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.

PRIME - Java Associate Architect

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. Responsible for ensuring optimal application and system performance. What Part Will You Play?

• Collaborates with clients, senior management, and other functional areas to plan, design, and implement information systems and updates within established guidelines and objectives, with issues and factors largely undefined. Studies client needs, analyzes existing system, identifies gaps/risks, proposes an architecture model, and recommends short/long term actions based on best practices. Implements a hardware and software infrastructure that renders reliable, scalable, and operable products and platforms.
• As the Subject Matter Expert (SME), researches and evaluates new technological advances in the external technology marketplace to assess current practices for compliance with information systems requirements. Anticipates and develops solutions to address current and future information system needs. Creates process improvements and controls. Serves as the SME in the Request for Proposal (RFP) and vendor selection process for the purchase of software systems. Assesses impacts on the budget and technical requirements associated with implementing new system technologies or upgrading existing system technologies.
• As a \xe2\x80\x98 HANDS-ON \xe2\x80\x99 Architect, able to convert a concept/idea to implementation by architecting, designing, building, and implementing the software framework needed for the project requirement or application requirement that can be used as the base foundation for lead/senior/junior developers during the project
• Provides technical architecture, support, and strategic guidance to senior/lead developers, management and other functional areas to ensure new development is consistent with existing applications, assess information system needs and requirements, and recommend possible alternatives to meet information system needs. Facilitates capacity planning. Remains apprised of project status and communicates issues and resolutions on potential problems.
• Oversees and provides expert advice in the evaluation of software programming and modification ensuring adherence to required procedures, methodologies and/or application standards, including Payment Card Industry (PCI) and security related compliance. Monitors the maintenance of information systems to maintain optimum system capacity levels. Coordinates and monitors the troubleshooting of information systems. Establishes a communication plan to alert users of problems and resolutions.
• Solicits feedback from internal customers and IT teams to understand how well information systems are serving customers and recommends improvements.

What Are We Looking For in This Role? Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Engineering fields
• Typically Minimum 15 Years Relevant Exp
• Four-year college degree and 15+ years professional experience in coding, designing, developing and analyzing data with full life cycle design and development
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or STEM field

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities? Desired Skills

• Experience working with any of the following skill sets: Java, J2EE, SpringBoot, Spring Packages and Frameworks, Java Script, Front End Technology such as ReactJS, Docker, K8S, KAFKA, JMS, MQ, RESTFul API, WebServices API, Open API Specification, Cloud (AWS).
• Well-versed in Object Oriented Programming and Methodology, MicroService Based Architecture, Design Pattern, and Architecture Best Practice and Standard such as TOGAF, 12 factor app
• Experience working in Agile and SCRUM based mode projects.
• Development experience in large enterprise based systems.
• Project experience in Installing, configuring, testing and training clients
• Hands-on experience of modernization architecture and tools , such as G5, Liquibase, Git, Jenkins and AWS etc.

Good To Have Skills

• Familiar with TCP/IP protocol
• Development skills in VB.NET, ASP.NET for WEB environment
• Knowledge in Payment Systems processes and cycles: Issuing, Authorization, Clearing and Settlement

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