Insight International (UK) Ltd
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Role: AI Application Architect
Location: Burgess Hills, UK
Mode: Hybrid - 1/2 days onsite/week
Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Application Architect and Engineering Leader to spearhead the evolution of our digital payment infrastructure. You will be responsible for designing and modernizing enterprise-grade payment platforms, driving tokenization strategies, and integrating cutting-edge Agentic AI to transform how commerce is orchestrated. This is a high-impact role requiring a deep blend of technical expertise in cloud-native microservices, rigorous engineering governance, and hands-on leadership in a fast-paced fintech environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Platform Architecture: Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of robust, scalable digital payment platforms, including tokenization (TSP), wallet integrations (Apple Pay, Google Pay), and secure payment account reference (PAR) products.
- Legacy Modernization: Drive the transition of legacy monolithic architectures to resilient, cloud-native microservices environments using AWS and Kubernetes.
- Engineering Leadership & Governance: Define cross-functional schema negotiation strategies (AsyncAPI/OpenAPI, Kafka Schema Registry), enforce CI/CD pipeline integrity, and champion "Shift-Left" testing methodologies.
- AI Innovation: Pioneer and implement Agentic Commerce solutions using LangGraph, LangChain, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) to automate and enhance payment orchestration.
- Strategic Collaboration: Act as the technical voice for the organization, collaborating with Product leadership, Architecture Review Boards (ARB), and external payment partners to shape the product roadmap.
- Developer Enablement: Foster a high-velocity engineering culture by driving developer productivity through AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude).
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- Experience: 8+ years of experience in software architecture and engineering leadership, with a significant tenure in the digital payments or fintech sector.
Technical Proficiency:
- Cloud & Infra: Expert-level knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Event-Driven Architecture.
- Payments: Deep understanding of PCI DSS compliance, tokenization flows, network tokens, and wallet integration protocols.
- Backend: Advanced proficiency in Java, Python, Spring Boot, and Kafka-based stream processing.
- Leadership: Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams through complex migrations and platform-wide schema governance.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
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