Senior Architect - Databricks

About FIS
Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About The Team

You will be joining the team of Solution Architects for Payments Networks, the group accountable for architecting and modernizing solutions within Payment Solutions at FIS. We are currently engineering cutting-edge solutions that will transform the shopping experience through real-time purchase intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise data architectures that support scalability, resiliency, security, and performance objectives
• Define technical roadmaps and architecture strategies aligned with business priorities and product direction
• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical guidance across multiple development teams and initiatives
• Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve business outcomes and operational efficiency
• Collaborate with product, engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver integrated software solutions
• Ensure data solutions meet regulatory, security, compliance, and risk management requirements
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders, fostering architectural excellence and knowledge sharing
• Identify technical debt, modernization opportunities, and continuous improvement initiatives across platforms

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of the Databricks product, architecture, and related ecosystem
• Demonstrated expertise in designing data solutions using a medallion architecture, processing pipelines, and connectors
• Strong knowledge of data architecture principles, design patterns, and data integration approaches
• Experience with cloud platforms, cloud data technologies, and modern data architectures
• Proficiency in PySpark programming
• Experience building secure, scalable, highly available, and maintainable software solutions
• Strong understanding of SQL and noSQL technologies, and expertise in architecting solutions using the most appropriate technology for a particular set of requirements
• Ability to troubleshoot database performance issues and design appropriate resolutions
• Ability to influence technical decisions and communicate architecture strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Skills

• Experience building AI solutions on Databricks
• Experience with Azure CosmosDB and AWS DynamoDB
• Experience within financial services, fintech, payments, banking, or capital markets environments
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
• Databricks certifications

Benefits

• Opportunities to innovate in fintech
• Inclusive and diverse team atmosphere
• Professional and personal development
• Resources to contribute to your community
• Competitive salary and benefits