As a Platform Architect with the IBM Payments Center, you will join one of the largest global payments platform teams, driving the adoption of cutting-edge technology across the payments ecosystem. Your role is crucial in helping clients transform their business operations and address complex challenges by designing scalable, resilient, and secure multi-cloud solutions. You will leverage your expertise in regulatory compliance, security frameworks, and architectural best practices to ensure robust and compliant payment platforms. As a technical leader, you will act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, guiding projects from vision to implementation while championing resilience, performance, and innovation.

Core ResponsibilitiesArchitect and deploy hybrid, multi-cloud, and cloud-native solutions to support payments transformation, aligning infrastructure, systems, networking, and data center strategiesDevelop detailed Solution Architectures, High-Level Designs (HLD), and Low-Level Designs (LLD), ensuring seamless integration and adherence to cloud-native design principlesImplement robust security frameworks, leveraging Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and fully automated DevSecOps pipelines to enforce security, compliance, and governance across multi-cloud environmentsApply deep expertise in multiple hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud) and multi-cloud networking technologies to design scalable, cost-efficient, and performant architectures that support cross-region workloads and low-latency requirementsEngineer advanced HA/DR strategies, utilizing distributed architectures, data replication, and failover techniques to ensure business continuity and resilience across multi-zone and multi-region deploymentsEnhance development and testing practices by integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate code review, security checks, and performance optimization, driving continuous compliance and operational efficiencyEmploy chaos engineering principles with FURPS (Functionality, Usability, Reliability, Performance, Supportability) testing to validate system resilience, detect failure points, and ensure optimal recovery under stress conditionsConduct comprehensive architecture assessments to provide future-proof recommendations, focusing on scalability, security hardening, and seamless integration with emerging technologiesSupport business development initiatives by engaging in technical discovery sessions, formulating solution designs, and contributing to proposal development, ensuring alignment with client objectives and risk management strategiesLead end-to-end project delivery, including resource planning, agile project management, quality assurance, and key milestone tracking, to guarantee successful deployment and client satisfaction.