Payments Technical Architect

Veriipro; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced Payments Technical Architect to design scalable, secure payment platforms using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices. You will lead technical decisions, collaborate across teams, and drive architecture through deployment and operations.

The role emphasizes cloud-native designs, Kubernetes, and robust integration with Kafka, MQ, MuleSoft, and REST services. The candidate should have 10+ years in software architecture and hands-on Java expertise, with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development and technical architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java/J2EE and OO programming.
• Spring MVC and Spring Boot expertise.
• REST APIs and microservices architecture knowledge.
• Kafka and MQ hands-on experience.
• MuleSoft or similar integration platforms.
• Kubernetes and cloud technologies experience.
• SQL and database technologies knowledge.
• CI/CD pipelines and Agile development experience.
• Git and source-code management proficiency.
• Maven, Gradle, or Ant experience.
• Application monitoring with Splunk experience.
• Automated testing and unit-testing practices understanding.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, high-performance payment applications using Java, Spring MVC/Boot, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Provide technical leadership across the lifecycle from architecture to production support.
• Develop and integrate distributed apps using Kafka, MQ, MuleSoft, and REST services.
• Design cloud-native solutions on AWS/Azure/GCP and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with business, product, engineering, and architecture teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Apply architectural patterns to ensure scalability, maintainability, resiliency, and performance.
• Develop reusable Java components, frameworks, and libraries following clean code principles.
• Implement monitoring, testing, CI/CD practices and DevOps tooling.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

Kafka

MQ

MuleSoft

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

JVM tuning

CI/CD

Git

Maven/Gradle

Splunk

Architecture design

Security/resilience

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

SQL

Ant

Job description

We are lookingfor an experiencedPayments Technical Architectwith 10+ yearsof hands-onexperience inJava, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, cloud technologies, Kubernetes, MuleSoft,and MQ.The ideal candidatewill have strongexperience designing andimplementing highly scalable, secure, and resiliententerprise applications,with a strongunderstanding of thepayments domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architectscalable, secure, andhigh-performance paymentapplicationsusingJava, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, RESTAPIs, and microservices.
• Provide technical leadershipthroughout the applicationdevelopment lifecycle,from architectureand design throughimplementation and productionsupport.
• Develop and integratedistributed applicationsusingKafka, MQ, MuleSoft, and REST-basedservices.
• Design cloud-native solutions leveragingAWS/Azure/GCPor equivalent cloudtechnologiesand container platformssuch asKubernetes.
• Work closely withbusiness, product, engineering, and architecture teamsto translate requirementsinto technical solutions.
• Design solutions usingappropriatearchitectural and designpatterns to ensure scalability, maintainability, resiliency, and performance.
• Develop reusable Javacomponents, frameworks,and libraries followingclean-codeand object-orientedprogramming principles.
• Apply Java concurrency, multithreading, and performanceoptimization techniqueswhere required.
• Design applications integratingwith relational andexternal/embedded databases.
• Participate in applicationperformance analysis, troubleshooting, JVM tuning, andproduction issue resolution.
• Implement automated testing, unit testing, andqualityengineering practices.
• SupportCI/CDimplementation and DevOpspractices using toolssuch as Git, Maven, Gradle, andJenkinsor equivalent platforms.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting solutionsusingSplunkand related observabilitytools.
• Collaborate with Agileteams and participatein sprint planning, design discussions, codereviews, and technicaldemonstrations.
• Mentor developers andprovidetechnical guidance onarchitecture, coding standards, design patterns, andbest practices.
• Evaluate and adoptemerging technologies,including AI-assisteddevelopment tools suchasGitHub Copilot andClaude, where appropriate.

Payments Domain Experience

Experience working with financial services or payment-processing platforms and exposure to one or more of the following:

• FedWire
• CHIPS
• The Clearing House(TCH)
• SEPA
• ACH
• Real-Time Payments(RTP)
• SWIFT
• ISO 20022
• MT messaging
• Payment processing, settlement, clearing, and payment integrationsystems

Required Technical Skills

• 10+ years ofexperience in softwaredevelopment and technicalarchitecture.
• Strong hands-onexperience withJava/J2EEand object-orientedprogramming.
• Strong experience withSpring MVC andSpring Boot.
• Excellent knowledge ofREST APIs andmicroservices architecture.
• Hands-on experiencewithKafka and MQ.
• Experience withMuleSoftor similar integrationplatforms.
• Experience withKubernetes and cloudtechnologies.
• Strong knowledge ofSQL and databasetechnologies.
• Experience withCI/CD pipelinesand Agile developmentmethodologies
• Proficiency withGitand source-codemanagement.
• Experience withMaven, Gradle, orAnt.
• Experience with applicationmonitoring and troubleshootingusingSplunk.
• Strong understanding ofautomated testing andunit-testing practices.