L2/L3 Payments Support Engineer

Synechron; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeks a skilled L2/L3 Payments Support Engineer to ensure high-volume payment processing integrity and availability. The candidate will monitor transaction flows, handle service requests, and collaborate with teams to troubleshoot issues. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits in a dynamic, global environment.

Benefits

Paid annual leave

Comprehensive insurance plan

Retirement savings plans

Extensive training opportunities

Maternity & paternity leave

Qualifications

• 7+ years in enterprise banking environments as Payments Support.
• Experience with Base24 and MTS platforms.
• Knowledge of ACH, Wire, and RTP flows.

Responsibilities

• Monitor transaction flows and resolve payment disruptions.
• Handle incidents and escalate issues within defined SLAs.
• Deep-dive analysis of production incidents and liaise with vendors.

Skills

Payments Support

Shell/PERL scripting

SQL

ISO 8583

Middleware and interfaces

Education

7+ years in Payments Support

Experience in ACI Base24

Tools

Splunk

AppDynamics

Control-M

Job description

This range is provided by Synechron. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$110,000.00/yr - $120,000.00/yr

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Job Title: L2/L3 Payments Support Engineer

Job Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

We are

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.

As part of our dedicated payment operations support team , we are seeking a highly skilled L2/L3 Payments Support Engineer with hands-on experience in ACI Base24 / MTS (Modular Transaction Switch) platforms. The role is critical to ensuring the resilience, integrity, and continuous availability of high-volume payment processing systems including ACH, Wire, Card Payments, Real-Time Payments (RTP), and Digital Wallet transactions.

Selected candidate will collaborate with application support, infrastructure, and payment operations teams to maintain service levels and respond to critical issues, while working closely with vendors.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Charlotte, NC is $110k - $120k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

Level 2 Responsibilities:

• Monitor transaction flows (ATM, POS, Online, RTP) and proactively resolve payment disruptions.
• Handle incidents, service requests, and escalations within defined SLAs.
• Coordinate with infrastructure teams for patch management, capacity issues, or system upgrades.
• Support change control processes for deployments across non-prod and prod environments.

Level 3 Responsibilities:

• Deep-dive analysis on production incidents involving Base24, MTS, or switching components.
• Review and optimize transaction routing, message parsing (ISO 8583), and settlement interfaces.
• Debug source code (if applicable) or configuration scripts and interface logs.
• Drive problem management and post-incident reviews with full RCA documentation.
• Liaise with ACI or third-party vendors for code-level fixes and updates.
• Collaborate on compliance and security tasks including PCI-DSS, fraud alert handling, and audit support.

Requirements:

• 7+ years in Payments Support, including L2/L3 roles within enterprise banking environments.
• Base24 Classic / UP Framework
• Modular Transaction Switch (MTS)
• ISO 8583 / XML / JSON payment messages
• Knowledge of:
• ACH, Wire, and RTP flows
• Middleware and interfaces (e.g., MQ, APIs, TCP/IP)
• Proficiency in:
• Shell/PERL scripting
• SQL and relational databases
• Familiar with tools like Splunk, AppDynamics, ELK, Control-M, etc.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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