Senior Enterprise Architect - Core Payments Processing

About the role

Nuvei is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead the design of its next‑generation payment processing platform. Reporting to the VP of Architecture, you will shape highly scalable, resilient, and secure transaction‑processing systems that support global payment operations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead architecture design for complex payment processing initiatives across Nuvei’s core platform.
• Translate product and business requirements into scalable, resilient designs covering performance, availability, security, and compliance.
• Drive the architecture of real‑time distributed systems for payment authorization, routing, and processing.
• Guide engineering teams to implement architectural decisions and ensure adherence to standards.
• Define integration patterns and service boundaries across microservices and platform components.
• Contribute to modernization efforts, including legacy system decomposition, migration strategies, and cloud‑ready evolution.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, DevOps, security, and data teams to align technical solutions with business goals.

Required profile

• Extensive experience designing real‑time distributed systems in fintech or payment platforms.
• Proven track record modernizing large‑scale, mission‑critical systems.
• Strong ability to influence cross‑functional teams and maintain architectural integrity throughout delivery.
• Deep understanding of performance, availability, security, and regulatory compliance requirements in global payments.

Required skills