Chief Architect (Payments / PSP)

Chief Architect for a large PSP company in Limassol, Cyprus. Lead architectural transformation, define target architecture, mentor domain architects.

Major payment provider (PSP): multiple processing systems, high-load payment handling, crypto, on-prem infrastructure. The company is transitioning from legacy to target architecture and is looking for an architectural backbone for the entire group. Role - architectural leader of the group under the CTO (without ownership of delivery and budget, not a "second CTO"): target architecture, platform layer, standards, Architecture Review, mentoring of domain architects. Tasks: - Target architecture of the group and plan for transition to it; - Platform layer and common services on top of several processing systems; - Decomposition of legacy (strangler) without stopping business; - Unified standards (API, events, data ownership) and development of the architecture function.

Experience with payment processing / PSP architecture hands-on, not "on the sidelines"; - Money core: ledger, reconciliation, routing/cascading, multiple processing systems; - Experience in legacy decomposition and high-load; - Comfort working under CTO in a pure architecture role; - Willingness to relocate to Cyprus or already there. Plus: crypto payments, PCI DSS, on-prem/hybrid infrastructure.

Office in Limassol, relocation package; competitive salary + annual KPI bonus.