Senior Credit Card Solutions Architect

Forsyth Barnes; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Forsyth Barnes is seeking a Senior Card Transformation Specialist to act as the subject matter expert for credit card products, processes and system integrations in Abu Dhabi. You will define and validate business and integration requirements across card systems, support API-driven designs, and translate business needs into functional specifications.

The role requires 8–12 years of experience in credit card technology or transformation, with strong knowledge of end-to-end card lifecycle and

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in credit card technology, cards operations, product management or transformation.
• Experience with end-to-end credit card lifecycle: origination, issuance, authorization, payments/collections, credit limit, rewards.
• Experience with leading card platforms such as VisionPLUS, PRIME, TSYS, Way4 or equivalents.
• Strong understanding of card-related integrations with core banking, digital channels, payment switches, Visa/Mastercard, CRM and data platforms.
• Experience with APIs, middleware, event-driven architecture and modern integration patterns.
• Good understanding of Oracle Database, SQL and data analysis concepts.

Responsibilities

• Act as subject matter expert for credit card products, processes and system integrations.
• Define and validate business and integration requirements across card systems and related platforms.
• Support API, event-driven and middleware integration design with card domain expertise.
• Translate requirements into functional specs, process flows and integration specs.
• Coordinate with users, vendors, architects and development teams to resolve issues.
• Support SIT, UAT, migration, cutover and post-production stabilization.
• Ensure compliance with card rules, processes and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in defining future-state card servicing and integration strategies as part of the transformation roadmap.

Skills

Credit card domain expertise

APIs & integration

SQL & data analysis

Stakeholder management

Tools

VisionPLUS

PRIME

TSYS

Way4

PowerCARD

Job description

Forsyth Barnes is seeking a Senior Card Transformation Specialist to act as the subject matter expert for credit card products, processes and system integrations in Abu Dhabi. You will define and validate business and integration requirements across card systems, support API-driven designs, and translate business needs into functional specifications.

The role requires 8–12 years of experience in credit card technology or transformation, with strong knowledge of end-to-end card lifecycle and