Senior Payments Tech Architect – Cloud & Distributed Systems

HSS Soft; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in payment solutions is seeking a Technical Architect with extensive experience in transaction processing systems. This role involves designing and implementing modern, cloud-based payment architectures while managing infrastructure lifecycles. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background, leadership qualities, and a deep understanding of both technology and financial systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in transaction processing systems.
• Broad knowledge of technology architectures.
• Experience with distributed messaging systems like Kafka, AMQP.

Responsibilities

• Support definition and implementation of reference architectures.
• Design cost-effective infrastructures for critical applications.
• Lead technical decisions and mentor engineering teams.

Skills

Java

Multi-Threading

Parallel Computing

Asynchronous architectures

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science

MBA or MS preferred

Tools

Docker

Mesos

Kubernetes

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

A leading company specializing in payment solutions is seeking a Technical Architect with extensive experience in transaction processing systems. This role involves designing and implementing modern, cloud-based payment architectures while managing infrastructure lifecycles. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background, leadership qualities, and a deep understanding of both technology and financial systems.