job summary:
Role Overview
As a key technical leader within our payment and digital asset initiatives, you will drive the high-level design, architecture, and proof-of-concept (POC) development for our next-generation digital asset platforms. While the global financial landscape rapidly shifts toward decentralized networks, you will ensure we remain highly competitive by designing robust, secure, and scalable architectures for cryptocurrency, tokenized assets, and smart contracts.
This is a high-visibility, hands-on role where you will evaluate vendor ledgers, architect deposit-to-tokenization pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional bank teams to map out our future-state digital ledger infrastructure.
Location: Charlotte, NC or Jersey City, NJ (Target MSP Locations)
Hiring Urgency: ASAP / Urgent Hire
Compensation: Highly competitive; rate exceptions are available for exceptionally strong technical candidates.
Key Responsibilities
High-Level Design & Architecture: Map out the integration of digital assets, ledger systems, and tokenization processes (e.g., designing how traditional fiat deposits are securely tokenized).
Lead Proof of Concepts (POCs): Evaluate third-party and vendor ledger systems. Install, configure, test, and determine the optimal toolstack (potentially utilizing FastAPI for rapid prototyping).
System Integration & Messaging: Ensure seamless communication between decentralized ledgers and legacy systems, utilizing ISO 20022 payment messaging formats.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the technical subject matter expert, presenting architectural decisions and working closely with senior leadership, product teams, and project partners.
Required Qualifications
Core Technical Expertise
Digital Assets & Blockchain: Deep, hands-on understanding of cryptography, digital assets, blockchain networks, smart contracts, and tokenization mechanics.
Software Engineering (Java & Python): Strong production-level coding experience in both Java and Python (an 80/20 split in proficiency in either direction is perfectly acceptable).
Standards & Compliance: Solid, practical understanding of ISO 20022 payment messaging standards.
Architecture & Setup: Proven ability to design system integrations from scratch, including setting up vendor-provided ledgers, configuring APIs, and establishing deposit-tokenization workflows.
Soft Skills & Delivery
Architectural Communication: Outstanding verbal, written, and visual communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex blockchain/crypto designs to non-technical stakeholders.
Agile Mindset: Comfortable navigating fast-moving, iterative environments with a high degree of autonomy.
Preferred & Nice-to-Have Skills
Banking/Financial Services Experience: Prior exposure to a large-scale bank environment is highly preferred to help navigate communication channels, risk/compliance frameworks, and complex internal architectures.
FastAPI Experience: Practical experience using Python's FastAPI framework for building and testing APIs during POCs.
Legacy Messaging Networks: Any familiarity with the traditional SWIFT network (such as SWIFT Alliance, Web Platform, or SWIFT protocols) is a plus, but not required.
location: Jersey City, New Jersey
job type: Contract
salary: $72 - 77 per hour
work hours: 9am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
SWIFT not required
qualifications:
- 5-10+ years in Technology industry
- 3-5 years hands-on experience in installing patches, maintaining, troubleshoot and testing SWIFT products: SWIFT Alliance Gateway, SWIFT Alliance Access, SWIFT Web Platform, SWIFT Net Link
- Able to demonstrate a knowledge of all SWIFT messaging formats.
- Demonstrated experience in SWIFT protocols.
- Strong communication skills - written, verbal, visual presentations, and effective listening skills.
- Ability and desire to think creatively to deliver business results both independently and as part of a team.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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