Consulting Manager, Payments Architect (Fintech)

TL;DR

Consulting Manager, Payments Architect (Fintech): Designing and governing resilient, scalable payments architectures that power high-value and low-value transactions end-to-end with an accent on API design, data interfaces, and microservices communication. Focus on modernizing payments platforms, integrating with domestic and cross-border clearing schemes, and championing cloud-native, event-driven architectures.

Location: Hybrid, requiring 4 days a week in a client or hirify.global office in Chicago, IL (USA)

Salary: $90,000 – $129,500

Company

hirify.global is a global professional services company with over 5,000 consulting experts dedicated to helping Fortune 500 clients reimagine their business for the digital era.

What you will do

• Define and govern end-to-end application and integration architecture for real-time and batch payments.
• Partner with Business and Principal Solution/Enterprise Architects to align designs to enterprise strategy and present architecture for review.
• Consult with technology and business stakeholders to evaluate and recommend efficient, flexible, and durable solutions using modern techniques.
• Lead payments solution designs and integrations with clearing/settlement networks (e.g., Fedwire, ACH, CHIPS, CHAPS, SWIFT).
• Champion modern patterns like ISO 20022 and event-driven architectures, coaching teams on scalable design, quality, and operability.

Requirements

• 10+ years in application/infrastructure architecture across multiple technologies, with recent hands-on object-oriented experience; ability to interpret Java/Spring.
• Payments domain expertise across the full lifecycle (initiation, validation, clearing, settlement, exceptions) and deep familiarity with ISO 20022.
• Proven experience integrating enterprise payments platforms with in-house applications using API-led and event-driven patterns (e.g., REST, gRPC, messaging, Kafka).
• Experience with clearing schemes such as Fedwire, ACH, CHIPS, CHAPS, SWIFT and surrounding controls for resiliency, recoverability, and monitoring.
• Strong consultative, communication, and stakeholder management skills; fluency with Agile/Scrum delivery and architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, UML, C4).

Nice to have

• Background with Cash Management, DDA, Liquidity Management solutions and prior exposure to payments vendor platforms.
• Applied experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases and data modeling for payments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with a collaborative and inclusive workplace.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan and contributions, employee stock purchase plan.
• 10 paid holidays plus PTO, paid parental leave and fertility assistance.
• Learning and development certifications and programs.
• Opportunity to build a career path within an innovative global community.