AWS Principal Technology Architect

Job Description You'll innovate, collaborate, and grow in an energetic technology culture with decades of proven success at ACI Worldwide. Your talents are valued, and you are empowered to shape the future of payments. As a Principal Architect, you will provide technical vision and leadership for the next-generation cloud-native payment platform. You will shape the architecture of systems that process trillions of dollars annually and work directly with executive leadership to align technology strategy with business objectives. **Role Overview:** - Define and communicate the long-term technical vision for ACI's cloud-native payment platform - Lead architecture initiatives across multiple product lines and engineering teams - Partner with executive leadership and Chief Architects on enterprise architecture direction **Key Responsibilities:** - Architect large-scale, mission-critical systems on AWS handling billions of transactions - Establish architectural standards for Java Spring Boot microservices, APIs, and cloud-native patterns - Design solutions that balance innovation, security, compliance, performance, and cost - Build alignment across architecture and engineering communities on strategic initiatives **Qualifications Required:** - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's or PhD preferred - 15+ years of software architecture and development experience - Proven track record as Principal/Chief Architect or equivalent at enterprise scale - World-class expertise in AWS cloud architecture and services - Deep experience with Java, Spring Boot, and modern enterprise application frameworks - Expert knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures - Demonstrated ability to architect systems processing extremely high transaction volumes - Experience with both real-time processing and batch processing at massive scale - Track record of driving technical strategy and delivering transformational architecture **Additional Company Details:** ACI Worldwide powers electronic payments for more than 6,000 organizations globally. The secure platform processes and manages digital payments across any channel, constantly innovating to help customers stay ahead. As a Principal Architect, you'll have the opportunity to work on challenging technical problems in the payments industry. In return for your expertise, ACI Worldwide offers opportunities for growth, career development, and a competitive compensation and benefits package within an innovative and collaborative work environment. You'll innovate, collaborate, and grow in an energetic technology culture with decades of proven success at ACI Worldwide. Your talents are valued, and you are empowered to shape the future of payments. As a Principal Architect, you will provide technical vision and leadership for the next-generation cloud-native payment platform. You will shape the architecture of systems that process trillions of dollars annually and work directly with executive leadership to align technology strategy with business objectives. **Role Overview:** - Define and communicate the long-term technical vision for ACI's cloud-native payment platform - Lead architecture initiatives across multiple product lines and engineering teams - Partner with executive leadership and Chief Architects on enterprise architecture direction **Key Responsibilities:** - Architect large-scale, mission-critical systems on AWS handling billions of transactions - Establish architectural standards for Java Spring Boot microservices, APIs, and cloud-native patterns - Design solutions that balance innovation, security, compliance, performance, and cost - Build alignment across architecture and engineering communities on strategic initiatives **Qualifications Required:** - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's or PhD preferred - 15+ years of software architecture and development experience - Proven track record as Principal/Chief Architect or equivalent at enterprise scale - World-class expertise in AWS cloud architecture and services - Deep experience with Java, Spring Boot, and modern enterprise application frameworks - Expert knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures - Demonstrated ability to architect systems processing extremely high transaction volumes - Experience with both real-time processing and batch processing at massive scale - Track record of driving technical strategy and delivering transformational architecture **Additional Company Details:** ACI Worldwide powers electronic payments for more than 6,000 organizations globally. The secure platform processes and manages digital payments across any channel, constantly innovating to help customers stay ahead. As a Principal Architect, you'll have the opportunity to work on challenging technical problems in the payments industry. In return for your expertise, ACI Worldwide offers opportunities for growth, car