Security Architect Specialist

Global Payment Holding Company•Cincinnati, OH

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About The Position

Responsible for overseeing Application systems, architecture, design, data workflow, logical processes, and system interfaces. Assure synergy between software and hardware architecture to maximize that relationship. Determine and develop architectural approaches and solutions, conduct business reviews, document current systems, and develop recommendations on how to proceed with the applications. Responsible for ensuring optimal application and system performance. Collaborates with clients and other functional areas in the design of IT Roadmaps to illustrate architectural complexities and interactions of information systems. Analyzes, refines and documents the business requirements of the client. Analyzes existing system to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement. Plans and designs information systems and implements updates within scope of established guidelines and objectives. Researches new technological advances to assess current practices for compliance with systems requirements. Recommends solutions to address current system needs, process improvements and controls. Assists in the Request for Proposal (RFP) and vendor selection process. Makes recommendations for future information system needs. Provides technical architecture and support across applications and guidance to other functional areas to define software/hardware requirements and in planning and delivering infrastructure. Analyzes infrastructure and capacity planning. Employs a thorough knowledge of required procedures, methodologies and/or application standards, including Payment Card Industry (PCI) and security related compliance to write or modify software programs to include analysis, writing specifications and code, program installation and documentation for use with multiple application/user database systems. Maintains information systems by configuring software and hardware, tracking errors and data movement, and troubleshooting. Solicits feedback from internal customers and IT teams to understand how well information systems are serving customers.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Relevant Experience or Degree in: Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business or related field
Typically Minimum 6 Years Relevant Exp
Four-year college degree and 6 or more years, and/or a high school diploma with 8 or more years professional experience with full life cycle design and development
IBM M/F Sys & Hardware Platform - IBM M/F Sys: COBOL, JCL, CICS, SQL, z/OS, DB2, IMS, Assembler, VSAM, XML, TSO/ISPF, MQ. Hardware Platform: HP Non-Stop Utilities, Scobol, COBOL, SQL, Enscribe, TAL
IT Tools - M/F: Easytrieve, RSXX, CA-7, Metavante Custom Statement Formatter, Dialogue, Network Data Mover (NDM), Rational Developer of System z (RDz), IBM Debug tool for z/OS, IBM Fault Analyzer, IBM File Manager, IBM Application Performance Analyzer, GT Software Ivory BMS/TS, Syncsort, SPUFI.
Distributed: Java, Struts, JSP, J2EE, Eclipse IDE, Spring, Ibatis, Cucumber, JBehave, Selenium, Bootstrap, ANSI C, Crystal Report, SSRS, Enterprise Library, C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Visual Studio, Ruby, BB Script, C++, MQ Web Services, EIB Security Transactions, ANT, AXIS, Design Patterns
Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.
Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead).

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree Computer Science or Information Systems

Responsibilities

Overseeing Application systems, architecture, design, data workflow, logical processes, and system interfaces.
Assuring synergy between software and hardware architecture to maximize that relationship.
Determining and developing architectural approaches and solutions.
Conducting business reviews.
Documenting current systems.
Developing recommendations on how to proceed with the applications.
Ensuring optimal application and system performance.
Collaborating with clients and other functional areas in the design of IT Roadmaps.
Illustrating architectural complexities and interactions of information systems.
Analyzing, refining and documenting the business requirements of the client.
Analyzing existing systems to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
Planning and designing information systems and implementing updates within scope of established guidelines and objectives.
Researching new technological advances to assess current practices for compliance with systems requirements.
Recommending solutions to address current system needs, process improvements and controls.
Assisting in the Request for Proposal (RFP) and vendor selection process.
Making recommendations for future information system needs.
Providing technical architecture and support across applications and guidance to other functional areas.
Defining software/hardware requirements and planning and delivering infrastructure.
Analyzing infrastructure and capacity planning.
Writing or modifying software programs to include analysis, writing specifications and code, program installation and documentation for use with multiple application/user database systems, employing a thorough knowledge of required procedures, methodologies and/or application standards, including Payment Card Industry (PCI) and security related compliance.
Maintaining information systems by configuring software and hardware, tracking errors and data movement, and troubleshooting.
Soliciting feedback from internal customers and IT teams to understand how well information systems are serving customers.