Solution Architect - FS Technology Consulting - Banking Payments - Senior Manager/Director

FS Technology Consulting - Solution Architect – Financial Services – Payments

EY is the only major professional services firm with an integrated Financial Services practice across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa (EMEIA). We connect our Asset Management, Banking and Capital Markets and Insurance clients to 6,500 talented people from 12 countries and 35,000 Financial Services colleagues around the world.

In EY FS Ireland, we are expanding our Consulting practice and building our Technology Consulting team as a key component of our NextWave Strategy. NextWave is EY’s global strategy and ambition to deliver long-term value to clients, people, and society. It is inspired by the way innovations spread through society. We are actively recruiting high achieving individuals with Solution Architecture expertise on technology-enabled transformation projects/programmes within Financial Services. 

The opportunity

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.

By joining the Technology Consulting Team, you will work in high-performing teams that deliver exceptional client service, enabling organizations to grow, innovate, protect, and optimise their business performance – playing your part in building a better working world.

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.

• Lead the creation and implementation of scalable and secure payment experiences that effortlessly blend legacy and advanced systems to increase customer engagement.

• 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.

• Develop and oversee creation of detailed payment architecture plans and designs for complex projects, analysing potential benefits, risks, and long-term impacts.

• Lead regular reviews and updates of the payments strategy, aligning the solutions architecture with evolving business needs, industry trends, and payment technologies.

• Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders, both internal and external, enabling efficient communication to align strategies, gain necessary approvals, and create shared commitment.

• Proactively manage risks and issues that may impact the payments solution architecture, implementing mitigation plans and managing stakeholder expectations accurately

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

If you have a keen interest in Technology Consulting and you are a team player with excellent communication and presentations skills with an analytical mind with problem-solving skills and experience with various payment architecture and solutions, then the EY FSO Technology Consulting team could be exactly the right place for you.

What working at EY offers

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

Additionally, EY is now one of the first global companies to offer our employees access to an externally accredited Technology MBA – a truly unique opportunity to develop yourself and others.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions and Consulting services, we are using the finance products, expertise, and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities, and creative freedom creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2023 a reality.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

Apply now.