Enterprise Architect
Core
Shape BNZ's payments architecture, connecting business strategy with practical delivery across people, processes, information, and technology.
Role type
Senior Enterprise Architect (Payments & Banking)
Builds
Domestic and international payments, merchant services, and open banking solutions
Domain
Banking / Financial Services / Payments
Required skills
Enterprise architecture, large-scale transformation, cloud computing, microservices, secure integration, payment services, New Zealand payments environment, Payments NZ, card and account-to-account payments, merchant acquiring, international payments, scheme rules, ISO 20022 messaging, fraud prevention, sanctions screening, financial crime controls, PCI DSS, identity proofing, consent management, account mandates, delegated authorities, transaction limits, separation of duties
Preferred skills
TOGAF, Zachman, financial services experience
Responsibilities
Set target states and transition roadmaps for domestic and international payments, merchant services, and open banking. Bring an industry-wide perspective to BNZ's payments strategy and architecture. Guide integration across payment platforms, channels, customer and merchant records, core banking, ledgers, and external providers. Define reusable patterns for APIs, events, messaging, and batch processing. Define availability, performance, observability, and tested failover and recovery requirements. Partner with specialists on identity, consents, and authorities. Lead modernisation, migration, and decommissioning decisions. Coach architects and delivery teams, provide design assurance, and escalate material risks and exceptions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
