Software Engineering Mgr. - Payments Technology & Applications
Job Description
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We are hiring for
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Role- Software Engineering Mgr. - Payments Technology & Applications
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Location- Pittsburg/Phoenix/Denver
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Position Type- Contract
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Key Responsibilities:
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Technology Leadership:
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• Manage and support enterprise payment applications and integrations.
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• Lead a Global 24x7 Operation; manage distributed teams supporting critical systems around the clock. Participate in leadership escalation and on-call rotations to support major incidents, critical production events, and operational continuity.
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• Provide after-hours operational leadership and on-call support. Participate in an on-call leadership rotation supporting critical production services, major incidents, and high-severity customer-impacting events. Availability outside standard business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, may be required to support incident response, change events, escalations, and business continuity needs.
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• Oversee application releases, change management, production implementations, and disaster recovery testing.
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• Establish monitoring, observability, and proactive issue detection capabilities.
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• Develop automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
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• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture, security, audit, and regulatory requirements.
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Stakeholder Management:
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• Act as primary liaison between business stakeholders, payment operations, vendors, and technology teams.
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• Communicate application health, risks, incidents, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership.
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• Collaborate with external payment networks, vendors, and clearing organizations.
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Required Technical Skills:
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Core Technologies
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• Java / J2EE
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• UNIX / Linux
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• Oracle SQL and DB2
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• IBM MQ
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• NDM / Connect:Direct
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• Web Services (SOAP/REST APIs)
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• CA7 Scheduling
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• Elastic Search
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• OBIEE / Oracle Analytics Server (OAS)
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Modern Payment Platform Technologies:
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• Java-based microservices
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• OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)
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• MongoDB
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• Kafka
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• IBM MQ
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Monitoring and Operational Support:
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• Application monitoring and alerting tools
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• Log analysis and observability platforms
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• Performance tuning and capacity planning
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• Incident, problem, and change management processes
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Preferred Experience:
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Vendor Products
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Strong preference for candidates with hands-on experience supporting one or more of the following:
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• Finastra Global PAYplus (GPP)
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• IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM)
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• IBM Integration Bus (IIB) / App Connect Enterprise (ACE)
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Leadership Expectations
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• Lead geographically distributed support and engineering teams.
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• Drive operational excellence and service reliability.
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• Mentor team members and develop payment-domain expertise.
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• Manage vendor relationships and technology roadmaps.
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• Handle executive communication during critical incidents and major initiatives.
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• Champion automation, modernization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
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