Cuscal

Financial Services

SolutionArchitect-CoreServices

A$165–220k ~AI est. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
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The Brief

“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.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

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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