Payments Architect (Closed)

SkilStorm is seeking a Payments Architect for our client in Charlotte, NC. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

• The Payments Technologist is accountable for designing comprehensive solutions that meet business requirements in support of a given portfolio. The candidate will be accountable for collaborating with partners (e.g. project managers, business analysts, architects etc.) to create solutions that align to the architecture principles, leverage common solutions and services, and meet the financial targets (cost and benefits). Within the solution development lifecycle this candidate will be accountable for solution evaluation and selection, buy vs. build decisions, and early-phase project estimates which contribute to the business case. They will drive the detailed design, build, test and deployments, and remain engaged to until realization of objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Represent Payments Technology in programs/initiatives
• Oversee and support Functional & Technical Requirements gathering
• Produce conceptual, logical, & detailed designs to meet strategic business, financial and technology objectives
• Ensure alignment of initiative level high and low designs against the agreed architectures and technology strategies
• Ensure adherence to the architecture governance processes and compliance with all relevant laws and regulations
• Technical leadership and exposure across a broad scale of tools, technologies, and architecture models and application development teams
• Manage multiple development designs and projects to meet required time lines
• Design, develop, and certify technical solutions up to and including the creation of automated test suites
• Participate in agile and waterfall routines which includes bridging models when integrating with other teams
• Primary Skill
• Mule ESB

Required Skills:

• At least 7 years’ experience in information technology, with 2 years of financial services, and 1-3 years of technical architecture experience
• Motivated and driven technologist with a proven track record with a commitment to quality, efficiency, and excellence
• Financial services experience in Corporate / Wholesale Banking and/or Treasury / Cash Management
• Application development knowledge and experience
• Interpreting business needs and applying innovative technology solutions
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills, basic project management skills and presentations skills
• Experience with SDLC / SW development processes (RUP, Agile, and Waterfall).
• Experience in application design construction, implementation, and maintenance.
• Experience working with technical design process and models.

Technology & Tools:

• Programming: Java, C, C++, Ruby, PHP, Objective-C, Swift, Perl
• Modern Web: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, API
• Development Tools: Java
• Oracle Tools: WebLogic, Database, Coherence
• Open Source: MuleSoft Anypoint, Hibernate, Activiti, Drools

Expectations:

• Must love technology
• Self-motivated & able to proactively drive work efforts from start to completion
• Technical, yet able to communicate up and down within an organizational hierarchy

Desired Skills:

• MuleSoft Anypoint (5+ years)
• Activiti BPM (2+ years)
• Drools Rules Engine (2+ years)
• Quartz Scheduler
• Ripple

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