Team Summary
Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific (AUNZSP) is Visa's advisory division, working with Visa's clients on a broad range of key business initiatives including strategy, operational optimisation, customer engagement and overall business profitability.
VCA is made up of three services lines - Advisory, Data Science and Implementation Services, the latter being the execution arm of VCA. Our Implementation Services squads are embedded on client sites leading long-term engagements and delivering value primarily through implementation and execution services. We deliver objectives from a shared value agenda but are also closely connected to the broader VCA team, sharing knowledge, and bringing the best of Visa to the client.
We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect to join one of our banking clients in Wellington on a 12-month fixed-term contract, starting in January/February 2026. In this embedded role, you’ll help deliver new-generation digital lending experiences. As part of a collaborative, customer-focused team, you’ll report to the Solution Architecture Practice Manager and will work closely with business and technical stakeholders.
Role Summary & Responsibilities
You will be a key driver in our client’s digital lending transformation, responsible for designing and delivering secure, scalable, and compliant solutions that enable seamless customer experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect innovative systems for lending origination, onboarding, and servicing, leveraging modern technologies and best practices to support the bank’s strategic objectives.
Highlights of your role include:
- Lead the architectural design and approval process for unsecured lending and cards, ensuring solutions align with enterprise standards and business goals.
- Develop and implement API strategies and event-driven integrations to support extensibility and interoperability across platforms.
- Architect end-to-end solutions for origination, onboarding, credit decisioning, and servicing, with a focus on scalability, security, and compliance.
- Present and defend architectural designs to governance boards, ensuring traceability and adherence to enterprise architecture principles.
- Foster collaboration across technology and business teams to maximise reuse and accelerate delivery of high-impact solutions.