Senior Solution Architect

· Manage and define the target architecture and implementation of assigned software platforms in alignment with the organization’s strategy, goals, and the data and technology landscape.

· Lead discovery and requirement sessions with Product and Business Owners, and manage cross-functional sessions to build consensus on software requirements, solution options, desired architecture, and recommendations.

· Define the overall software architecture and detailed solution designs, ensuring all necessary artifacts are included for development. Lead the design and implementation of the software platform, ensuring scalability, durability, flexibility, security, strategic alignment, and simplicity.

· Oversee the decomposition of large-scale business programs into logical components and solutions that align with the enterprise architecture strategy.

· Initiate and manage key project software development initiatives in collaboration with Development teams, proactively managing risks and resolving challenges that could impact solution scope, schedule, and quality.

· Lead the technology evaluation process, selecting appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools for software platform implementation. Manage reference architecture patterns, methodologies, processes, and workflows, establishing and enforcing platform standards, coding practices, and guidelines.

· Effectively communicate and present technical concepts, risks, challenges, and the strategic advantages of software solutions to IT and business partners.

· Work closely with SMEs to ensure that software solution designs deliver the intended business value.

· Coordinate the overall software solution architecture with Enterprise Architecture leadership and other key stakeholders, ensuring alignment and integration across the organization.

Must have a Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field plus 7 years of experience as a Solutions Architect, Enterprise Architect, or substantially similar position.

Required experience must include 7 years of experience with all of the following: leading design of large, distributed systems in the payments industry; working in the following areas: gateway, acquiring, clearing & settlement, arch, payouts, risk/fraud, boarding & servicing; producing multi-view architecture documentation, including conceptual, logical, physical and data, using enterprise tools such as Lucidchart and Visio; designing for cloud ecosystems such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, including hybrid and multi-cloud integration patterns; designing and managing application programming interfaces to support secure payment integrations, fraud detection and compliance solutions within cloud-based environments using Apigee, AWS API Gateway, and Azure API Gateway; embedding controls into solution designs for regulatory standards and compliance requirements relevant to the payments industry including PCI DSS, GDPR, NACHA, and SOX. Required experience must also include 3 years of experience with data streaming design using Apache Kafka for event-driven architecture, partitioning strategies, and high-throughput resiliency patterns.

Salary: $194,125.77 - $200,000 per year Work Hours: 9 AM to 6 PM