Senior Solution Architect

Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, USA

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

*Applicants MUST be authorized to work in the U.S.  

We are unable to Sponsor  or take over Sponsorship of an Employment and/or Student Visa at this time or any time in the near future  for sponsorship.

Summary of This Role

Responsible for overseeing Application systems, architecture, design, data workflow, logical processes, and system interfaces. Assure synergy between software and hardware architecture to maximize that relationship. Determine and develop architectural approaches and solutions, conduct business reviews, document current systems, and develop recommendations on how to proceed with the applications. With a strong emphasis on microservices architecture, APIs, and cloud-native technologies, this role ensures security, scalability, reliability and cost optimization across the platform.

As a key contributor, the Senior Solution Architect will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-performance solutions that meet business goals, ensuring long-term success through strategic alignment, robust architecture/design, and ongoing optimization.

What Part Will You Play?

• Collaborates with clients and other functional areas in the design of IT Roadmaps to illustrate architectural complexities and interactions of information systems. Analyzes, refines and documents the business requirements of the client. Analyzes existing systems to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement. Plans and designs information systems and implements updates within scope of established guidelines and objectives.

• Researches new technological advances to assess current practices for compliance with systems requirements. Recommends solutions to address current system needs, process improvements and controls. Assists in the Request for Proposal (RFP) and vendor selection process. Makes recommendations for future information system needs.

• Provides technical architecture and support across applications and guidance to other functional areas to define software/hardware requirements and in planning and delivering infrastructure. Analyzes infrastructure and capacity planning.

• Employs a thorough knowledge of required procedures, methodologies and/or application standards, including Payment Card Industry (PCI) and security related compliance to write or modify software programs to include analysis, writing specifications and code, program installation and documentation for use with multiple application/user database systems. Maintains information systems by configuring software and hardware, tracking errors and data movement, and troubleshooting.

• Solicits and incorporate feedback from internal customers and IT teams to ensure solutions are aligned with user needs and business objectives, driving customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

• Leads by example in adopting best practices for secure, high-performance architectures, and serves as a trusted advisor for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What Are We Looking For in This Role?

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent 

• 8+ years experience in architecture and design

• 5+ years experience in software development in Java/Kotlin/C#

• 5+ years experience in microservices architecture and APIs

• 3+ years experience as a Team Lead

• In-depth knowledge of application security best practices

• Experience in building highly available systems

• Experience with databases and queries

• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Computer Science or equivalent 

• Experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 

• Experience with Kubernetes

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities?

• Skills / Knowledge - Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Capable of navigating and overcoming barriers such as cross-departmental and peer reviews.

• Job Complexity - Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Networks with key contacts outside their own area of expertise.

• Leadership & Supervision - Takes ownership of defining methods and procedures for new assignments and ensures successful execution. Acts as a team lead, coordinating the activities of other personnel and fostering collaboration to meet objectives efficiently.

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