Senior Technology Architect - Hybrid Infrastructure & Cloud

PAYCO The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C.; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. seeks a Senior Technology Architect to provide technical and architectural leadership across a complex enterprise. You will define direction, evaluate solutions, and guide modernization and cloud adoption while ensuring security, resiliency, and performance.

Preference given to financial services experience. You will lead architecture reviews, develop standards and roadmaps, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of enterprise technology experience with architecture/leadership.
• Strong hybrid on-premises and AWS design experience.

Responsibilities

• Define current-state, target-state, and transition architectures for enterprise infrastructure and platforms.
• Lead architecture reviews for new solutions, modernization, and cloud migrations.
• Define standards, reference architectures, roadmaps, and architecture decision records.
• Design and review hybrid architectures integrating on-premises with AWS.
• Evaluate alternatives based on risk, security, resiliency, cost, and maintainability.

Skills

RHEL

Windows Server

DB2

SQL Server

IBM MQ

AWS

Hybrid architecture

Security architecture

Disaster recovery

Cloud migrations

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Job description

Position Summary:

The Senior Technology Architect will provide technical and architectural leadership across a complex enterprise environment spanning on-premises infrastructure and AWS cloud services. The role will define technology direction, evaluate solutions, guide modernization and cloud adoption, and ensure architectures meet requirements for security, resiliency, scalability, performance, and operational supportability. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the financial services sector.

Key Functions and Responsibilities:

Define current-state, target-state, and transition architectures for enterprise infrastructure and platforms. Lead architecture reviews for new solutions, infrastructure changes, modernization initiatives, and cloud migrations. Develop technology standards, reference architectures, roadmaps, and architecture decision records. Design and review hybrid architectures integrating on-premises environments with AWS. Provide architectural guidance across (list is not exhaustive): RHEL, Windows Server IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server IBM MQ and enterprise integration WAN, LAN, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing, and network security Infrastructure security, identity, monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery Evaluate technology alternatives and provide recommendations based on risk, security, resiliency, performance, cost, and maintainability. Identify technical debt, lifecycle risks, single points of failure, and opportunities for modernization and simplification. Partner with application, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, networking, database, middleware, and operations teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. Communicate complex technical concepts and recommendations to both technical teams and senior leadership.

Qualifications Required:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience. 10+ years of enterprise technology experience, including significant architecture or technical leadership experience. Strong experience designing hybrid on-premises and AWS environments Strong knowledge of AWS, RHEL, Windows Server, DB2, SQL Server, IBM MQ, networking, and enterprise security. Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, security architecture, and technology modernization. Strong systems-thinking, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills. Ability to develop architecture diagrams, technical standards, roadmaps, and executive-level recommendations.

Qualifications Desired:

AWS Solutions Architect or equivalent certification. Prior software development experience, including familiarity with the full systems development lifecycle (SDLC). Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Kubernetes/OpenShift, or similar technologies. Experience with cloud governance, observability, FinOps, or enterprise cloud landing zones. Experience leading large-scale cloud migration or infrastructure modernization programs.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available. Travel may be required. Candidates will report to the office three days each week. Onsite work requirements may change at any time.

About The Clearing House:

The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. is a bank-owned industry utility that shapes the payments landscape and provides infrastructure for safe, reliable, and efficient payments. We see an economy where everyone is connected and a future where modern payments make life easier. The Clearing House operates four payment systems: a high-value wire-transfer system (the CHIPS® network), the country’s first and largest instant payments system (the RTP® network), an automated clearinghouse network (the EPN® network), and a check image exchange network (the Image Exchange Network). TCH also operates a bank account number tokenization service, runs a payments association known as the TCH Payments Authority, and maintains the rules for private-sector check image exchange through its ECCHO® business line. The Clearing House operates U.S-based payments networks that clear and settle more than $2 trillion each day through wire, ACH, check image, and real-time payments. It is the nation’s most experienced payments company, with a long track record of providing secure and reliable systems, payments innovation, and strategic thought leadership to financial institutions. In 2017, The Clearing House revolutionized U.S. payments by introducing the RTP® network, which supports the immediate clearing and settlement of payments, along with the ability to exchange related payment information across the same secure channel. These RTP capabilities enable all financial institutions to offer safer, faster, and smarter digital transaction services for their corporate and retail customers. Learn more at www.theclearinghouse.org.