Senior Solution Architect

Job Description

Ready to take your career global?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We're looking for a Senior Solution Architect to join our ever-evolving Technology Architecture Team and help shape the future of global commerce. In this role, you will drive the architecture and strategic direction of mission-critical payment solutions that power secure, scalable, and reliable transaction experiences worldwide. You will influence how technology enables business growth, accelerate innovation through cloud-native and microservices-based architectures, and help deliver solutions that support Global Payments' mission of simplifying payments and enabling commerce across the globe. Working alongside business and technology leaders, you will play a key role in defining the future state of our platforms while creating lasting impact for clients, colleagues, and the business.

What you'll own

• Define and drive architecture strategy for enterprise payment platforms, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, cost-effective, and aligned with long-term business objectives.
• Influence technology direction and platform modernization by championing cloud-native architectures, application programming interfaces (APIs), and microservices that improve performance, resilience, and speed to market.
• Lead cross-functional solution design decisions that reduce complexity, strengthen operational efficiency, and enable teams to deliver high-quality outcomes with confidence.
• Identify and resolve architectural risks and gaps to improve system reliability, availability, and compliance while supporting business continuity and client trust.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams by establishing architectural best practices that elevate technical capabilities, accelerate innovation, and drive measurable business value.

What you'll bring

• Proven experience designing and delivering complex enterprise application architectures with a strong focus on scalability, performance, and business alignment.
• Deep expertise in microservices architecture, APIs, application security, and modern software development practices using Java, Kotlin, or C#.
• Demonstrated success leading technical teams and influencing stakeholders across business and technology functions to achieve strategic outcomes.
• Strong understanding of highly available distributed systems, databases, concurrency, and cloud-based architecture principles.
• Ability to evaluate complex challenges, make informed architectural decisions, and communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

It's a bonus if you have

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Experience designing and deploying solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration technologies in large-scale production environments.

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.

Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

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

Diversity and EEO Statements

Global Payments is an organization that stands against racism, intolerance and injustice in all its forms - one that respects, honors and celebrates the diversity of our team members and the differences among us. Our commitment to fostering a company culture that values and respects Inclusion and Diversity is steadfast. Standing together as one company, we will continue to work to drive positive change for the communities in which we live and work and stamp out injustice.

Global Payments is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department.

At this time, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. You must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

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