At Finastra, we’re a global leader in financial services software, dedicated to expanding access to financial services and shaping what’s next for the industry. Our technology powers mission‑critical solutions across Lending, Payments and Universal Banking, supporting over 7,000 customers, including 80% of the world’s top 50 banks, in more than 110 countries.
Modern Infrastructure Software Architect – FinTech Payments
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Infrastructure Software Architect to lead the design and evolution of the company’s next‑generation Payments platform. This role defines the infrastructural development strategy across all Payments products, shaping how our modern microservices, Kubernetes, and cloud/on‑prem deployments will look for years ahead.
You will own the architectural vision for the company’s Chassis Framework—the foundational backbone used by all development teams—making this a strategic, high‑impact role touching every modern product in the organization.
This position requires deep expertise in Java, Spring Framework, distributed systems, and enterprise‑grade Payments architectures.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead the Software Architecture for all Payments‑related infrastructure components and platform capabilities.
- Architect and evolve the company’s microservices‑based ecosystem, using Kubernetes for scalable, reliable, and observable deployments.
- Own the full lifecycle of the Chassis Framework (internal microservices skeleton), ensuring modern design, best practices, extensibility, and developer experience.
- Design core infrastructural capabilities for both Cloud SaaS and OnPrem environments.
- Partner with Payments domain experts to define the infrastructure underpinning Payments Engines, real‑time processing, and mission‑critical financial flows.
- Architect secure Authentication flows, Authorization flows, and enterprise‑grade Security / Encryption / Key Management mechanisms.
- Lead infrastructure design for core tech stack components including:
- Oracle DB, PostgreSQL DB
- Kafka, IBM MQ, ActiveMQ
- Elasticsearch
- JBoss / WildFly
- Hazelcast Distributed Cache
- Drive technology modernization, ensuring future‑ready solutions aligned with industry best practices.
- Mentor engineering teams on architectural principles, distributed‑system patterns, and scalable design.
- Collaborate closely with DevOps, SRE, Product, and Security teams to ensure alignment across the organization.
Required Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of experience as a senior backend engineer or architect, with a strong track record in enterprise software.
- Expert‑level knowledge of Java and the Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security).
- Deep experience designing and operating large‑scale microservices architectures.
- Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, service meshes, deployment strategies, CI/CD, and observability stacks.
- Strong understanding of Payments Engines and financial transaction processing.
- Proven experience designing secure Authentication, Authorization, and Encryption flows, including Key Management infrastructures.
- Experience with hybrid environments: Cloud SaaS and OnPrem enterprise deployments.
- Familiarity with distributed data systems, messaging middleware, and high‑availability architectures.
- Experience with the company’s core tech stack (Oracle/Postgres, Kafka, MQ systems, Elasticsearch, Hazelcast).
- Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams.
Familiarity with working with coding agents for driving the adoption across the engineering flows of the team.
Experience with domain‑driven design (DDD) and CQRS in large distributed systems.
Familiarity with multi tenancy system/strategies
Nice to Have
- Experience in the FinTech or Payments industry.
- Background in building developer platforms or internal frameworks.
We are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we stand for:
Flexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, subject to local regulations and business priorities. Benefit from hybrid working arrangements and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.
Well‑being: Access confidential one‑to‑one support through our Employee Assistance Program, connect with our network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups, and take part in monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive—inside and outside of work.
Health & Financial Security: Medical, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, lifestyle, and other benefits.*
Sustainability: Paid time off for volunteering and donation‑matching opportunities to support causes that matter to you.
Inclusion: Get involved in our inclusion communities, such as Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, and Women@Finastra—open to everyone who wants to participate and contribute.
Career Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.
Recognition: Take part in our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and share your voice through regular employee surveys that help shape our culture and ways of working.
*Specific benefits may vary by location.
At Finastra, each individual is unique—bringing their own ideas, perspectives, cultural backgrounds, and experiences. We learn from one another, value what makes us different, and create an environment where everyone feels included, supported, and able to be their authentic selves.
Be unique. Be exceptional. Help us make a difference at Finastra.
Skills Required
- 10+ years as a senior backend engineer or architect with enterprise software experience.
- Expert knowledge of Java and the Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security).
- Deep experience designing and operating large-scale microservices architectures.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, service meshes, deployment strategies, CI/CD, and observability stacks.
- Strong understanding of Payments Engines and financial transaction processing.
- Proven experience designing secure Authentication, Authorization, Encryption flows and Key Management infrastructures.
- Experience with hybrid Cloud SaaS and OnPrem enterprise deployments.
- Familiarity with distributed data systems, messaging middleware, and high-availability architectures.
- Experience with Oracle DB and PostgreSQL DB.
- Experience with Kafka, IBM MQ, and ActiveMQ.
- Experience with Elasticsearch.
- Experience with JBoss / WildFly application servers.
- Experience with Hazelcast distributed cache.
- Strong communication, leadership skills, and ability to influence cross-team technical decisions.
- Familiarity with working with coding agents to drive adoption in engineering flows.
- Experience with domain-driven design (DDD) and CQRS in large distributed systems.
- Familiarity with multi-tenancy system strategies.
- Experience in the FinTech or Payments industry.
- Background in building developer platforms or internal frameworks.
Finastra Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Finastra and has not been reviewed or approved by Finastra.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave is positioned as flexible/“unlimited” in many roles, which can support work-life balance when team norms allow it. Hybrid/flexible working is also framed as a core part of the overall rewards experience.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as relatively generous in the US, with multiple references to roughly three months (or around 12 weeks) fully paid and equal leave for mothers and fathers. This is repeatedly highlighted as a meaningful component of the benefits package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support is emphasized through offerings like an Employee Assistance Program and TaskHuman coaching, alongside volunteering time off and employee networks. These programs broaden total rewards beyond cash compensation.
Finastra Insights
What We Do
At Finastra our purpose is to unlock the power of finance for everyone & redefine finance for good. We’re the orchestrator of open finance; building and delivering innovative, next-generation technology on our open Fusion software architecture and cloud ecosystem. We’re one of the world’s largest FinTechs, working with over 9,000 customers including 90 of the top 100 banks globally. We’re creating a pioneering open platform that’s disrupting the financial industry, changing how financial software is developed and used. We believe in collaboration for innovation, to unlock the potential of people, businesses and communities. We have an unmatched portfolio of financial software and deliver mission critical solutions for financial institutions of all sizes, on premises or in the cloud. Our open architecture and platform approach embrace a wide ecosystem of partners and co innovators. Together we're leading the way in which applications are written, deployed and consumed in the world of financial services. Our people mission is to be the most loved and inclusive fintech company in the world; a mission we take seriously. DE&I factors into everything we do and every decision we make as a business. When you join Finastra, you open up a world of possibilities. With us, you can supercharge financial institutions, big tech and fintech while also building a more inclusive finance industry. We believe our people thrive when given the opportunity to be their authentic selves and we trust our people to work how, when and where they want; this is OPENworking. Our 2+ policy provides the perfect mix of focused work at home, coupled with the meaningful connection that comes from in person collaboration, coaching and community. We're rolling out a new programme where our people take as much leave as they need; we do not count vacation days and we trust our people to work in a way that suits them, when it suits them. Come join the future of Fintech, and make your world. OPEN.
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