Sr Software Engineer

ACI Worldwide Inc

Norcross, GA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
ARM (Advanced RISC Machine), Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Bash Scripting, Best Practices, Billing, Budgeting, Business Operations, Claims Processing, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Database Technology, Debugging Skills, DevOps, Documentation, Ecosystems, Enterprise Applications, GitHub, High Availability, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Incident Management, Incident Response, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE/J2EE), Knowledge Transfer, Machine Tool, Mentoring, Metrics, Microsoft Windows Azure, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Network Monitoring, Network Security, Payment Processing, Problem Solving Skills, Process Capability, Production Support, Productivity Management, Professional Services, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Engineering, Regulations, Reliability Engineering, Request for Information (RFI), Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Infrastructure, Security Monitoring, Software Architecture, Software Development, Software Engineering, Sustainability, Systems Scalability, Team Player, Technical Support, Test Automation, Transaction Processing/Management, Vulnerability Scanners, Windows PowerShell
LOCATION
Norcross, GA
POSTED
3 days ago

Powering the world's payments ecosystem

ACI powers the payments ecosystem - globally, and you power ACI. You'll innovate, collaborate, and grow - in an energetic technology culture with decades of proven success. ACIers - in all roles and levels - are truly your colleagues and many are your friends. Our size and reach allow you to see the global impact of your work. You are visible, your talents are valued, and you are empowered to shape the future of payments.

As a Sr. Software Engineer in Norcross, GA, you will join a diverse, passionate team, dedicated to powering the world's payments ecosystem!

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join the MTS Development team responsible for one of the industry''s most critical high-value payments platforms. This role will focus on maintaining, enhancing, and modernizing core payment processing capabilities while supporting regulatory mandates, customer commitments, platform resiliency, and long-term product sustainability.

The ideal candidate will be a strong software engineer with experience in complex enterprise applications, payment systems, mission-critical production support, and large-scale modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain core MTS platform capabilities.
  • Deliver customer and regulatory commitments including payment network mandates.
  • Participate in production issue resolution and root cause analysis.
  • Support modernization initiatives including 64-bit migration, ISO 20022, structured address, security, and platform enhancement programs.
  • Collaborate with Product Management, Professional Services, Quality Engineering, and Customer Support teams.
  • Act as a technical mentor and support knowledge transfer initiatives.
  • Drive engineering excellence through automation, testing, observability, and quality improvements.
  • Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity and code quality.

Required Qualifications

  • 8+ years of software development experience.
  • Strong Java and enterprise application development experience.
  • Experience working with large-scale transaction processing platforms.
  • Experience debugging complex production issues.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture, integration patterns, APIs, and database technologies.
  • Experience with secure software development practices.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Payments industry experience (Fedwire, CHIPS, SWIFT, ISO 20022).
  • Experience supporting Tier-1 financial institutions.
  • Experience with cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
  • Knowledge of high-availability and mission-critical systems.
  • Experience using AI engineering tools such as Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or equivalent.

Success Measures

  • Successful delivery of roadmap and mandate commitments.
  • Reduction in production incidents and resolution time.
  • Increased automated test coverage.
  • Effective knowledge transfer and documentation.
  • Contribution to long-term platform sustainability.

Powering the world's payments ecosystem

ACI powers the payments ecosystem - globally, and you power ACI. You'll innovate, collaborate, and grow - in an energetic technology culture with decades of proven success. ACIers - in all roles and levels - are truly your colleagues and many are your friends. Our size and reach allow you to see the global impact of your work. You are visible, your talents are valued, and you are empowered to shape the future of payments.

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Azure & GitOps (CI/CD) in Norcross, GA or Omaha, NE, you will join a diverse, passionate team, dedicated to powering the world's payments ecosystem!

Role Summary

Senior SRE is responsible for designing, building, and operating highly reliable, scalable systems on Microsoft Azure using GitOps and modern CI/CD practices. Drives automation, observability, and operational excellence across cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and manage SLOs/SLIs, error budgets, and service reliability metrics
  • Build and operate Azure-based platforms (AKS, networking, security, monitoring)
  • Implement GitOps workflows (FluxCD/ArgoCD) for Kubernetes and infrastructure
  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps)
  • Automate infrastructure using Terraform/Bicep
  • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements
  • Establish observability (logs, metrics, tracing, alerting)
  • Embed DevSecOps (policy-as-code, vulnerability scanning, secrets management)
  • Partner with development teams to improve deployment safety and production readiness

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering
  • Strong Azure expertise (AKS, monitoring, networking, security)
  • Hands-on experience with GitOps and Kubernetes
  • Proficiency in CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps)
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
  • Scripting/automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
  • Experience with incident management and operational best practices

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visa status or work permit now or in the future.

In return for your expertise, we offer opportunities for growth, career development, and a competitive compensation and benefits package-all within an innovative and collaborative work environment.

Are you ready to help us transform the payments ecosystem? To learn more about ACI Worldwide, visit our web site at www.aciworldwide.com Job ID (Requisition #19607)

ACI Worldwide is an AA/EEO employer in the United States, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and an EEO employer globally.

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ACI Worldwide is a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software. Our proven, secure and scalable software solutions enable leading corporations, fintechs and financial disruptors to process and manage digital payments, power omni-commerce payments, present and process bill payments, and manage fraud and risk. We combine our global footprint with a local presence to drive the real-time digital transformation of payments and commerce.

About the Company

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ACI Worldwide Inc

Who is ACI?
ACI powers electronic payments and banking for more than 5,000 financial institutions, retailers, billers and processors around the world. We process $13 trillion in payments and securities transactions each day, processing transactions for more than 250 of the leading global retailers, and 21 of the world’s 25 largest banks.

We are trusted globally as a result of our unrivalled understanding of payments and related processes. We have a definitive vision of how electronic payment systems will look in the future and we have the knowledge, scale and resources to deliver it.

That is why 18 of the top 20 global banks, and more than 300 retailers, rely on ACI payments software.

How do we do it?
We are achievers, collaborators, innovators.
We enjoy the support and stability of a proven company along with the enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit of a startup.
We benefit from the diversity and expertise of our colleagues all over the world.
We work hard. And our dedication is rewarded with opportunities to learn, grow and build our careers by collaborating with the best and the brightest in the industry.
We are flexible in the way we work and dynamic as we respond to the monumental changes in the payments industry.
We come together with a singular goal — to power global commerce through our innovative technology. We are ACI. We drive payments at the speed of change.
COMPANY SIZE
1,500 to 1,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
FOUNDED
1975
WEBSITE
https://www.aciworldwide.com/