Payments ArchitectAs the Payments Architect, you will be supporting the payments value stream to transform and modernize our payments landscape with expertise in Microservices and Cloud Technologies. This will be a challenging role in a fast-paced environment but will be a rewarding process to drive change from both a strategic roadmap and solution design perspective.Duties & ResponsibilitiesDesign, build and deploy payment services projects as per the roadmap of our business units;Deliver the most recognized payment methods in each market & innovative payment methods working closely with technology providers;Analyse different technical options to deliver the payment architecture, in alignment with the global/local payments roadmap, functional constraints and the e-commerce solutions landscape defined as part of the company strategy;Perform workload estimation and prototype development together with the development teams;Coordinate in some projects the development activities to ensure consistency between as-built solutions and their design;Delivery of Solution Designs taking into account timeline and budget constraints;Engage and collaborate with technical stakeholders (Architecture, Security, Infrastructure) to get the solution design approved and in line with IT strategy;When applicable, assist the development manager in the coordination of development activities to get a solution in line with technical design documentation;Provide appropriate documentation and coaching to the project team and provide assistance during installation/deployment phase;Ensure efficient knowledge transfer and ramp up time for new on- and off-shore developers;Industrialization is integrated in the design of the solution when possible to be easily rolled out in other contexts without major developments;Work to assure Online and Offline international payment acceptance for all brands and markets;Use continuous improvement methodologies to grow revenue, reduce costs and mitigate risk;Work to mitigate risk when it comes to payments acceptance. Assure PCI and ISO principles. Work with Fraud/Risk business teams and prepare plans for data breach response plans and DRP related to payments acceptance;Advocate the adoption of "best practices" to ensure standardization across the organization in processes and solutions and collaborate with cross-functional business units and other functional teams to drive end-to-end process consistency, maturity & effectiveness.Desired Experience & QualificationQualificationsA Degree in Business Science, Engineering, Computer Science and/or IT. Preference would be given to a candidate certified in TOGAF or a similar Framework.Work ExperienceThe Candidate needs to have:5 years + experience in Payment Solution/End-to-End Architecture (ideally in the South African Banking industry);Experience in the bank or finance related industry;3-5 years experience in System analysis & design;TOGAF 9 or 10;Modelling experience in EA tools, like iServer;IT & Internet.
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