Ecommerce & Payments Technical Lead

Data Idols; Greater London; Remote; GBP 92,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily rate £500–£600

Fully remote

12-month contract

Job summary

Data Idols is seeking an Ecommerce & Payments Technical Lead to strengthen online payment security and modernise ecommerce platforms for a publishing business. You will collaborate with developers and stakeholders to review current integrations, address fraud risks and deliver improved customer portals and secure checkout journeys while replacing legacy systems.

This role blends hands-on technical delivery with security focus and platform modernization, offering ownership of meaningful

Qualifications

• Proven experience implementing ecommerce platforms and online payment integrations.
• Experience addressing payment fraud risks and strengthening checkout security.
• Knowledge of tokenisation, 3D Secure and PCI DSS considerations.
• Experience implementing digital wallet payment functionality.
• Ability to guide developers and translate recommendations into working solutions.
• Experience replacing legacy ecommerce platforms or building customer portals.
• Background as an ecommerce technical lead, solutions architect, or senior implementation consultant.
• Experience working across complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Review existing ecommerce platforms and payment integrations to identify weaknesses and prioritise improvements.
• Helping investigate credit card fraud attacks and implement appropriate preventative controls.
• Designing and supporting the delivery of new customer portals and secure checkout journeys.
• Implementing payment integrations and digital wallet functionality.
• Guiding developers through technical design, implementation and testing.
• Supporting the replacement of legacy ecommerce functionality.

Skills

Ecommerce platforms

Online payment integrations

Fraud prevention

Tokenisation

3D Secure

PCI DSS

Digital wallet

Technical leadership

Job description

Ecommerce & Payments Technical Lead

£500-£600 per day | 12-month contract

Location: Fully remote

We are currently looking for an Ecommerce & Payments Technical Lead to help an established publishing business strengthen its online payment security and modernise its ecommerce platforms.

Working closely with developers and business stakeholders, you’ll assess existing payment integrations, identify security gaps and help deliver improvements. Alongside this, you’ll shape new customer portals and ecommerce functionality, supporting the replacement of legacy systems.

This Ecommerce & Payments Technical Lead role offers the opportunity to tackle immediate payment fraud challenges while helping build secure, reliable online experiences for the future.

The Opportunity

You’ll combine ecommerce implementation experience with a strong understanding of payment security, providing practical guidance and helping developers deliver effective solutions.

Your responsibilities will include:

Reviewing existing ecommerce platforms and payment integrations to identify weaknesses and prioritise improvements.

Helping investigate credit card fraud attacks and implement appropriate preventative controls.

Designing and supporting the delivery of new customer portals and secure checkout journeys.

Implementing payment integrations and digital wallet functionality.

Guiding developers through technical design, implementation and testing.

Supporting the replacement of legacy ecommerce functionality.

What’s in it for you?

£500-£600 per day.

Fully remote working.

A 12-month contract.

Ownership of meaningful ecommerce and payment improvements.

The opportunity to combine technical delivery, security and platform modernisation.

Skills and Experience

Proven experience implementing ecommerce platforms and online payment integrations.

Practical experience addressing payment fraud risks and strengthening checkout security.

Knowledge of tokenisation, 3D Secure and PCI DSS considerations.

Experience implementing digital wallet payment functionality.

The ability to guide developers and turn technical recommendations into working solutions.

Experience replacing legacy ecommerce platforms or building customer portals.

A background as an ecommerce technical lead, solutions architect or senior implementation consultant.

Experience working across complex enterprise environments.