Senior Solutions Architect: Cards & Payments (Dubai)

Synechron; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron, a global digital consultancy, seeks an experienced Solution Architect (Cards & Payments) in Dubai. You will shape end-to-end payment architectures spanning card issuing, acquiring, e-commerce, and operations, aligning with regulatory requirements and client needs.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in payments tech and hands-on architecture, with strong communication, leadership, and collaboration skills to lead client engagements from design to delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in payments technology, solution architecture, or presales, including client-facing role.
• Proven experience designing or architecting payment platform solutions across issuing/acquiring processing platforms and APIs.
• Experience with platform migration or re-platforming of live production systems.
• Knowledge of payment scheme rules, regulatory frameworks and local market considerations.
• Certifications such as TOGAF or PMP are a plus but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end payment solution architectures across cards, issuing and acquiring.
• Address acquiring, POS, ATM, e-commerce, and operations reconciliation.
• Translate client requirements and regulatory context into target architecture and phased strategy.
• Assess existing client platforms and define migration and integration approaches.
• Ensure regulatory alignment with local rules, schemes, and routing requirements.
• Demonstrate strong end-to-end knowledge of payments ecosystems.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal

Collaboration

Work under pressure

Education

Bachelor/Master's degree in CS or IS

Tools

TOGAF

PMP

Job description

Synechron, a global digital consultancy, seeks an experienced Solution Architect (Cards & Payments) in Dubai. You will shape end-to-end payment architectures spanning card issuing, acquiring, e-commerce, and operations, aligning with regulatory requirements and client needs.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in payments tech and hands-on architecture, with strong communication, leadership, and collaboration skills to lead client engagements from design to delivery in a fast-paced environment.