Payments Architect

Company Description

Technology is our how. And people are our why. For over two decades, we have been harnessing technology to drive meaningful change.
 
By combining world-class engineering, industry expertise and a people-centric mindset, we consult and partner with leading brands from various industries to create dynamic platforms and intelligent digital experiences that drive innovation and transform businesses.
 
From prototype to real-world impact - be part of a global shift by doing work that matters.

Job Description

Endava are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to lead the end-to-end solution and data architecture of a new Cross-Border Payments Platform, with ownership across application, integration, infrastructure, and data domains. This role blends strategic technical leadership with hands-on architectural design and governance across a core platform and operational support systems. 

Qualifications

Technical Skills

Required

• Proven experience owning end-to-end solution architecture for distributed systems in regulated environments (payments, banking, insurance, or capital markets preferred). 

• Expertise in MongoDB Enterprise (schema design, replication, sharding, encryption, and monitoring) and experience with SQL/NoSQL data modeling. 

• Hands-on experience architecting event-driven systems using Apache Kafka (or equivalent) and designing APIs/integration patterns (REST/gRPC, MQ/ESB as needed). 

• Solid understanding of Kubernetes/OpenShift deployments, DevOps practices, and cloud architecture (AWS preferred). 

• Strong data security architecture knowledge (encryption at rest/in transit, KMS/HSM integration, tokenization/CSFLE, secrets management). 

• Understanding of ISO 20022 message structures and financial interoperability patterns. 

• Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent; practical experience creating and maintaining ADRs. 

Preferred 

• Experience designing data pipelines and analytics platforms using AWS Glue, Redshift, and QuickSight (or comparable services), including data security and governance. 

• Experience designing data pipelines and analytics platforms using AWS Glue, Redshift, and QuickSight (or comparable services), including data security and governance. 

• Experience designing retention and archiving strategies (hot/cold storage, immutable backups, CDP) with audit-grade traceability. 

• Working knowledge of cloud-native monitoring and SRE practices (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana) and performance engineering. 

• Experience engaging regulators/auditors with architecture and evidence artefacts. 

Soft Skills 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills—able to translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes. 

• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills; ability to build consensus across multiple teams and organizations. 

• Collaborative leadership style with a track record of mentoring and uplifting engineering teams. 

Additional Information

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus;   
• Career Development: Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, events and celebrations.

At Endava, we’re committed to creating an open, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives—because we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter, more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know.