Technical Architect (AI, Cloud, Distributed Systems & Banking Payments)

We're Hiring! — Technical Architect (AI, Cloud, Distributed Systems & Banking Payments)We are looking for a highly experienced Technical Architect to design and lead cloud‑native, AI‑enabled solution architectures for banking and payments ecosystems.🔍 Role SummaryThe Technical Architect will build high‑performance, secure, and scalable architectures supporting real‑time analytics, AI/ML workloads, and mission‑critical banking applications.📌 Key Responsibilities:✅ Design end‑to‑end architectures for AI/ML, real‑time data flows & digital banking channels✅ Create blueprints (APIs, microservices, data flows, security models) for cards, ISO 20022, instant payments✅ Optimize AI model deployments for fraud detection, credit scoring & real‑time scoring✅ Collaborate with Data Architects & ML Engineers to build production‑grade AI systems✅ Ensure scalability, observability & high availability for payment platforms✅ Guide teams in building cloud‑native applications (Azure/AWS, Kubernetes)✅ Maintain compliance with security & regulatory standards (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, Encryption, Zero‑Trust)✅ Conduct architecture reviews, tech evaluations & performance optimization🎯 Required Skills:🔹 Expertise in microservices & event‑driven/distributed systems🔹 Strong experience with Azure/AWS, Kubernetes & containerization🔹 Familiarity with ML deployment (Azure ML, SageMaker, MLflow)🔹 Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ) for payment streaming🔹 Strong background in .NET, Java, APIs, CI/CD & DevOps🔹 Deep knowledge of NFRs: scalability, latency, resiliency🔹 Mandatory: Experience in banking systems, online payments, card networks, SWIFT/ISO 20022, real‑time settlement🎓 Qualifications:🎓 Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related💼 10+ years in solution/application architecture💳 Banking & payments industry experience is required