Payments Solution Architect SAUDI

Role Overview

Linnk Group is seeking a Payments Solution Architect to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves designing and overseeing scalable, secure, and highly available payment solutions within banking and financial services environments. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in payment processing, switching, integration, APIs, card schemes, and Saudi payment networks, coupled with an enterprise architecture mindset. The position requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end payment architectures covering initiation, authorization, routing, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Lead integration architecture across FIS IST, FIS Cortex/Apex, Mada, Visa, Mastercard, SADAD, SWIFT, and NCR/ATM platforms.
• Define integration patterns, APIs, messaging, security controls, and data flows between payment systems and core banking applications.
• Collaborate with business, product, engineering, infrastructure, security, and external payment providers.
• Provide technical leadership for payment modernization initiatives, production issue resolution, architecture reviews, and technology roadmaps.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Strong hands-on experience in payment processing and switching architectures.
• Proven experience with FIS IST; FIS Cortex/Apex is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the Saudi Payments / Mada ecosystem, SADAD, Visa, Mastercard, and SWIFT.
• Experience with NCR/ATM architecture, ATM switching, and transaction processing.
• Strong knowledge of REST/SOAP APIs, ISO 8583, ISO 20022, MQ/messaging, and middleware.
• Strong understanding of PCI DSS, encryption, and secure integration practices.
• Saudi banking/payments experience is strongly preferred.
• TOGAF or AWS/Azure/GCP architecture certification is considered an advantage.

Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.