Architect

ACI Worldwide•Omaha, NE

3h•Hybrid

About The Position

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 Architect in Omaha, NE, you will join a diverse, passionate team, dedicated to powering the world’s payments ecosystem! Job Summary: Responsible for synthesizing customer requirements, the technology stack, and the construction of ACI applications. Understand and refine product and customer business requirements. Translate business requirements into specific systems, applications or process design direction for ACI applications. Determine the best design patterns and application architecture for addressing business problems at hand. Lead the design and implementation phase including mentoring to Software Engineering staff. Ensures Best Practices across the organization in designated areas of expertise. Stay abreast of applicable technologies, contributing to the direction setting of a unified enterprise architecture.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
7+ years related experience to include design, architectural modeling, documentation experience using UML and experience with design patterns and understanding their applicability in solving engineering needs/goals.
Expert proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks – Java, J2EE, Python
Rest API
Angular
Databases: Oracle and PostgreSQL
CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, Azure Pipelines
Containerization technologies like Docker , Kubernetes and Carvel packaging
Prometheus and Grafana
NATS,RabbitMQ
Cloud implementations -Azure , AWS, GCI, OpenShift
Jenkins, Confluence, BitBucket
AI Tools: Claude and Github Copilot
Performance Testing with JMeter or equivalent tools
Deep understanding of software architecture patterns and design principles
Experience with distributed systems, microservices, Spring Boot, and event-driven architectures
Strong system design and scalability expertise
Knowledge of application runtime environments and underlying infrastructure platforms especially around Container orchestration
Performance optimization and debugging experience at scale
Leverage use of AI tools and integration of AI/ML capabilities to accelerate development

Responsibilities

Provides architectural and big picture oversight and creates Architectural Specification for the development of new or enhanced products and/or services.
Identifies opportunities to implement and/or enforce compliance of ACI architectural standards, including Reference Architecture, into customer and product enhancement or development projects.
Supports development and product teams by providing high-level analysis and design reviews, performance, scalability and benchmark test guidance, and subject matter expertise in technology and design.
Plans, directs and maintains projects. Reviews work requests and estimates scope of projects. Plans the use of project resources. Assists Project Managers in the implementation and control of project schedules. Follows up to ensure goals were met.
Researches and evaluates new technologies, design patterns, and software products to determine feasibility and desirability of incorporating their capabilities within the company's products.
Perform other duties as assigned
Understand and adhere to all corporate policies to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.