Global Payments Inc.

Director of Solution Architecture

Global Payments Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Atlanta • Ohio • Oklahoma • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Develop and align IT strategies with overall business goals
  • Consider factors such as reliability, scalability, flexibility, and security in the architecture decisions to ensure long-term success of the company
  • Assess the impact of changes and provide guidance on managing transitions within the enterprise architecture
  • Collaborate with financial stakeholders to develop and manage budgets for enterprise architecture initiatives
  • Evaluate new technologies and tools to determine their suitability for integration into product and enterprise wide architecture
  • Collaborate with solution architects within the assigned domain to identify gaps in documentation and prioritize and assign remediation accordingly
  • Establish and enforce architectural principles, standards, and governance to ensure consistency and interoperability across the enterprise
  • Create and maintain comprehensive enterprise architecture models, encompassing business, data, application, and technology domains
  • Develop and maintain technology roadmaps, guiding the evolution of the IT landscape to meet future business requirements
  • Analyze and forecast system capacity requirements to ensure optimal performance and scalability
  • Identify and mitigate potential risks related to technology solutions, ensuring security, compliance, and scalability
  • Collaborate with leaders from various pillars to understand business needs and ensure that IT initiatives support broader organizational objectives
  • Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, facilitating understanding and buy-in
  • Manage a small team of solution architects dedicated to the assigned product domain

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of experience in software development and architecture, with a focus on consumer facing products
  • Proficiency in architecture modeling tools and languages
  • Strong knowledge of relevant technologies, frameworks, and design patterns
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex architectural challenges
  • Ability to lead and influence teams in adopting and implementing architectural standards
  • Ability to adapt to evolving technologies and business needs
Benefits
  • Medical, dental and vision care
  • EAP programs
  • Paid time off
  • Recognition programs
  • Retirement and investment options
  • Charitable gift matching programs
  • Worldwide days of service
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
communication skillsinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsleadershipinfluencecollaborationadaptabilitystakeholder managementteam management
Certifications
bachelor's degreemaster's degreecomputer scienceinformation technology