Solution Architect
Pubblicato il 13-08-2026 - Banche e finanza in Italia
Overview Solution Architect – Deploy team within Advisory & Consulting Services (A&C;). Senior client‐facing role based in Milan, Italy.
Role Lead architectural engagement with Mastercard clients, driving discovery, requirements definition, and solution design for complex implementations.
Define end‐to‐end solution architectures for projects involving Mastercard products such as Ethoca Clarity and Click to Pay, client‐led initiatives, and Mastercard Engage partner solutions.
Act as the primary architectural authority for Deploy‐led engagements, guiding engineering teams through implementation and ensuring adherence to the agreed design.
Drive architectural decision‐making, balancing client requirements, Mastercard standards, security controls, scalability, and long‐term maintainability.
Produce high‐quality architectural artefacts, including solution diagrams, architecture decision records, integration designs, and technical documentation.
Communicate architecture clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, including client architects, developers, QA teams,
product managers, and senior stakeholders.
Identify technical risks early and work collaboratively with delivery teams to resolve challenges and ensure successful outcomes.
All About You Fluency in both Italian and English is essential.
Proven, advanced experience designing and delivering solution architectures within the banking, payments, or broader financial services industry.
Strong experience working directly with clients to elicit requirements, manage ambiguity, and drive alignment on architectural decisions.
Demonstrated ability to define and communicate complex, distributed system architectures clearly to both technical and non‐technical stakeholders.
Proven collaboration with cross‐functional teams including architects, developers, QA, product managers, and delivery leads in a matrixed environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting and defending architectural