Principal Application Architect (Payments)_
Houston
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**Job Description:**
At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. **We’re all about people, and our employees are why Discover** **_is_** **a great place to work.** Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career.
Responsible for leading the charge to drive technology strategy and technical capabilities for an application ecosystem. Leverage deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks to design application architecture that balances business and customer needs with technical non-functional requirements for resiliency, security and efficiency. Partners with application engineers to ensure the application ecosystem is engineered according to architecture vision and continuously evolve the architecture and application to meet changing customer and business needs. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.
**Responsibilities**
+ Partners with Sr. Product Owner(s) to develop product vision and strategy and align product vision with technology strategy
+ Independently oversees the design process for an application
+ Coaches' other architects to develop product quality strategy including nonfunctional requirements, such as reliability, availability, and security
+ Demonstrates a deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks
+ Trains others in solution design patterns
+ Coaches' internal technology communities and are actively engaged in understanding and researching modern technologies and patterns
+ Create and maintain big-picture design view of product portfolio
+ Design and document solutions that meet the business needs.
+ Conduct feasibility analysis, product comparison, capability mapping, high level estimations
+ Apply Architecture development processes as required by the organization
+ Create requirements and architectural specifications, functionality, and integration with new/existing systems.
**Minimum Qualifications**
**At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:**
+ Bachelors – Computer Science or related
+ 8+ Years – Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical Architecture or related
+ Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of proficient on the Dreyfus architecture scale
**Preferred Qualifications**
**Bonus Points If You Have:**
+ Experience in architecture and design for card transaction processing applications.
+ In depth knowledge on ISO8583 message formats.
+ Experience with Payment networks, Banking industry and Debit card processing.
+ Experience building high performing, scalable systems that adapt and grow to customer needs.
+ Hands on experience with Architecture and designing
+ Understanding of technology evaluation process.
+ Experience with modern development practices such as CI/CD, SOA and microservices.
+ Familiarity and experience using Kubernetes, AWS and/or other cloud computing services.
+ Knowledge of API, Application integration patterns
+ Good communication, and presentation skills
External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.
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**Application Deadline:**
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jun-16-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.
**Compensation:**
The base pay for this position generally ranges between $148,000.00 to $204,000.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.
**Benefits:**
We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:
+ Paid Parental Leave
+ Paid Time Off
+ 401(k) Plan
+ Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account
+ STD, Life, LTD and AD&D
+ Recognition Program
+ Education Assistance
+ Commuter Benefits
+ Family Support Programs
+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com .
What are you waiting for? Apply today!
All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.
Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision) (ol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters)
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