We are seeking an experienced Payments Technical Architect to design, implement, and optimize payment solutions for our clients with a key focus on modernization and embedded payments. The ideal candidate will play a key role in defining technical architectures, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance, while collaborating with stakeholders to align payment systems with business goals.
This person will be involved in (and enjoy) the full client lifecycle, from providing clients with insights, to proposing projects and supporting consulting end to end engagements.
Key Responsibilities:
 
• Lead and execute Accenture’s go-to-market strategy for payments modernization
 
• Leverage modern architecture and engineering approach to design end-to-end payment solutions for commercial and retail banks, networks, payment processors, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
 
• Collaborate with senior client business and technical teams (CIO, CTO, LOB leaders) to sell, define and deliver payment solutions that meet their complex needs and comply with industry standards.
 
• Evaluate and integrate payments APIs, and third-party service providers (eg Finacle, FIS, TSYS, Finastra, Fiserv, Volante, etc.)
 
• Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks and other relevant standards.
 
• Optimize payment processes for cost efficiency, reduced latency, and enhanced user experience.
 
• Provide technical leadership during system migrations, upgrades, or integrations with new payment platforms.
 
• Develop documentation and maintain best practices for payment architecture and integrations.
 
• Lead the resolution of technical issues related to payment systems.
 
• Stay updated on the latest trends such as CBDC and GenAI, tools, and technologies in the payments domain.