FIS · 5 months ago
IT Architect Specialist
AUS SYDN 55
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
12+ years expFIS is a leading global provider of financial services technology. In this role as an IT Architect Specialist, you will lead the architectural design and management of the cloud infrastructure for FIS's financial platform, ensuring alignment with product architecture and supporting ongoing modernization efforts.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments
Responsibilities
Define and communicate the platform architectural roadmap of our cloud SaaS platform
Empower the platform and development teams to succeed within that roadmap
Partner with the lead product architect to ensure product and platform architectures are closely aligned
Design the architectural frameworks that support the work of our SRE team. Including: Monitoring solutions for infrastructure, application performance, and user experience. Automation tools to streamline tasks, scale infrastructure, and ensure seamless deployments. Ensuring application reliability, availability, and performance, minimizing downtime and optimizing response times
Lead capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization
Incorporate FIS standards, policy and tooling into our solutions
Collaborate with security teams to implement best practices and ensure compliance
Lead incident response, including identification, triage, resolution, and post-incident analysis
Participate in on-call rotations and provide 24/7 support for critical incidents
Qualification
Required
12 years professional experience in software development and architecture
Operational experience within a SaaS environment
Clear understanding of the impact of product and platform design on the success of a SaaS business
Proficiency in development technologies, architectures, and platforms, with an ability to see the bigger picture
Experience with cloud platforms, specifically an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure
Strong troubleshooting skills, and an ability to get hands on, for complex technical issues
An ownership approach to engineering and product outcomes
Experience in leading incident management and post-mortem reviews
Demonstrated skills in empowering others, providing vision and leading by example
Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
Experience operating effectively within the policies and practices of a large organisation
Benefits
Flexible and creative work environment.
Competitive salary and benefits including subsidised medical and personal insurances and employee share scheme
Opportunities to volunteer and support charities.
Company
FIS
FIS is a fintech firm that provides advance integrated banking, wealth management, risk and compliance, and other solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$10.5BKey Investors
Goldman Sachs
2025-05-01Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2022-07-06Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2018-05-22Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Douglas McAllister
CEO - Ventures / FIS AutoSuite VBO/BPO Operations
Stephanie Ferris
CEO and President
Recent News
2026-01-14
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