Junior Solution Architect

Job Description
Shape the Future of Payments with Nexi in 2025
Envision a world where every transaction feels effortless, safe, and connected. At Nexi, we're leading this transformation, building tools and solutions that redefine how the world pays. By joining us, you'll play a part in creating the next generation of digital payments in an innovative, supportive, and international environment.

Why This Role Is Right for You
As a
Solution Architect
, you'll join a collaborative and forward-thinking team based in Milan. You will play a key role in designing and implementing complex and large-scale systems, with a primary focus on digital payment solutions.

About Your Future Role
In this position, you will:

• Design distributed and scalable architectural solutions for the digital payments sector, using cloud-native microservices architectures to ensure high performance, resilience, and security.
• Define key non-functional requirements.
• Collaborate with the Digital Architecture team to drive the technological evolution of Digital and corporate products and services.
• Support the migration of existing systems to cloud technologies to optimize processes and system scalability.
• Ensure solutions follow best practices in Security and DevOps to enhance the application lifecycle and deployment process automation.
• Work closely with technical (security and infrastructure) and business teams to ensure solutions meet business and market requirements.

What Makes You a Great Fit
We're looking for someone eager to make a difference. Here's what we value:

Essential Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• At least 5 years of proven experience as a Solution Architect with experience in designing complex, large-scale distributed systems across multiple data centers.
• Good knowledge of cloud technologies
• Advanced skills in designing cloud-native microservices architectures, with knowledge of container solutions and orchestration.
• Familiarity with system integration using middleware, API gateways, message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and service meshes (e.g., Istio).
• Understanding of DevOps methodologies (CI/CD, containerization, automation).
• Knowledge of key application monitoring platforms and concepts (logging, application monitoring, active/passive monitoring, probing, traceability).
• Solid foundation in information security, including knowledge of encryption algorithms, authentication, and authorization (e.g., OAuth, SAML, JWT, TLS).
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written).
• Proactive approach to solving complex technical problems.
• Strategic vision to identify and adopt emerging technologies.

Bonus Skills

• Proven experience with the digital world and ability to design innovative solutions in this domain like Mobile Wallets or digital onboarding solutions.
• Prior experience with electronic payment systems and knowledge of credit card networks and schemes (Visa, Mastercard, etc..)

• Knowledge of the Financial Sector and Regulations:

• Digital payments: Real-time transaction systems, contactless payments, QR codes, etc.

• PSD2/Open Banking: Knowledge of banking data access standards and APIs.
• Compliance: Industry-specific regulations (AML, KYC, GDPR).

• Payment security standards (e.g., PCI DSS, PSD2).

• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert and AKS).

Even if you don't check every box,
your unique potential and willingness to learn
could set you apart.

What's in it for You
?

• Attractive salary and a competitive benefits package to reward your expertise and contributions
• Tech equipment: Get the tools you need to succeed, including the latest technology to support your work
• Join an international team: Collaborate with experts from across Europe and bring your ideas to life in a dynamic, global environment
• Grow and develop: Gain hands-on experience and structured training through our PayTech University, designed to accelerate your career and help you reach your full potential

Discover Life at Nexi
We're an international team of 10,000+ people across 25 countries, united by shared ambition and a passion for innovation. Learn more about our culture, Values, and how we're shaping the future of digital payments. Visit our Life at Nexi page.

Diversity and Inclusion at Nexi
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer: together, we succeed by embracing our differences and creating a future where everyone can thrive.

Your Next Step Starts Here
If this opportunity excites you, we'd love to hear your story. Submit your application today, and let's shape the future of digital payments together

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