5+ years in payments, banking, or integration engineering, with hands-on ownership of complex integration projects.
Direct experience integrating with central banks and/or national clearing and settlement systems.
Hands-on familiarity with payment schemes and networks such as SWIFT and SEPA.
Strong understanding of payment rails, clearing, and settlement flows.
Comfort with payment messaging standards and integration patterns (ISO 20022, MT/MX, SOAP/REST web services, certificate-based auth).
The ability to run a regulated project independently — managing scope, timelines, and regulator communication without close supervision.
A solid awareness of AI-driven engineering practices and where the tooling is heading.
Hands-on experience putting AI tools to work — LLMs, AI-assisted development environments, and automation frameworks — to sharpen productivity, system performance, or technical decision-making.
A clear, structured communicator who can hold their own with regulators and technical counterparties alike.