Synechron · 22 hours ago
Payments Platform Architect
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $140K/yrSynechron is a global consulting firm that transforms businesses through innovative technology and digital solutions. They are seeking a highly experienced Payments Platform Architect to define the end-to-end architecture for Developer Experience platform capabilities and provide technical leadership across various teams.
ConsultingIT ManagementSoftware
Responsibilities
Strong knowledge of Wires channel in payments processing, ACH, FedWire, and RTP file formats
Candidate should have very strong domain knowledge of Wires
Define the end-to-end architecture for Developer Experience platform capabilities (SDKs, templates, portal, DevSecOps workflows)
Establish “golden paths” for service delivery: scaffolding standards, repo/bootstrap patterns, and platform guardrails
Own technical standards for GitOps patterns, environment promotion, and versioned platform assets (templates/Helm/SDKs)
Drive cross-cutting non-functional requirements: security-by-default, observability-by-default, and testability-by-default
Provide technical leadership and mentorship across backend/framework, DevOps, security, and QA engineers
Partner with stakeholders to build and execute a roadmap that reduces developer toil and improves delivery velocity
Qualification
Required
Strong knowledge of Wires channel in payments processing, ACH, FedWire, and RTP file formats
Candidate should have very strong domain knowledge of Wires
Define the end-to-end architecture for Developer Experience platform capabilities (SDKs, templates, portal, DevSecOps workflows)
Establish 'golden paths' for service delivery: scaffolding standards, repo/bootstrap patterns, and platform guardrails
Own technical standards for GitOps patterns, environment promotion, and versioned platform assets (templates/Helm/SDKs)
Drive cross-cutting non-functional requirements: security-by-default, observability-by-default, and testability-by-default
Provide technical leadership and mentorship across backend/framework, DevOps, security, and QA engineers
Partner with stakeholders to build and execute a roadmap that reduces developer toil and improves delivery velocity
Platform Engineering / DevEx: internal platform product mindset, developer workflow optimization, golden-path design
Internal Developer Portal: architecture, service catalog concepts, scaffolding/template workflows, plugin/integration patterns
Cloud-Native Architecture: Kubernetes operating model, Helm-based delivery patterns, multi-environment rollout strategies
IaC & Standardization: Terraform module strategy, reusable infrastructure patterns, policy/guardrail alignment
CI/CD & GitOps: GitOps operating model, pipeline governance, release/version strategies for shared assets
Observability Strategy: metrics/logs/traces standards, OpenTelemetry concepts, SLO/SLA alignment
Benefits
10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays)
Maternity & paternity leave plans
A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region)
Retirement savings plans
A higher education certification policy
Commuter benefits (varies by region)
Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development
On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses
Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups
Company
Synechron
Synechron is a technology consulting and outsourcing company that helps clients in capital markets, insurance, and banking industries.
Founded in 2001
10001+ employees
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