Solution Architect, VCA Implementation Services, 24-Month Fixed-Term

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

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Solution Architect, VCA Implementation Services, 24-Month Fixed-Term

Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) is Visa's advisory division, working with Visa's clients on a broad range of key business initiatives including strategy, operational optimisation, customer engagement and overall business profitability.

Our Implementation Services squads are embedded at client sites leading long-term engagements and delivering value primarily through implementation and execution services. We deliver objectives from a shared value agenda but are also closely connected to the broader VCA team, sharing knowledge, and bringing the best of Visa to the client.

We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect to join one of our banking clients in Auckland on a 12-15 month fixed-term contract. In this embedded role, you'll be a part of our client's cross-disciplined architecture team, supporting the multiple tech squads dedicated to digital initiatives benefiting Visa cardholders, designing and implement technology solutions to support the delivery of business goals.

Role Summary & Responsibilities

You will be a key driver in our client's tech programme for Cards experiences, responsible for designing and delivering secure, scalable, and compliant solutions that enable seamless customer experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect innovative systems across different workstreams of the programme, covering payments innovation, fraud prevention and loyalty, leveraging modern technologies and best practices to support the bank's strategic objectives.

Highlights of your role include:

• Drive architectural design for strategic digital initiatives in our client's Cards programme, working within their established governance frameworks to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and business goals.
• Develop and implement API strategies and event-driven integrations to support extensibility and interoperability across platforms.
• Architect end-to-end solutions for payments innovation, fraud-prevention and loyalty, with a focus on scalability, security, and compliance.
• Present and champion architectural designs within governance forums, ensuring traceability and alignment to enterprise architecture principles, while remaining open to feedback to continuously improve solutions.
• Foster collaboration across technology and business teams to maximise reuse and accelerate delivery of high-impact solutions.
• Translate business requirements into solution options and provide the recommendations.
• Produce high quality architecture artefacts including but not limited to diagrams, interface design and architecture decision records etc.
• Collaborate closely with engineering leads in the programme, working together to bridge the gap from solution architecture to detailed designs, providing the technical leadership to ensure architectures are realised and are deliverable.

Qualifications

Key Requirements

• Extensive experience in financial services architecture, ideally within the cards domain and customer-facing digital experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to operate within established enterprise architecture governance frameworks, navigating decision processes collaboratively.
• Deep understanding of API security including Network security, Gateways, OAuth TLS, encryption etc.
• Understanding of API Mesh and Event Mesh and other loosely coupled and decoupled integration patterns.
• Understanding of digital channels and their integrations including Mobile apps and web app and third party integrations.
• Hands-on experience with multi cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Strong stakeholder engagement at multiple levels. Demonstrated ability to influence, collaborate and negotiate with stakeholders to inform their decision making.
• Understanding of identity, CIAM and digital security.
• Ability to solve a complex business problem with a pragmatic solution.
• Hands-on experience with modern cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with BIAN standards and API governance. Interest in modern data architectures.
• Highly aware of cybersecurity threats, Identity, and security standards and technologies
• Exposure to open banking, digital identity verification (eKYC), and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience with the container technologies and container orchestration platform (e.g. Kubernetes, Openshift, EKS and AKS)
• Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).

Note, you're not expected to have 100% of these skills. If you have most of the skills required and this role sounds exciting to you, we'd love to hear from you!

Visa is an EEO Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.