Technical Architect - Payments

As a Technical Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing technical solutions to meet business requirements in the payments domain. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of payment systems and provide expert guidance on technology trends and best practices
Main duties and responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications
• Be the expert to construct total solutioning proposal includes USP (Unique Selling Point), high level scope of both functional and technical requirements, including data and security blueprint
• Design and deliver complex cross-domain solutions encompassing a rich variety of technologies and using a mixture of agile and planned methods to provide innovative solutions to address business’ needs
• Work with internal technical teams, development teams, business users, and vendors to manage and deliver successful solutions during implementation stage
• Participate in or to drive deep architectural discussions to build trust and rapport with stakeholders during implementation stage
• Be a trusted technical advisor to business and project members to solve complex technical challenges, and establish credibility & build deep relationships with senior technical individuals within organization
• Articulates desired future state, understand the current state, identify gaps between the two states, and develop approaches to close these gaps
• Providing technology guidance for development and infrastructure teams
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies related to payments
• Conduct research and feasibility studies to support innovation initiatives within the organization

Reporting and collaboration

• The holder of the position reports to Senior Technical Architect for Payment services in Global Blue
• The holder of the position collaborates with the fellow Technical Architect, Solution Consultant, Technical Pre-Sales team, Business Development team, Software Engineering team, IT Operations and Regional Commercial organizations

Key competencies

• The ideal candidate should possess strong technical knowledge in software architecture, have breadth across technology stacks with deep hands-on skills, and passionate about working with internal/external customers to help build applications at scale
• 5+ years design & implementation experience on complex, large scale distributed applications
• Systems design experience, with the ability to architect or explain complex systems interactions including data flows, common interfaces, APIs and other methods
• Broad architecture skills, covering application, infrastructure, data, and integration
• Sound understanding and experience of contemporary paradigms, such as Cloud, DevOps and Agile Development
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly

• Working knowledge in Card Payment Transaction Processing is a must
• Past working experience in implementing integrated payment solutions in Hospitality and Retail segment is a major advantage

• Past working experience in international/multicultural environment is an added advantage

Preferable skills and competencies

• Experience in writing software in one or more languages, such as Java, C#, JavaScript, Python
• Microservices, Event Driven, or other Cloud Native experience
• Working knowledge of container technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker), services, and API models (e.g. Swagger, OpenAPI)
• Hands-on experience with different storage solutions (e.g. SQL database, NoSQL such as MongoDB, Hadoop, Redis, etc.)
• Experience with scalable networking technologies (e.g. Load Balancers, Firewalls) and web standards (e.g. REST APIs, web security mechanisms)
• Skill in analysis and interpretation of large, complex IT/technology products and services
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to details
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possess a "can do" attitude and positive outlook, minimizing negative behaviours
• Ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural, multinational environment and mobilize cross-functional high-performance teams
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities under pressure
• Fluent in English

Education and qualifications

• Computer Science or Engineering degree or relevant work experience
• Possession of relevant certifications, such as TOGAF certification, is an added advantage