Solutions Architect

Episode Six US

$120K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10 years in customer-facing roles, solution architecture & technical design within the payments industry, focusing on card payments.
  • Hands-on experience with card processing systems, ISO 8583 standards, and integration with Mastercard and Visa.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for engaging diverse stakeholders.
  • Proficient in articulating ideas/solutions visually and through writing.
  • Experience working with APIs.
  • Strong technical skills with a commitment to continuous learning and development.
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently; possesses a collaborative, proactive attitude.
  • Knowledgeable about global payments and local U.S. regulatory landscapes, with domain expertise in Java-based applications and cloud/on-premise infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical pre-sales exercises with customers to define their needs.
  • Prepare and deliver compelling technical presentations to clients.
  • Design creative solutions from conception to delivery, influencing client decision-making.
  • Assist sales in addressing technical aspects of RFI/RFP/RFQ proposals.
  • Craft detailed descriptions for operations and project specifications.
  • Collaborate with development teams and project managers to ensure alignment with client solutions.
  • Manage technical risks and provide solutions assurance for client proposals.
  • Support company objectives related to sales, productivity, and industry penetration.
  • Contribute to the solution architecture practice and business development strategies.
  • Shape the future of solutions by contributing to the overall roadmap.
  • Provide subject matter expertise to clients and internal teams as needed.
  • Travel within the UK region as necessary.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a growing fintech organization.
  • Engagement with innovative solutions in the payments industry.
  • Contribute to shaping future technological directions over time.
  • Dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional development.
Full Job Description
What we9re hiring for:

We are a growing fintech organization looking to add a Solutions Architect for our Global Delivery team!

What you9ll be responsible for in this role:
  • Lead technical pre-sales exercises with customers
  • Prepare and deliver technical presentations
  • Lead design of creative solutions from conception to delivery, shaping our clients9 thinking
  • Support sales in answering RFI/RFP/RFQ (technical focus) and other customer proposals
  • Crafting well defined description of operations/statement of works, partitioning solutions, supporting definition of project specifications, requirements and any development needs
  • Working with development teams and project managers to deliver client solutions as per the agreed scope
  • Providing solutions assurance, ensuring our proposals meet our client9s business requirements and align with our technology strategy & standards
  • Articulating and managing technical risks
  • Supporting Episode Six9s goals and objectives such as those related to sales, productivity, profitability and industry penetration
  • Assisting in developing strategies and materials in support of the Episode Six9s overall solution architecture practice, business development and sales effort
  • Contributing to our roadmap, shaping our future solutions
  • Providing subject matter expertise to our clients and colleagues
  • Traveling as required, mostly in UK region

What experiences and skills are necessary to be successful in this role:
  • 10 years of experience in customer-facing roles, solution architecture & technical design, and payments industry with a strong focus on card payments, including credit, debit, and prepaid products
  • Hands-on experience in card processing systems and standards such as ISO 8583, and integration with card networks including Mastercard and Visa
  • Excellent communication skills (English) - ability to engage across a broad range of stakeholders at an appropriate level, business or technical
  • Ability to articulate ideas/solutions clearly, visually and written
  • Experience working with APIs
  • Strong technical understanding, capability and willingness to learn and develop skills on a daily basis
  • Very driven and self-motivated, able to work autonomously
  • A team player with a 9can-do9, entrepreneurial attitude that thrives in an agile, ever-changing world
  • Knowledge of payment concepts and global payments landscape; preference to the local regulatory landscape in the US region
  • Application architecture/domain expertise in Java based applications and cloud/on-premise infrastructure

Authorization to work in either the U.S. or Canada is a precondition of employment at E6. We unfortunately are not able to provide employment sponsorship at this time.

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