Senior Solution Architect - Digital Payments & Financial Technology - Zurich / Hybrid

(Tech stack: Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Payment Processing, Risk Management, Fraud Detection, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Event Sourcing, Apache Kafka, REST APIs, OpenAPI, gRPC, Azure, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Zero Trust, STRIDE-LM, FINMA, PCI DSS, LeanIX)

Our client is an established financial technology organisation specialising in cashless payment solutions and payment processing.

As part of the Enterprise Architecture & IT Solution Design team, you will work alongside experienced architects, engineering teams, product specialists and partner banks to drive the strategic evolution of business-critical payment platforms.

You will act as a key architectural driver in transforming legacy systems into modern, scalable and resilient platforms.

Working across complex, high-volume payment ecosystems, you will define integration strategies, develop reference architectures, establish technical standards and ensure platform strategies align with the organisation's target operating model.

You will also contribute to the integration of risk management and fraud detection solutions.

A major focus will be application modernisation through event-driven architecture, event streaming and event sourcing, alongside microservices, APIs and distributed systems.

You will also champion security-by-design, embedding Zero Trust principles, threat modelling and continuous compliance into the architecture, including FINMA and PCI DSS requirements.

Enterprise architecture governance and documentation will also form part of your responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will bring experience across software engineering and solution architecture, with a proven track record designing and modernising complex, large-scale distributed systems.

Strong knowledge of financial services infrastructure and payment processing workflows is essential, alongside practical experience with DDD, microservices, API design, Kafka and event-driven systems.

Experience with cloud platforms, Docker, Kubernetes and Zero Trust security will be highly valuable.

Familiarity with EMV or ep2 payment standards is advantageous.

In return, you will join an experienced architecture function where you can influence the strategic direction of next-generation payment platforms, collaborate with senior technical specialists and partner banks, and shape secure, scalable technologies underpinning the future of cashless payments.

Salary: CHF 120,000 - CHF 160,000

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Languages: C1 German and English

Applicants must be based in Switzerland and have the right to work in Switzerland.

To apply for this position please send your CV to Karan Gajjar at Noir.

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