Hybrid KYC Solutions Architect: Cloud-Native Modernization

Western Union; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K Plan

Tuition Assistance Program

Parental Leave

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

Western Union in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Architect, Solution Engineering to own the design, modernization, and governance of global KYC and regulatory compliance platforms. You will translate complex regulatory requirements into secure, scalable solutions and guide cloud-native transformations with strong emphasis on observability and audit readiness.

You will lead POC efforts, define target-state architectures, and collaborate with product, compliance, engineering, and vendor teams to

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering, solution architecture, or large-scale design.
• 5+ years building cloud-native apps and microservices.
• 2+ years leading POC initiatives validating architecture and modernization approaches.
• 4+ years designing enterprise platforms and API integration.
• 4+ years designing microservices, event-driven architectures, and integration patterns.
• 4+ years working with AWS, Kafka, CI/CD, DevOps, SRE, and cloud-native tools.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States full-time (no visa sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and evolution of global KYC and regulatory compliance platforms.
• Design secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant solutions with observability and audit readiness.
• Drive POC efforts, cloud adoption strategies, and modernization roadmaps.
• Define target-state architectures, migration plans, and API governance.
• Lead architecture reviews and mentor engineering teams on CI/CD and production readiness.
• Guide AI-assisted development and cloud-native practices to accelerate delivery.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Splunk

Dynatrace

CloudWatch

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

Western Union in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Architect, Solution Engineering to own the design, modernization, and governance of global KYC and regulatory compliance platforms. You will translate complex regulatory requirements into secure, scalable solutions and guide cloud-native transformations with strong emphasis on observability and audit readiness.

You will lead POC efforts, define target-state architectures, and collaborate with product, compliance, engineering, and vendor teams to