Solutions Architect

Episode Six; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Episode Six is a global fintech provider seeking a Solutions Architect for the Global Delivery team. You will lead technical pre-sales, design client solutions, and support proposals, ensuring alignment with our payments technology strategy.

Ideal candidates bring a decade of customer-facing experience in solution architecture, deep card payments knowledge, and strong API competency, with willingness to travel predominantly in the UK region.

Qualifications

• 10 years in customer-facing roles, solution architecture and payments.
• Hands-on with card processing systems and ISO 8583.
• Excellent English communication across stakeholders.
• Experience with APIs and cloud/on-premise architectures.
• Autonomous, self-motivated team player in agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical pre-sales exercises with customers.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations.
• Lead design of creative solutions from conception to delivery.
• Support sales in answering RFI/RFP/RFQ (technical focus).
• Define operations/statement of works and project specs.
• Collaborate with development teams and project managers to deliver solutions.
• Provide solutions assurance, aligning with strategy and standards.
• Articulate technical risks.
• Travel as required, mostly in UK region.

Skills

Customer-facing

Solution architecture

Technical design

Payments industry

Card payments

Tools

ISO 8583

APIs

Job description

How do you want to pay? It’s a question you’ve answered on-screen or in-person thousands of times, but your choices have always been limited. Imagine the flexibility to pay however you want – credit, debit, multiple currencies, frequent flyer miles, loyalty points, or digital payments - all on the same card or digital wallet. Sound impossible? Episode Six makes the seemingly impossible happen every day.

We’re a global provider of API-based payment processing and wallet management infrastructure. We’re 100% cloud-native, hyper-configurable, and a "Top 10 Place to Work in Fintech." And we’re changing how people think about payments.

Today, we’re powering payments for one of the world’s largest banks and airlines and numerous innovative fintechs. E6 is headquartered in Austin with offices in Tokyo, Singapore, Brisbane, and London. We provide technology for clients in 24 countries on four continents. Since 2018 when we launched with HSBC, we have grown more than 10x.

Interested in redefining what’s possible in payments?

What we’re hiring for:

We are a growing fintech organization looking to add a Solutions Architect for our Global Delivery team!

What you’ll be responsible for in this role:

• Lead technical pre-sales exercises with customers
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations
• Lead design of creative solutions from conception to delivery, shaping our clients’ thinking
• Support sales in answering RFI/RFP/RFQ (technical focus) and other customer proposals
• Crafting well defined description of operations/statement of works, partitioning solutions, supporting definition of project specifications, requirements and any development needs
• Working with development teams and project managers to deliver client solutions as per the agreed scope
• Providing solutions assurance, ensuring our proposals meet our client’s business requirements and align with our technology strategy & standards
• Articulating and managing technical risks
• Supporting Episode Six’s goals and objectives such as those related to sales, productivity, profitability and industry penetration
• Assisting in developing strategies and materials in support of the Episode Six’s overall solution architecture practice, business development and sales effort
• Contributing to our roadmap, shaping our future solutions
• Providing subject matter expertise to our clients and colleagues
• Traveling as required, mostly in UK region

What experiences and skills are necessary to be successful in this role:

• 10 years of experience in customer-facing roles, solution architecture & technical design, and payments industry with a strong focus on card payments, including credit, debit, and prepaid products
• Hands-on experience in card processing systems and standards such as ISO 8583, and integration with card networks including Mastercard and Visa
• Excellent communication skills (English) – ability to engage across a broad range of stakeholders at an appropriate level, business or technical
• Ability to articulate ideas/solutions clearly, visually and written
• Experience working with APIs
• Strong technical understanding, capability and willingness to learn and develop skills on a daily basis
• Very driven and self-motivated, able to work autonomously
• A team player with a ‘can-do’, entrepreneurial attitude that thrives in an agile, ever-changing world
• Knowledge of payment concepts and global payments landscape; preference to the local regulatory landscape in the US region
• Application architecture/domain expertise in Java based applications and cloud/on-premise infrastructure

What makes a successful E6er:

• We appreciate the unique backgrounds, skill sets, experiences, and contributions each E6er brings. With a strong culture of respect for all, we foster an inclusive and supportive environment for every E6er to excel and grow.
• We take immense pride in everything we do, no matter how big or small. We work hard, we work smart, and we sweat the details. We are humble enough to know that we do not know it all. We are excited to come to work every day, knowing we will be learning, improving, innovating, and making an impact.
• A people first mentality. Professional development from day 1, a 360 focus on your wellbeing, and the ability to work where you need to, we’re here to support you.

Episode Six is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other legally protected characteristics.

Episode Six is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities who may require assistance during the application or interview process.