information & best practices while defining the application architecture.

Cards & Payment Processing Systems, Acquiring & Issuing Processes

• ATMs, ISO8583
• SWIFT, PACS
• UAE specific payments

Responsibilities

• Responsible for understanding the various requirements with respect to the payments/cards systems, design & provide detailed solution design with the stipulated non-functional requirements in place.
• Create technical solutions to specific business problems and requirements within the company's business strategy and considering the company's Enterprise Architecture roadmap.
• Present tactical and strategic options architecture and solutions to senior management.
• Manage and review application, data, and technology components and building blocks from an enterprise architecture perspective.
• Maintain the technology options that will most appropriately support the Bank's required software systems.
• Ensure current and complete documentation of the Bank's systems architecture and the interactions between those systems is developed and maintained.
• Ensure scalability, disaster recoverability, and system performance are adequately considered in all aspects of the overall systems architecture.
• Facilitate the effective integration of all systems operating within the Bank, particularly as new systems are selected and implemented.
• Define Technology Roadmap and govern technology portfolio from an Enterprise/Digital Application Architecture perspective.
• Provide solutions in line with Agile and DevOps oriented project delivery.

Skills: DevOps, Solution Architect, AWS, UAE specific payments, Cards Acquiring, SWIFT, Payments, Azure, Cards, Acquiring, Data Confidentiality, ISO8583, Architecture, Cloud, PACS, Security Standards, Agile Development Methodology.