Director, Core Payments Engineering & Cloud Modernization

PAYCO The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C.

North Carolina

Hybrid

USD 170,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Clearing House is seeking a Director of Product Engineering for our core distributed systems development group. This hands-on management role leads a team of developers building and supporting critical payment applications on Windows and Linux, ensuring robust performance and security.

The successful candidate will guide modernization, migration to cloud platforms, and delivery of reliable, scalable services that underpin national payment networks, while advancing DevSecOps practices.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field.
10+ years related experience, at least 5 years in a management capacity.
Thorough knowledge of secure development practices.
Experience in .NET and JAVA development for mission-critical applications.
Strong database experience.
Experience in both Agile and Waterfall development methodologies.
Knowledgeable in Project Management methods, processes and deliverables.
Experience tracking and reporting relevant development metrics (e.g., capacity, productivity, progress, quality).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience in building a solid team across multiple applications.
Experience in transformation: moving .NET platforms to newer technologies.
Experience with DevSecOps practices and tooling, including GitHub and Fortify.
Experience with modern data engineering practices, methodologies, and toolsets.
Participate in the development and maintenance of an Enterprise Application Architecture.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the IT infrastructure team, the Planning and Execution team, third‑party vendors, and other Business Groups in the development and delivery of business applications.
Develop and execute an appropriate delivery team model to meet current and projected needs and constraints.
Ensure on‑time, on‑budget, and high‑quality code delivery.
Effective resource management and planning.
Develop and implement strong application development techniques and effective methodologies.
Responsible for providing backend support for development, testing, and other production issues and new projects.
Manage deployments for coding, patching, etc.
Enterprise testing – support the coordination of component/unit testing (dev).
Advanced knowledge and understanding of information processing principles and practices.
Basic knowledge of core enterprise IT infrastructure.
Basic knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws as relevant to IT compliance.
Application and infrastructure lifecycle management.