Payments Architect

Virtusa; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company in Dubai is seeking an experienced professional to manage the transition from MT to MX messaging formats. The role involves overseeing migration projects, collaborating for system integrations, and ensuring compliance with SWIFT standards. Ideal candidates will have strong cloud technology skills, experience in payment architectures, and the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Join a team focused on digital transformation in the financial services sector.

Qualifications

• Hands-on knowledge of the latest payment technologies and architecture frameworks.
• Experience in a business-facing role with the ability to communicate with senior management.
• Working knowledge of defining API specifications for REST or web services.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the migration from MT to MX messaging formats ensuring seamless integration.
• Develop and implement robust payment architecture strategies.
• Collaborate to integrate MX messaging into existing systems.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure)

Presentation skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

API specifications for REST

Banking domain knowledge

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead Transition: Oversee the migration from MT to MX messaging formats ensuring seamless integration and minimal disruption to payment operations.
• Architecture Design: Develop and implement robust payment architecture strategies that support the new MX messaging standards.
• System Integration: Collaborate with IT and business teams to integrate MX messaging into existing systems ensuring compatibility and efficiency; responsible along with the development team vendors for identifying design and development tools for most effective delivery of integration development tasks.
• Compliance and Standards: Ensure all payment systems comply with SWIFT standards and regulatory requirements.
• Technical Role: Provide technical guidance to development teams ensuring best practices in payment processing and messaging; responsible for technical vendor evaluation and RFPs.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize payment processing systems for performance scalability and reliability.
• Documentation and Training: Create comprehensive documentation and provide training to stakeholders on the new MX messaging standards and processes.
• Stakeholder Management: Engage with internal and external stakeholders to communicate progress, challenges, and solutions related to the transition and demonstrate the ability to go the extra mile to ensure project success.

Qualifications

• Transition of MT to MX Agile Cloud DevOps Presentation Skills
• Hands‑on knowledge of the latest payment technologies, architecture frameworks, and integration platforms.
• Experience in a business‑facing role demonstrating presentation skills and the ability to communicate with senior management.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of defining API specifications for REST or web services.
• Knowledge of API and interface governance design standards and principles.
• Experience with cloud deployments (AWS, Azure); professional certification is an advantage.
• Knowledge in hardware sizing and the ability to define high‑availability, scalable application architectures.
• Banking domain knowledge and understanding of current opportunities and challenges in the financial services industry.

About Virtusa

Add the Middle East to your global professional experience and have the opportunity to work on some of the leading digital transformation programs. Virtusa is one of the fastest growing IT services companies in the Middle East with a growing client base in the UAE, KSA, Qatar & Oman, and we work with the leading banking and financial services, travel, telecom and enterprise firms in the region. We have partnered with our clients to win awards from Gartner, IDC, WfMC and other analysts for the work that we have delivered to our clients in the region. Why would you not like to be part of this exciting and award‑winning team? Don’t listen to us; listen to our customers. (Quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody.) When you join us you join a team of 30,000 people globally that cares about your growth and seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state‑of‑the‑art technologies throughout your career with us.