Looking for Specialist Consultants: Payments Sandbox / Digital Financial Infrastructure Project

Hi everyone. We are strengthening its delivery team for a confidential regional digital payments / sandbox environment assignment focused on participant integration, onboarding, testing, certification readiness, interoperability, governance, and risk reduction.

We are looking for experienced consultants who can support any of the following specialist areas:

1. Enterprise / Solution Architect

Experience in sandbox architecture, infrastructure models, environment layers, API gateways, secure connectivity models, technical blueprints, cloud or hybrid architecture, and payment system integration design.

2. ISO 20022 & Payment Messaging Specialist

Experience in ISO 20022 alignment, payment message validation, payment flows, message mapping, interoperability scenarios, payment lifecycle design, and standards-based payment integration.

3. Cybersecurity & Operational Resilience Specialist

Experience in security controls, access management, encryption, cyber risk, audit logging, data privacy, resilience, business continuity, secure APIs, and regulated financial infrastructure.

4. API Integration & Testing Specialist

Experience in API testing, functional and non-functional test scenarios, interoperability testing, negative test cases, defect management, test evidence, and certification test catalogues.

5. Governance, Risk & Institutional Framework Specialist

Experience in governance models, roles and responsibilities, operating procedures, risk frameworks, accountability structures, stakeholder coordination, compliance and institutional sustainability.

We are open to two engagement options:

Option 1: A specialist team / unit

A firm, consortium, or existing team that can provide several of the above capabilities together and work with us as a technical delivery partner.

Option 2: Individual consultants

Experienced independent consultants who can come in as subject-matter experts for one or more of the specialist roles.

This opportunity is best suited for consultants with experience in payment systems, digital financial services, fintech infrastructure, central bank or regulator-facing work, national payment systems, switches, RTGS, instant payments, cross-border payments, ISO 20022, API integration, cybersecurity, sandbox design, or certification frameworks.

Because the assignment is confidential, further project details will only be shared privately with suitable candidates.

Please comment below or send me a direct message with:

Your area of specialization;
A brief summary of relevant experience;
Your availability over the next few weeks;
Whether you are applying as an individual or as part of a team/unit; and
Your email address or preferred contact method.

Looking forward to connecting with strong specialists who can contribute to a practical, high-quality, and regionally relevant payments infrastructure assignment.

Lindo

Brandex Professional Consultants

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Looking for Specialist Consultants: Payments Sandbox / Digital Financial Infrastructure Project