Payments Architect

Synechron; New Jersey; On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation

Paid annual leave

Comprehensive insurance plan

Retirement savings plans

Extensive training opportunities

Job summary

A financial services consultancy in New Jersey is seeking an experienced Architect to define architectural solutions for their Payments' Products and Services. This role involves leading a team, creating scalable data architectures, and working on cutting-edge payment technologies. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in the payments domain, significant experience in technical solutions, and a BS degree in Computer Science. A competitive salary range of $140K - $150K/year includes benefits and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical solutions experience.
• Understanding of network and security principles.
• Ability to work independently and lead a project team.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership on emerging payment technologies.
• Lead and mentor a team of architects and engineers.
• Design and develop scalable data architectures.

Skills

Payments domain experience

Corporate payments

Payment gateway design

Java

Python

Data architecture

Cloud architectures

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Hadoop

Teradata

Job description

This job is responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution that supports the strategic outcomes of the Payments' Products and Services. Key responsibilities include defining the target operating environment, designing for client resiliency, assisting with solution design, and defining non-functional requirements. Job expectations include working with stakeholders and service providers aligned to the Business' strategic objectives, evaluating the impact of strategic design decisions, and contributing to the architecture roadmap.

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 Jersey City, NJ is $140K - $150K/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership on emerging payment technologies, regulatory requirements (ISO 20022, PCI DSS, etc.), and innovation opportunities (e.g., real-time payments, cross-border payment hubs, blockchain)
• Lead and mentor a team of platform architects and engineers, fostering a collaborative environment to deliver innovative solutions.
• Contributes to the creation of the architecture roadmap of defined domains (Business, Application, Data, and Technology) in support of the product roadmap and the development of best practices including standardized templates
• Facilitates solution driven discussions, leads the design of complex architectures, and finds creative solutions through knowledge of domain, practical experiments, and proof of concepts while ensuring architecture is flexible, modular, and adaptable
• Supports the team as needed to select the technology stack required for solutions and helps select preferred technology products
• Performs design and code reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements are sufficiently met (for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability)
• Manages relationships with business and technology leaders and vendors for technical products and creates an inclusive and healthy working environment to resolve organizational impediments and blockers.
• Design and develop scalable, high-performance data architectures leveraging Hadoop and Teradata platforms to meet business intelligence and analytics requirements.
• Oversee the end-to-end implementation of platform solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and adherence to best practices.
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization of data platforms to ensure efficient data processing and retrieval.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously evolve the data architecture strategy.

Requirement

• Hands-on experience in payments domain including:
• Corporate payments, payment processing, or payment hub implementations
• Acquiring and/or issuing systems architecture
• Payment gateway design and integration
• Multi-currency, cross-border, or real-time payment solutions
• Ability to work across lines of business and application executives to help drive platform objectives and vision.
• Experience in working with executive sponsors, working across LOBs, etc.
• 5+ years of technical solutions experience including 3+ years in relevant enterprise data platforms and processing on Hadoop, Teradata, and Data Transformation Products
• Experience in multiple programming disciplines including Java, Python, and Scripting Languages.
• Understanding of Network and Security principals, creating designs that adhere to Security Baselines
• Understanding of Cloud architectures including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, compute, storage, network, and security solutions that run on large Cloud service providers (Azure, Google, AWS).
• Ability to work independently and lead a project team
• BS in Computer Science, information Technology or related field OR Equivalent Experience

We offer

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 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.

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.