Technical Architect

Main duties and responsibilities

• Be the expert to construct total solutioning proposal includes USP (Unique Selling Point), high level scope of both functional and technical requirements, including data and security blueprint

• Design and deliver complex cross-domain solutions encompassing a rich variety of technologies and using a mixture of agile and planned methods to provide innovative solutions to address business’ needs

• Work with internal technical teams, development teams, business users, and vendors to manage and deliver successful solutions during implementation stage
• Participate in or to drive deep architectural discussions to build trust and rapport with stakeholders during implementation stage

• Be a trusted technical advisor to business and project members to solve complex technical challenges, and establish credibility & build deep relationships with senior technical individuals within organization

• Articulates desired future state, understand the current state, identify gaps between the two states, and develop approaches to close these gaps.

• Providing technology guidance for development and infrastructure teams.
Reporting and collaboration
• The holder of the position reports to Senior Technical Architect for Payment services in Global Blue.

• The holder of the position collaborates with the fellow Technical Architect, Technical Pre-Sales team, Business Development team, Software Engineering team, IT Operations and Regional Commercial organizations

Key competencies
• The ideal candidate should possess strong technical knowledge in software architecture, have breadth across technology stacks with deep hands-on skills, and passionate about working with internal/external customers to help build applications at scale.

• 7+ years design & implementation experience on complex, large scale distributed applications

• Systems design experience, with the ability to architect or explain complex systems interactions including data flows, common interfaces, APIs and other methods.

• Broad architecture skills, covering application, infrastructure, data, and integration

• Sound understanding and experience of contemporary paradigms, such as Cloud, DevOps and Agile Development.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.

• Working knowledge in Card Payment Transaction Processing is a must.

• Past working experience in implementing integrated payment solutions in Hospitality and Retail segment is a major advantage.

• Past working experience in international/multicultural environment is an added advantage.

Preferable skills and competencies
• Experience in writing software in one or more languages, such as Java, C#, JavaScript, Python

• Microservices, Event Driven, or other Cloud Native experience

• Working knowledge of container technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker), services, and API models (e.g. Swagger, OpenAPI)

• Hands-on experience with different storage solutions (e.g. SQL database, NoSQL such as MongoDB, Hadoop, Redis, etc.)

• Experience with scalable networking technologies (e.g. Load Balancers, Firewalls) and web standards (e.g. REST APIs, web security mechanisms)

• Skill in analysis and interpretation of large, complex IT/technology products and services

• Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to details

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possess a "can do" attitude and positive outlook, minimizing negative behaviours

• Ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural, multinational environment and mobilize cross-functional high-performance teams

• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities under pressure

• Fluent in English
Education and qualifications

• Computer Science or Engineering degree or relevant work experience

• Possession of relevant certifications, such as TOGAF certification, is an added advantage