Senior Payments & Cloud Architecture Leader

Elavon, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank in Denver seeks a Senior Technology Architect to drive enterprise payment platforms, API-first architectures, and cloud modernization initiatives.

You will lead architectural governance, design scalable solutions, and mentor engineering teams across portfolios. The role requires a 10+ year track record shaping large-scale IT programs, deep expertise in payments, cloud architectures, security, and system integration, with strong technical leadership and collaboration with business and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 10 years experience with the concepts, philosophies and tools behind the design of applications, information and underlying information technologies.
• At least 10 years experience with developing and implementing applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and governance of enterprise payment, gateway, and digital transaction platforms.
• Develop scalable solution architectures supporting cloud modernization, API-first strategies, and distributed systems.
• Define architecture standards, technology roadmaps, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with business, product, security, and engineering teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for complex integrations across internal platforms, third-party vendors, fintech partners, and payment networks.
• Drive application resiliency, high availability, performance optimization, and operational excellence across critical systems.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions that improve scalability, automation, security, and customer experience.
• Mentor engineers and architects while influencing strategic technology decisions across multiple portfolios and initiatives.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Payments

Merchant Services

Payment Gateways

Cloud Architecture

APIs

Microservices

Event-Driven Architectures

Security Architecture

System Integration

High Availability

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

U.S. Bank in Denver seeks a Senior Technology Architect to drive enterprise payment platforms, API-first architectures, and cloud modernization initiatives.

You will lead architectural governance, design scalable solutions, and mentor engineering teams across portfolios. The role requires a 10+ year track record shaping large-scale IT programs, deep expertise in payments, cloud architectures, security, and system integration, with strong technical leadership and collaboration with business and