Senior Solution Architect – Cards & Payments Platform

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) in Auckland seeks a Senior Solution Architect to lead complex, secure architectures for a client programme. You will drive end-to-end designs across payments, fraud prevention and loyalty, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.

In this embedded role, you’ll shape integration patterns, API strategies and governance while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and modern cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in financial services architecture, ideally within cards and digital experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to operate within enterprise architecture governance frameworks.
• Deep understanding of API security, including OAuth, TLS and encryption.
• Experience with multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container tech.

Responsibilities

• Drive architectural design for strategic digital initiatives in cards programmes.
• Develop and implement API strategies and event-driven integrations.
• Architect end-to-end solutions for payments, fraud-prevention and loyalty.
• Produce architecture artefacts and collaborate with engineering leads to realise designs.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud architecture

Digital security

Agile delivery

Leadership

Education

TOGAF certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Openshift

EKS

AKS

Job description

Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) in Auckland seeks a Senior Solution Architect to lead complex, secure architectures for a client programme. You will drive end-to-end designs across payments, fraud prevention and loyalty, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.

In this embedded role, you’ll shape integration patterns, API strategies and governance while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and modern cloud platforms.