Position Title: Cards & Payments Solution Architect Location: Pune/ Bangalore / Hyderabad/Chennai / Kolkata
Experience Range: 15-20 Years
Detailed Job Description
1. Looking for a Solution Architect in Cards & Payments (C&P) domain who brings a blend of strong technical expertise combined with deep C&P industry knowledge.
2. The candidate needs to be a strategic thinker with expertise and ambition to adopt emerging technology to build commercially viable solutions to address gaps & white spaces in the C&P domain
3. 15 – 20 years of experience in the C&P industry or IT services industry with focus on C&P / financial services verticals
• Strong domain understanding across C&P Value chain – Issuers, Acquirers, Networks, CMS, Loyalty & Rewards, Messaging Standards, Security Standards, Transaction processing, Payment rails of atleast North America, South Africa, UK, SEPA etc.
• Constant up to date knowledge of the latest trends in the C&P Industry and emergence of FinTech ecosystem
4. Candidate should have work experience with C&P Industry COTS products like Vision Plus, GPP, Volante, ACH, Finzly etc.
5. Proven track record of building commercially viable C&P industry solutions covering MACH principles - Micro services, APIs. Cloud, and headless Architecture
• Candidate should have led Architecture definition & Solution Design and overseen end to end implementation programs
• Candidate should be able to define tech stack for a proposed solution and also lead the effort estimation
• Be able to work with multiple technical teams and drive the solution development
• Candidate should be well versed with emerging trends and technologies in the AI space and experience of building a GenAI based solution is a big plus. AI
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with target operating model definition, business case creation, program roadmap definition and organization change management
6. Stakeholder management including hands-on experience interacting with the C Suite (both business and technology) is mandatory
7. Presentation skills with crisp and clear articulation of the solution are a must
8. Must have experience of working with clients across multiple regions – USA, UK, Europe in a global delivery setup etc. Responsibilities
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Skills Required
- 15-20 years of experience in the Cards & Payments industry or IT services focused on C&P/financial services
- Strong domain understanding across the C&P value chain (Issuers, Acquirers, Networks, CMS, Loyalty & Rewards, Messaging and Security standards, transaction processing, payment rails)
- Up-to-date knowledge of latest C&P industry trends and FinTech ecosystem
- Work experience with C&P COTS products such as Vision Plus, GPP, Volante, ACH, Finzly
- Proven experience building solutions using MACH principles: Microservices, APIs, Cloud, and headless architecture
- Led architecture definition and solution design and overseen end-to-end implementation programs
- Ability to define technology stack for proposed solutions and lead effort estimation
- Experience working with multiple technical teams and driving solution development
- 5+ years hands-on experience with target operating model definition, business case creation, program roadmap definition, and organizational change management
- Stakeholder management including hands-on experience interacting with the C-suite (business and technology)
- Strong presentation skills and crisp solution articulation
- Experience working with clients across USA, UK, Europe in a global delivery setup
- Experience with emerging AI and building GenAI-based solutions
Zensar Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zensar Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Zensar Technologies.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting is highlighted, with broad fund options available.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Work-life balance, remote/hybrid flexibility, and supportive teams are emphasized as strengths that enhance the overall experience.
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Parental & Family Support — Inclusive policies such as parental leave and access to EAP and dependent medical coverage are promoted across regions.
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What We Do
Zensar is a leading experience, engineering, and technology solutions company. We conceptualize, build, and manage digital products for Forbes Global 2000 clients across the hi-tech engineering, banking and financial services, insurance, manufacturing and consumer services verticals. With proven excellence across five core areas, including experience services, advanced engineering services, data engineering and analytics, foundation services, and application services, our solutions leverage industry-leading platforms to help our clients be competitive, agile, and disruptive while moving with velocity through change and opportunity. Zensar’s expansive ecosystem of 60+ technology partners, including Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Guidewire, Automation Anywhere, Adobe, and UiPath, enables us to deliver comprehensive solutions to clients, facilitating seamless integration and allowing them to leverage cutting-edge technologies and tools for enhanced business outcomes. Zensar is part of the USD 4.4 billion RPG Group. With headquarters in Pune, India, our 10,500+ employees, representing over 50 nationalities, work from 30+ locations across North America, UK/Europe, and South Africa. Visit us at www.zensar.com
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