Solution Architect - Payments

PCRecruiter - Recruitment Software & Applicant Tracking System; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A Toronto-based IT consulting boutique seeks a Solutions Architect specializing in Payments. The ideal candidate will lead the design and implementation of payment platforms, leveraging their extensive experience in cloud infrastructures and Agile methodologies. This hybrid role requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to mentor a technical team while maintaining client relationships.

Benefits

Performance bonus

Benefits package

Qualifications

• 7+ years of development/architecture experience.
• Experience with high-value payments platforms.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD and Agile engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and transformation for payment platform migration.
• Mentor technical team on engagements and best practices.
• Produce estimates for system migration and implementation.

Skills

Problem Solving

Troubleshooting

Communication

Microservices

Cloud Native Development

Agile Practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Solution Architect - Payments

Client is a Toronto-based IT consulting boutique that strives for excellence in customer service and delivery in financial services and fintech industry.
They focus on technology advisory services, application development, cloud computing, integration solutions, and enterprise big data and analytics.
With a team of highly knowledgeable business and technical experts, we provide strategic, mission critical solutions to our clients.
Looking for a Solutions Architect – Payment who has experience and expertise in modernizing and integrating payment platforms for Financial Services clients. You will be responsible for providing leadership, designing and implementing a new payment platform for our clients.

Company location: Downtown Toronto,
Hybrid work environment - 3 days in office/week
Perm / FTE role: Salary: Market rate + benefits and performance bonus

RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead strategy and transformation, migration roadmap, based on client needs and industry trends.
Produce estimates for the system migration, design, development and testing.
Embrace Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) and Agile engineering practices in client engagements.
Lead, mentor, and coach the technical team on client engagements.
Lead development to ALETHA’s intellectual property and best practices.
Foster and maintain close working relationships with clients

REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Bachelor's degree in either Computer Science or Engineering.
At least 7 years of development/architecture experience.
Experience with high-value payments platforms, preferably FIS OPF (Open Payment Framework), SWIFT/Lynx/LVTS based on real time on cloud / on prem architecture
Experience with next generation ACH payments solution
Experience with payment products from leading vendors such as Fiserv, Global Payments, First Data etc. an asset
Knowledge of ISO20022 payment standards
Prior professional experience in application development, system integration, cloud native development, cloud infrastructure, and platform-as-a-service
Prior experience of architecting and designing enterprise level systems
Strong knowledge and experiences with microservices, serverless, functions, event-driven programming, REST-oriented API, or other cloud native architectures
Strong knowledge and experiences with Continuous Integration and Delivery (CD/CI), DevOPs pipelines and Agile engineering practices
Strong communication, problem solving and troubleshooting skills with experience exercising mature judgment