Lead Solution Architect

Tribus; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 206,640 - 275,520; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead Solution Architect, where you will play a pivotal role in transforming payments architecture for a major financial institution. This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-impact projects, ensuring compliance and resilience in a complex environment. You will engage with senior stakeholders, design robust solutions, and guide engineering teams to implement scalable systems. If you are passionate about payments solutions and thrive in dynamic settings, this role offers you the chance to make a significant impact in the financial services sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in banking or financial services as a Solution Architect.
• Strong technical background in payments and system integrations.

Responsibilities

• Shape and define payments architecture across high-profile projects.
• Design and oversee complex system integrations for seamless transactions.

Skills

Payments Architecture

System Integrations

Real-time Payments

Batch Processing

APIs

Microservices

Cloud Technologies

Stakeholder Management

Job description

This range is provided by Tribus. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

A$150.00/hr - A$200.00/hr

Lead Solution Architect – Payments Architecture

Location: Melbourne/Brisbane/Sydney

Contract: 6-12 Months rolling

Are you an experienced Lead Solution Architect with deep technical expertise in payments architecture? Do you thrive in high-risk, complex environments, designing robust solutions that integrate seamlessly across multiple systems? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join one of the Big 4 Banks as a key player in their payments transformation.

The Opportunity

As a Lead Solution Architect, you will be responsible for shaping and defining the payments architecture across a portfolio of high-profile projects. You will work on transactions, system integrations, and end-to-end architectural designs, ensuring resilience, scalability, and regulatory compliance in a mission-critical environment.

Key Criteria

• Lead the architectural strategy for payments-related initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory requirements.
• Design and oversee complex system integrations, ensuring seamless transactions across various platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and governance, ensuring best practices in architecture and software development.
• Engage with senior stakeholders, translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Assess risks and architectural challenges in a high-availability, high-security environment.
• Stay hands-on with technology, guiding engineering teams in implementing scalable and efficient solutions.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or Lead Solution Architect in a banking or financial services environment.
• Strong technical background in payments architecture, transactions, and system integrations.
• Deep understanding of real-time payments, batch processing, APIs, microservices, and cloud technologies.
• Experience working in a high-risk, high-complexity environment, ensuring security, compliance, and resilience.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

Why Join?

• Work at the heart of a Big 4 Bank, shaping the future of payments architecture.
• Lead cutting-edge, high-impact projects in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Long-term multiple year project

If you’re a technically strong Solution Architect with a passion for designing world-class payments solutions, apply today!

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Financial Services and Technology, Information and Media