Technical Architect with Payments experience

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

Technical Architect with Payments Experience

HSS SOFT is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are seeking a Technical Architect with Payments experience to join our team. The successful candidates will be located in either NJ or FL.

Role Overview: As a Technical Architect for the Global Payments Strategy, you will collaborate with key team members to ensure the delivery of a modern, cloud-based payments architecture. This involves transitioning from existing platforms to innovative, distributed systems leveraging cutting-edge technologies.

Responsibilities include:

1. Supporting the definition and implementation of reference architectures.
2. Capturing business capabilities and transforming them into shared services.
3. Designing cost-effective infrastructures for critical applications and processes.
4. Influencing and implementing corporate standards for application and infrastructure designs.
5. Managing the infrastructure lifecycle, including expansions, technology refreshes, and upgrades.
6. Creating Conceptual and Target State Architectures aligned with business needs.
7. Designing complex, multi-platform payment subsystems for real-time and non-real-time transactions.
8. Integrating business requirements with technology standards and system engineering.
9. Leading technical decisions and mentoring engineering teams, including code reviews and hands-on coding.

Qualifications:

1. 10+ years of experience in transaction processing systems, preferably on distributed and open-source platforms.
2. Broad knowledge of technology architectures: storage, networking, databases, Linux, zOS, web and application servers, load balancing.
3. Expertise in Java, Multi-Threading, Parallel Computing, and Asynchronous architectures.
4. Experience with distributed messaging systems like AMQP, WebSphere MQ, Kafka, Qpid.
5. Familiarity with application frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, Akka, Storm, Micro-Services.
6. Understanding of cloud technologies and providers: Docker, Mesos, Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure.
7. Financial analysis experience for technology investments.
8. Demonstrated leadership and influence across geographies.
9. Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
10. Preferred: experience in Retail, Mortgage, or Credit Card banking.
11. Educational background: Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Business; MBA or MS preferred.

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.