Senior Payments Platform Specialist / Payments Architect

📍 Location: Poland (remote)
💰 Rate: 180–300 PLN/h B2B
🚀 Start: ASAP

We are currently looking for an experienced Payments expert for an international financial sector client.

We are seeking a Senior/Expert-level specialist with strong architectural or project management experience across payments platforms, cross-border payments, and modern payment infrastructure.

This role combines traditional banking payments infrastructure with emerging digital money and DLT-based settlement ecosystems.

Responsibilities:

• Design, configure, and optimise payments platform architecture for domestic and cross-border payment processing

• Define operating models for payments processing, reconciliation, settlement, and exception handling

• Support integration between traditional payment systems and DLT/blockchain-based settlement infrastructure

• Maintain and improve payments platform SLAs

• Conduct platform assessments and recommend modernisation strategies

• Collaborate across business, technology, compliance, and operations teams

• Support ISO 20022 migration and SWIFT MT/MX transformation initiatives

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in Payments domain

• Strong background in global banking, payment processors, or payments consulting

• Deep knowledge of SWIFT MT/MX and ISO 20022

• Hands-on experience with CBPR+, correspondent banking, clearing, and settlement

• Experience with payment hubs and payment orchestration platforms

• Strong architectural or project delivery background within Payments

• English proficiency (B2/C1+)

Nice to have:

• Exposure to blockchain/DLT-based payment networks

• Experience with Partior, Fnality, Kinexys/Onyx, or similar platforms

• Understanding of stablecoins, tokenised deposits, and CBDC concepts

• Experience with ACI Worldwide, Finastra, Form3, or Volante

• Knowledge of PSD2/Open Banking/API-based payments

• SWIFT or Payments certifications