Lead Software Engineer

As a Senior Digital Assets Payments Solution Lead at Virtusa, you define and deliver next-generation solutions in tokenized deposits, stablecoins, digital assets, cross-border payments, and blockchain-enabled financial infrastructure. You bring extensive banking and payments domain expertise with a strong focus on digital asset technologies.

What you'll do

• Design and implement innovative digital asset solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing banking systems
• Develop solution architectures, operating models, product propositions, and transformation roadmaps
• Provide expert guidance on tokenized deposits, stablecoins, digital assets, and blockchain-based payment systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with payment ecosystems and bank technology architecture

What you bring

• 10+ years of experience in banking, payments, transaction banking, treasury, or financial services technology
• Strong understanding of payment ecosystems and bank technology architecture
• Practical knowledge of DLT/blockchain, digital asset infrastructure, and tokenization
• Experience with API, event-driven, and integration architectures
• Ability to map digital asset solutions into existing bank systems
• Strong executive communication and consulting skills
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science, or a related field
• Proven track record of delivering complex digital asset solutions in a banking environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• Expertise in ISO 20022 and SWIFT messaging
• Experience with real-time/instant payment networks and cross-border payment orchestration
• Familiarity with core banking and payment hub platforms, treasury and liquidity management platforms
• Knowledge of institutional digital asset custody, smart contracts, and blockchain platforms
• Experience with stablecoin issuance and redemption, tokenized deposits, and digital asset exchanges

About Virtusa

Virtusa is a global technology services company based in Toronto (PCS CA office).