Senior Integration Architect at Abacus in Location not listed

Key Requirements Domain & Technical Expertise

• Industry Experience: Proven track record of delivering integration solutions in the telecommunications (OSS/BSS) and banking/fintech sectors, with a strong understanding of industry-specific architectures, regulatory requirements, and use cases.

• API Standards & Governance: In-depth knowledge of CAMARA and TM Forum Open APIs (TMF) for telco integration, as well as Open Banking standards (UK/PSD2) and Embedded Finance frameworks for banking platforms.

• Security Protocols & Identity Integration: Strong experience in integrating with modern Identity Providers (IdPs) such as Okta, Azure AD, or Ping Identity, with practical knowledge of OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0 (2-legged & 3-legged flows), and Consent Management frameworks.

• Telco Integration Expertise: Deep understanding of telco-specific domains including OSS/BSS stack, customer onboarding, usage-based billing, provisioning flows, SIM/eSIM lifecycle APIs, and partner enablement.

• Fintech & Banking Knowledge: Experience with core banking integrations, transaction orchestration, KYC/AML flows, account information services (AIS), payment initiation services (PIS), and aligning with PSD2 and regional compliance mandates.

• API Architecture & Design: Expertise in designing secure, scalable API solutions, including API Gateway patterns, API versioning, throttling, quota enforcement, and developer onboarding using platforms like Apigee, Kong, or MuleSoft.

• Compliance & Data Protection: Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks such as GDPR, PCI-DSS, PSR, and local banking authority guidelines for data handling, auditing, and reporting.

Other Expectations

• Prior experience designing multi-region or multi-tenant integration architectures in cloud-native or hybrid cloud environments, along with defining business use-cases.

• 8 to10 years MINIMUM of hands-on experience in large-scale integration programs.

• Familiar with event-driven architectures, microservices integration, enterprise service bus (ESB) transitions, and modern iPaaS strategies.

• Strong documentation, solution presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.