Payments Tech Architect: Scale Payments Infrastructure

Realign Llc; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Realign Llc is seeking an experienced Payments Technical Architect in Charlotte, NC to drive the design and delivery of high‑volume payment systems. The role requires deep Java expertise, Spring-based microservices, Kafka, cloud, and modern CI/CD practice.

Onsite work in Charlotte is expected with leadership responsibilities. The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of hands-on experience with payments rails (FedWire, ISO, SWIFT) and a strong track record building scalable, secure architectures.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise Java development with Spring frameworks.
• Experience with payments rails/products such as FedWire, ISO, SWIFT.
• Strong understanding of microservices and cloud architectures.
• Experience implementing automated tests and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiar with architectural patterns and writing reusable libraries.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of payment platform features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable services.
• Mentor engineers and drive technical excellence in delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

Java

Spring MVC

Spring Boot

REST API

Microservices

Kafka

Cloud

Kubernetes

Mulesoft

MQ

Git

Maven

Gradle

CI/CD

Splunk

SQL

Job description

Realign Llc is seeking an experienced Payments Technical Architect in Charlotte, NC to drive the design and delivery of high‑volume payment systems. The role requires deep Java expertise, Spring-based microservices, Kafka, cloud, and modern CI/CD practice.

Onsite work in Charlotte is expected with leadership responsibilities. The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of hands-on experience with payments rails (FedWire, ISO, SWIFT) and a strong track record building scalable, secure architectures.