Senior Manager, Platform Engineering (Global Payment Network)

Overview

Senior Manager, Platform Engineering (Global Payment Network)

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team, cultivating a supportive environment grounded in continuous improvement, psychological safety, and accountability.
• Define performance metrics (KPIs), perform regular reviews, and champion the professional development and career progression of all team members.
• Oversee the development, operation, and modernization of high-volume transaction processing applications, specifically those critical to the 24x7 HPE NonStop payment switching infrastructure.
• Spearhead the migration of highly resilient, on-premises HPE NonStop switching and authorization systems to a cloud-native, low-latency microservices architecture on AWS.
• Maintain deep technical engagement: set robust engineering standards, deliver high-quality design and code critiques, and occasionally contribute code to resolve complex, strategic challenges.
• Collaborate strategically with Product Management, Cyber Security, and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure the delivery of a secure and frictionless payment experience for millions of users.

Basic Qualifications

• A High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
• At least 4 years of experience with infrastructure platforms
• At least 4 years of people management experience
• 3+ years experience leading or supporting mission-critical payment platforms hosted on HPE NonStop (Tandem) systems
• 2+ years experience migrating large-scale, mission-critical workloads from HPE NonStop to a cloud-native architecture on AWS, leveraging infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• 3+ years experience designing and implementing modern CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SonarQube)
• 3+ years experience designing, building, and operating high-throughput, fault-tolerant distributed systems and modern microservices architectures
• Familiarity with container orchestration tools, including Kubernetes and Docker
• Background in Payments Processing or Financial Technology, specifically in high-throughput environments (Debit, ATM, Credit, or ACH networks)
• In-depth knowledge of payment messaging standards, including ISO 8583 and ISO 20022

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
• At least 4 years of experience with infrastructure platforms
• At least 4 years of people management experience
• 3+ years experience leading or supporting mission-critical payment platforms hosted on HPE NonStop (Tandem) systems
• 2+ years experience migrating large-scale, mission-critical workloads from HPE NonStop to a cloud-native architecture on AWS, leveraging infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• 3+ years experience designing and implementing modern CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SonarQube)
• 3+ years experience designing, building, and operating high-throughput, fault-tolerant distributed systems and modern microservices architectures
• Familiarity with container orchestration tools, including Kubernetes and Docker
• Background in Payments Processing or Financial Technology, specifically in high-throughput environments (Debit, ATM, Credit, or ACH networks)
• In-depth knowledge of payment messaging standards, including ISO 8583 and ISO 20022