Payments Solutions Architect & API Strategy Leader

SussexDigital; Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express is recruiting for the role of Solutions Architect and Payments Expert – Emerging Payments Architecture in Burgess Hill. The role focuses on solution architecture for payments products, working with network product and technology teams to define solutions and contribute to payment products.

It combines technical and business knowledge with strong communication and collaboration. The position is hybrid, full-time, with a closing date of 06/09/2026.

Qualifications

• Experience and technical expertise in solution architecture and design of complex distributed systems.
• Experience and technical expertise in RESTful APIs.
• Experience and technical expertise in architecting cloud-based systems.
• Experience and technical expertise in evaluating new technologies.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience working in agile teams, with some exposure to SAFe preferred.
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a similar subject.

Responsibilities

• Mentor junior Solutions Architects and cross-functional colleagues.
• Identify technical solutions and process improvements from business needs.
• Work with business partners and product engineering teams on architecture practices and governance.
• Lead alignment of platform solutions with blueprints, roadmaps, and stakeholders.
• Lead solution architecture design and design or code reviews.
• Supervise API strategy and the implementation roadmap with business and data architects.
• Collaborate with product and business teams to align technology initiatives with business objectives.

Skills

Solution architecture

RESTful APIs

Cloud architecture

New technologies evaluation

Collaboration

SAFe exposure

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS

Job description

American Express is recruiting for the role of Solutions Architect and Payments Expert – Emerging Payments Architecture in Burgess Hill. The role focuses on solution architecture for payments products, working with network product and technology teams to define solutions and contribute to payment products.

It combines technical and business knowledge with strong communication and collaboration. The position is hybrid, full-time, with a closing date of 06/09/2026.