Sr. Principal Architect
Core
Sr. Principal Architect leading end-to-end payment ecosystem modernization for a large-scale financial platform, designing resilient, high-performance systems and guiding engineering teams.
Role type
Sr. Principal Architect (Payments & Banking)
Builds
Scalable, secure, compliant payment systems and enterprise architecture frameworks for domestic and international payment rails.
Domain
Banking / Financial Services / Payments
Required skills
Enterprise architecture patterns (layered, EDA, DDD, hexagonal), Microservices architecture, Cloud-native design (AWS/GCP, Kubernetes), Payment rails expertise (ACH, RTP, SWIFT, ISO 20022), Real-time transaction systems, API lifecycle management, Event streaming (Kafka, Pulsar), Security architecture (OAuth2, Zero-trust), Data architecture, Resiliency & DR strategies.
Preferred skills
None stated.
Technologies
AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Kafka, Pulsar, Kinesis, MQ, RabbitMQ, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, ISO 8583, ISO 20022.
Responsibilities
Develop and govern application architecture strategy and roadmap; Design and document frameworks for technical delivery; Mentor technical delivery staff; Communicate architectural standards and best practices; Conduct product/solution evaluations; Ensure alignment with regulatory and industry standards.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
