Business Analyst — Payments

Job overview

The Business Analyst — Payments role is onsite in Phoenix, AZ, with three to five days working from the office; local candidates are preferred. Compensation is not specified. The analyst supports a confidential client’s payments transformation work. The role focuses on modernizing payment platforms and designing secure, scalable payment architecture. It contributes by shaping tokenization strategies, payment orchestration and integration, and architectural guidance for authorization, clearing, settlement, and reconciliation flows.

What you'll do

• Design, plan, and execute modernization of monolithic payment platforms into microservices and event-driven architectures
• architect PCI DSS v4.0-compliant tokenization strategies
• design payment orchestration layers for domestic and cross-border rails
• establish architectural blueprints, guidelines, and reference architectures for authorization, clearing, settlement, and reconciliation
• apply expertise in tokenization, encryption, HSM/KMS secrets management, and zero-trust security.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

payments

business analyst

payment architecture

phoenix az

onsite

tokenization

pci dss v4.0

microservices

event-driven architecture

iso 20022

swift

fednow

ach

zero-trust security

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting seeks eight years of experience in enterprise architecture, platform engineering, or solutions architecture in banking, fintech, or payments. Listed technologies and methods include REST, SOAP, Java, Python, SQL, Spring Boot, Jira, Rally, Clarity, and SAFe.

About the employer

Diversity Nexus is hiring for this role. Industry: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. Sector: 54.