EY Solution Architect - FS Technology Consulting 

Ireland 

828085500

FS Technology Consulting - Solution Architect – Financial Services – Payments

Join EY FS Ireland you will be working with the best people on the most complex financial services issues, helping to shape the future of financial services.

Your key responsibilities

Define payments architecture and designing payment end to end system with focus on real time and batch payments

Design high-level payment solutions integrating modern and emerging fintech technologies with traditional banking systems for robust, seamless payment operations.

Interact with architecture groups and forums to present, discuss, and validate the proposed payments architecture.

Ensure the solutions are strictly compliant with regulatory standards and payment security protocols.

Navigate the evaluation, selection, and implementation of fintech innovations, particularly in the payments space, ensuring competitive nature in the evolving payments landscape.

Supervise the comprehensive technological process, making sure the payments transformation aligns with the client’s vision, architectural principles, patterns, and standards.

People Skills –

• Display excellent leadership skills and principles that align with EY values, creating an engaging, inclusive, and performance-driven work culture.

• Promote an environment of continuous learning, facilitating knowledge transfer and encouraging team members to expand their skills and expertise.

• Proactively manage performance, giving regular feedback and recognizing team members for their achievements.

• Be a role model for professional behavior, upholding our company's values and fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

To qualify for the role, you must:

• Possess 10+ years’ of significant leadership and management experience in solution design, architecture and payments, with a track record of managing complex projects within the financial services industry.

• Hold a post-graduate degree in IT, business or a field directly related to finance, along with industry-recognized architecture certifications.

• Have end-to-end technical expertise in payment systems integration, data management, and security infrastructure ensuring secure, efficient, and robust payment solutions.

• Carry a diverse portfolio showcasing experience in implementing market-leading payment products, systems, and platforms.

• Prove experience in conceptualizing Payments Architecture Strategy and Solution Design, especially focusing on elements of API-oriented architecture, Cloud services, and fintech integrations.

• Hold comprehensive knowledge of industry-standard security protocols such as Open ID Connect, OAuth2, SAML, JWT JOSE, JWKS, emphasizing their application in secure and reliable payment processing.

• Demonstrate a profound understanding of Market leading Payments Products, with a specific emphasis on Detailed Solution Design, including Service Blueprinting for payment solutions.

• Exhibit expertise in Programme Management and Delivery, primarily in designing and implementing effective Operating Models for payment systems and solutions.

• Showcase outstanding leadership and negotiation skills, with a proven capability to engage with and influence high-level stakeholders in the payments space, both internally and externally.

• Have a track record of leading teams, preferably in a diverse and fast-paced environment, with the ability to inspire and mentor a multidisciplinary team focused on payment solutions.

• Provide evidence of managing complex relationships, setting strategic direction in the payments domain, and delivering results in a competitive and rapidly evolving financial services industry.

What we look for

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings, and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around

• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you