Principle Solution Architect

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. ABOUT GLOBAL PAYMENTS Whether you're a merchant accepting payments, a bank issuing cards or a developer embedding payment technology, if it has anything to do with commerce, we're Already on it! That's why 5m+ customers and 7k+ software partners around the world rely on Global Payments to handle more than 73b transactions every year. Through local expertise and global scale, at Global Payments we deliver market-leading technology solutions through five regional sub-brands — Eway, Ezidebit, Sentral, Pigeonhole Software and Storman. These brands are anchored by Global Payments, a Fortune 500® brand and commerce leader powering millions of companies around the world, from ambitious startups to enterprise giants. We make a positive impact on our customers and communities through our values of Passion, Care, Accountability, Excellence and Ingenuity. Underpinning our values is our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, woven into our cultural DNA through a multi-year Oceania program focused on two core pillars of action - Reconciliation and Gender Equity. As pioneers within the Australia and New Zealand payments landscape, Eway is a leading business-to-business ecommerce provider and Ezidebit a digital recurring business-to-consumer payments processing platform. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Principal Solution Architect, you will play a critical role in shaping and guiding the technical direction of complex, enterprise-scale solutions. Working closely with business and technology stakeholders, you'll translate business requirements into robust architectural designs that serve as the blueprint for delivery. You'll operate across the full Product Development Life Cycle, providing technical leadership, effort estimation, architectural governance, and hands-on guidance to solution architects and engineering teams. This is a highly collaborative role with global reach, partnering with teams across North America, Europe, India, and the Asia-Pacific region. What you'll do: Engage with business and technology stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable, secure solution architectures Define the end-to-end technical vision for solutions, providing clear architectural direction and design standards Support and mentor solution architects and delivery teams through detailed design and implementation Provide guidance on the future evolution of the platform, ensuring alignment with business strategy and technical best practices Collaborate with enterprise architecture, product, agile delivery, project management, and senior leadership teams Promote architectural standards, governance, and best practices across the organisation Ensure architecture, design, and delivery align with governance frameworks, standards, and processes ABOUT YOU You thrive in a globally connected technology environment, working on complex, high-impact platforms that support critical business operations. You enjoy influencing technology strategy, mentoring others, and shaping scalable solutions. You're a technically strong architect who excels at bridging business needs with practical, well-designed technology. You'll also bring: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline 10+ years' experience in software development, including 5+ years designing enterprise-grade software solutions Strong experience across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem architectures, with a deep understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices Hands-on experience with technologies such as Java and/or C#, modern data stores/databases, and at least one major cloud platform Proven ability to work across both technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver outcomes Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and guide senior decision-makers Strategic thinker who can look beyond stated requirements to understand underlying business needs Self-directed and comfortable taking ownership from concept through to solution Nice to haves: Experience with Google Cloud Platform and/or Azure Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices Experience working in Agile environments with multiple delivery teams Background in payments, banking, or merchant-acquiring environments Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritisation, and decision-making skills SALARY The salary range for this role is 175,000 to $188,000 AUD plus superannuation. OUR BENEFITS Join a leading global technology brand that offers benefits you'll actually value, including: Flexible work arrangements that support your unique need; 18 weeks paid parental leave for either parent as well as two weeks paid secondary carer's leave; Women in Digital membership, granting you access to a host of member industry events and resources; Additional birthday, community giving, wellness and study leave; Our free and confidential Employee Assistance Program counselling service and wellbeing resources; A jam-packed calendar of cultural celebrations and social activities; Global career and professional development opportunities; Salary sacrifice and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. READY TO APPLY? Want to join a team that places the needs of our people, clients and community at the heart of everything they do? APPLY NOW by submitting your CV. Please note you will be redirected to a Global Payments careers page to submit your application. All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a criminal history check. Each application will be considered on its merits. #LI-HYBRID Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. If you wish to request reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment or provide feedback about the accessibility of this website, please contact jobs@globalpay.com. Welcome to your candidate home! We are excited that you are exploring opportunities with Global Payments and look forward to learning more about you! From here, you can track the progress of your application, stay up to date on any next steps and keep your contact information current. At Global Payments (NYSE : GPN), we empower simple, fast, secure payments for everyone. And to do that, we've built a complete, worldwide commerce ecosystem that delivers software and services at scale to millions of companies around the world—from ambitious startups to global enterprises. Our team of 27,000 experts is dedicated to your success. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we're a Fortune 500® company and a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Wherever you are—or wherever you want to be—we're there, ready to support you. For more information, visit company.globalpayments.com and follow Global Payments on X, LinkedIn and Facebook. 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