Cuscal
Financial Services
SolutionArchitect-CoreServices
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“Solution Architect - Core Services at Cuscal. Skills: Core banking architecture, Payments architecture, Real-time systems, Cloud architecture. Design core payment architecture. Design core banking architecture”
Industry & Context.
Risk assessment; Identify inefficiencies; Identify opportunities
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Solution Architect experience, Core banking/payments/financial services experience, High-availability, real-time transaction systems understanding, Define solution architecture ability, Influence stakeholders ability, API experience, Integration patterns experience, Distributed systems experience, AWS cloud knowledge, Security knowledge, Infrastructure knowledge, Agile environments experience, Balance innovation with risk/compliance/resilience ability
Nice to Have
Payments systems experience, Payments standards experience, NPP familiarity, Cards familiarity, Clearing & settlement familiarity, Software engineering background
What You'll Do.
Design core payment architecture
Design core banking architecture
Develop solution architectures
Translate requirements into blueprints
Ensure alignment with enterprise strategies
Drive evolution of legacy systems
Support integration across payment rails
Own architecture across shared services
Ensure consistency across solutions
Act as trusted advisor
Assess current technology landscape
Stay ahead of payments industry trends
Guide design decisions
Support vendor selection
Support lifecycle management
Support strategic technology choices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Product teams; Engineering teams; Risk teams
Process & Methodology
Agile environments
Full Job Description
Empower Australia’s Payments Future with Cuscal At Cuscal, your skills drive change and make a real impact. Whether you’re supporting our clients’ customers in our Fraud Operations Contact Centre or delivering innovative solutions in Product Delivery , your contribution helps shape the payments industry’s future. Join a team that values collaboration, innovation and excellence. With a focus on professional growth and flexibility, Cuscal is where you can thrive. Forward with Cuscal. Your Opportunity We’re looking for a Solution Architect to join our Core Services team within Enterprise Technology Services. Our Core Services domain sits at the centre of this ecosystem. We own the foundational platforms that enable payment processing, settlement, file exchange, and reporting , supporting over 40 critical applications used across the business. If you’re passionate about designing architecture for high-volume, real-time financial systems , this is your opportunity to shape the core of how money moves. In this role, you’ll design and evolve the architecture that underpins Cuscal’s core banking and payments capabilities ensuring our platforms are scalable, resilient, secure, and ready for the future of real-time payments. Your work will directly impact mission-critical systems used by millions of Australians , where performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance are paramount. You'll also make an impact by: Design Core Payment & Banking Architecture * Develop solution architectures for core services including payments processing, settlement, reconciliation, and file exchange * Translate business and technical requirements into robust architectural blueprints , including NFRs such as availability, DR, and security * Ensure alignment with enterprise strategies across API, cloud, and cyber security Enable Modernisation of Core Platforms * Drive the evolution of legacy core systems into modern, API-driven and cloud-enabled architectures * Define roadmaps that transition p
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