Senior Advisor – Software Engineering

Fiserv

Enterprise Senior Advisor in Software Engineering at Fiserv, guiding teams through complex modernization initiatives. Combining architecture depth with practical engineering judgment to modernize core capabilities.

Posted 7/30/2026part-timeBerkeley Heights • New Jersey, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $146,000 - $244,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in large-scale technology engineering and architecture, with a strong focus on Java technology stack, cloud adoption, and modernization initiatives. Capable of guiding teams through complex design and implementation challenges while aligning technology decisions with business objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Java/Spring Boot Application ArchitectureMicroservices DevelopmentCloud Adoption StrategiesArchitecture Design and ImplementationTechnical Stakeholder Engagement

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Hard Skills

Architecture DesignIntegration PatternsApplication ArchitectureData PlatformsAPIsCloud PracticesModernization RoadmapsEngineering StandardsTechnical Trade-offsOperational Excellence

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsCommunication SkillsPresentation SkillsProblem-SolvingStakeholder Management

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in IT

Industry Keywords

Large-Scale TransformationEngineering Change InitiativesResilient PlatformsFuture-Ready PlatformsTechnical Guidance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaMicroservicesSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a hands-on architecture and engineering advisor for large-scale transformation initiatives across products, platforms, and services
Guide target-state architectures, modernization roadmaps, integration patterns, and reusable engineering standards
Work directly with engineering teams to shape solution designs that are practical, secure, scalable, maintainable, and aligned to enterprise standards
Advise teams on simplifying complex legacy environments while enabling resilient, future-ready platforms
Provide technical guidance across application, data, cloud, integration, API, microservices, and platform layers
Review design options, technical trade-offs, dependencies, risks, and implementation approaches with engineering teams
Promote engineering patterns that support reuse, automation, observability, resiliency, performance, and operational excellence
Partner with product, engineering, architecture, and operations leaders to align technology decisions with business priorities and delivery outcomes
Develop architecture artifacts, design specifications, integration models, infrastructure diagrams, and delivery guidance that teams can execute against
Help remove technical ambiguity, resolve design conflicts, and support engineering teams through implementation challenges

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in large-scale technology engineering, architecture, design, and implementation
7+ years of experience with Java technology stack, including Java/Spring Boot-based application architecture, APIs, and microservices
Proven experience guiding modernization, platform transformation, cloud adoption, or large-scale engineering change initiatives
Strong understanding of application architecture, data platforms, integration patterns, APIs, microservices, cloud practices, and enterprise delivery models
Ability to advise senior stakeholders while staying engaged with engineering teams on practical design and implementation decisions
Strong analytical skills with the ability to connect business operations, technology dependencies, platform constraints, and measurable outcomes
Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics and guide technical decision-making
Bachelors degree in IT or relevant experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Bonuses