Finastra Global PAYplus (GPP) Consultant
@ Long Finch TechnologiesFinastra Global PAYplus (GPP) Consultant
About the job
Finastra specializes in banking software solutions. The GPP Consultant role focuses on leading implementation, configuration, integration, and support of Finastra Global PAYplus in client environments.
Requirements
- Hands-on Finastra GPP experience
- Payment hub implementation skills
- API and messaging expertise
- Troubleshooting and support skills
- Collaboration with technical teams
Qualifications
- 10+ years in banking payments
- 5+ years with Finastra GPP
- Experience with APIs, middleware
- Strong technical troubleshooting
- Ability to lead projects
Full job description
Job Description:
Experience
10+ years in Banking Payments with 5+ years of hands-on experience implementing Finastra Global PAYplus (GPP) in enterprise banking environments.
Job Summary
Seeking an experienced Onsite Finastra GPP SME to lead end-to-end implementation activities at customer sites, including product installation, deployment, configuration, integration, Disaster Recovery (DR), production cutover, and post-go-live support. The SME will work closely with customer infrastructure, application, and business teams to ensure successful delivery of payment hub solutions.
Primary Responsibilities
· Lead Finastra GPP installation, deployment, configuration, development and upgrades across Dev, SIT, UAT, DR, and Production environments.
· Configure application, middleware, database, security, and payment processing components.
· Design and implement integrations with upstream/downstream systems using REST/SOAP APIs, IBM MQ/JMS, Kafka, SFTP, and ISO 20022 messaging.
· Coordinate with infrastructure teams for Linux, Oracle Database, middleware, networking, load balancers, SSL, High Availability (HA), and Disaster Recovery (DR).
· Work with various cross functional teams and provide the needed test support.
· Execute production deployments, cutover activities, DR testing, failover/failback, performance tuning, and environment validation.
· Troubleshoot production issues, provide L3 support, perform root cause analysis, and mentor customer technical teams.
Primary Skills (Mandatory)
· Strong hands-on experience with Finastra Global PAYplus (GPP) installation, deployment, configuration, upgrades, and production support.
· Expertise in payment hubs, ISO 20022, SWIFT, RTGS, ACH, Instant Payments, and cross-border payment processing.
· Knowledge of payment schemes such as CHAPS, BACS, SEPA, Fedwire, CHIPS, RTP, and FedNow.
· Hands-on experience with IBM MQ, JMS, REST/SOAP APIs, Kafka, XML/JSON, Oracle Database, SQL/PLSQL, and Linux/Unix.
· Experience with middleware (WebLogic/JBoss/WebSphere), SSL/TLS, PKI, High Availability (HA), and Disaster Recovery (DR).
· Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and customer-facing implementation experience.
Secondary Skills (Preferred)
· Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/OpenShift/Kubernetes).
· DevOps tools (Git, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible).
· Monitoring tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Grafana).
· Experience preparing deployment documentation, runbooks, and technical design documents