Payments Architect: Resilient, Secure Systems

PayNet (Payments Network Malaysia); Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

PayNet in Kuala Lumpur seeks a lead Enterprise Architect to own architecture across payment platforms, ensuring performance, security, resilience, and regulatory compliance. You will define and enforce architecture standards, drive modernization and technical debt reduction, and act as the final technical authority for consequential design decisions, guiding vendors and strategic integrations.

This role shapes national payment availability and trust through rigorous architectural judgment and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience designing enterprise payment platforms.
• Strong architectural judgment with ability to balance performance, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading architectural reviews and vendor due diligence.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture decisions across the full system lifecycle for payment platforms.
• Define and enforce architecture standards, patterns, and guardrails.
• Lead due diligence for vendors and third-party integrations.
• Drive legacy modernization and technical debt reduction through structured roadmaps.
• Design for resilience, security, and observability as core concerns.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Performance and security awareness

Platform architecture

Vendor due diligence

Observability design

Regulatory alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Kubernetes

API gateways

Job description

PayNet in Kuala Lumpur seeks a lead Enterprise Architect to own architecture across payment platforms, ensuring performance, security, resilience, and regulatory compliance. You will define and enforce architecture standards, drive modernization and technical debt reduction, and act as the final technical authority for consequential design decisions, guiding vendors and strategic integrations.

This role shapes national payment availability and trust through rigorous architectural judgment and