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. 

Ready to take your career global? 

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Development Architect to join our ever evolving Engineering team and help shape the future of global commerce. 

What you’ll own  

Technical Leadership 

• Participating in the definition and validation of technical guidance. E.g. architecture principles, styles, policies, and standards 

• Coaching and Mentoring engineering staff in the effective and pragmatic application of software design principles and coding best practices

• Producing and maintaining useful and fit for purpose documentation of work, and contributing regularly to the general Engineering body of knowledge 

• Building a strategic network of partnerships and relationships with individuals inside and outside of the engineering organization 

• Effectively collaborating with architects on cross-portfolio and enterprise-wide initiatives

Strategic & Enterprise 

• Contributing to the definition of technical strategy and, formal architecture delivery roadmaps for your assigned portfolio area

• Making architectural decisions that impact on the entire distributed Payments platform

• Assisting in establishing technical direction with a sound and pragmatic approach

• Monitoring new technologies, applications of technology, and opportunities to leverage technology as a differentiator for your assigned portfolio area 

• Pinpointing strengths and weaknesses in the Payments platform, and effectively advocate for appropriate solutions to weaknesses 

• Communicating direction in terms that are meaningful to individuals and teams across the engineering group

• Contributing to build vs. buy decisions.

Delivery 

• Leading Architecture and Design activities throughout the delivery lifecycle 

• Verifying code quality and implementation alignment with design decisions and platform guidance

• Creating architectural mechanisms and core components to address concerns that have platform-wide impact 

• Contributing to the estimation and prioritization of work items

• Participating in coding activities that are in support of design outcomes - up to 50% of the time depending on the project

About the team 

Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections – it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders. 

What makes a Globalpayer? 

Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.  

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer. Apply now to take your career global.

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