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With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You'll Do

Responsible for leading the charge to drive technology strategy and technical capabilities for an application ecosystem. Leverage deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks to design application architecture that balances business and customer needs with technical non-functional requirements for resiliency, security and efficiency.

The architect partners with application engineers to ensure the application ecosystem is engineered according to architecture vision and continuously evolve the architecture and application to meet changing customer and business needs. They actively manages and escalate risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You'll Do It

+ Partners with Sr. Product Owner(s) to develop product vision and strategy and align product vision with technology strategy.

+ Independently oversees the design process for an application.

+ Demonstrates a deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks.

+ Coaches’ internal technology communities and are actively engaged in understanding and researching modern technologies and patterns.

+ Coaches’ other architects to develop product quality strategy including nonfunctional requirements, such as reliability, availability, and security.

+ Trains others in solution design patterns.

+ Design, architect, and oversee implementation of scalable, reliable and secure microservices within our payments ecosystem

Qualifications You'll Need

The Basics:

+ Bachelors in computer science

+ 8+ years Software Development, Software Engineering or related

+ For roles requiring Dreyfus Rating – Internal applicants only: technical proficiency of Proficient on the Dreyfus Architect scale.

Bonus Points If You Have

+ Strong expertise in Java / Spring, domain driven microservices and event-based architectures along with relational database services.

+ Deep understanding of AWS cloud services (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, etc.)

+ Solid background in DevOps practices (CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, containerization)

+ Experience with customer facing systems within international and commercial domains.

+ Experience in high-though put, low-latency transaction systems, preferably in payments or financial services

Physical and Cognitive Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

+ Primarily remain in a stationary position.

+ Occasionally move about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.

+ Ability to transport physical objects up to 10 pounds (5 kg).

+ Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.

+ Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

+ Ability to communicate verbally. Ability to communicate in written form.

+ Travel Requirements - Travel up to 10% of the time.

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

_**Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.**_

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on May-20-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $152,000.00 to $209,600.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

+ Paid Parental Leave

+ Paid Time Off

+ 401(k) Plan

+ Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

+ Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances

+ Recognition Program

+ Education Assistance

+ Commuter Benefits

+ Family Support Programs

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com .

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights) (https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [email protected] . Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant’s qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (LA County Fair Chance (https://dcba.lacounty.gov/fairchance/) ).

Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.

Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.