Enterprise Architect

Job description

**Calling all innovators – find your future at Fiserv.**

We’re Fiserv, a global leader in Fintech and payments, and we move money and information in a way that moves the world.

We connect financial institutions, corporations, merchants, and consumers to one another millions of times a day – quickly, reliably, and securely.

Any time you swipe your credit card, pay through a mobile app, or withdraw money from the bank, we’re involved.

If you want to make an impact on a global scale, come make a difference at Fiserv.

**Job Title**

Enterprise Architect

Senior Advisor, Software Architecture

**About your role:**
At Fiserv, we build digital banking platforms that serve financial institutions and their customers worldwide.

The Software Architecture team designs scalable, secure, and resilient platform architectures that enable next-generation banking experiences.

As a Senior Advisor, you will shape architecture strategy and ensure practical, high-quality solutions that drive platform reliability and innovation.


**What you’ll do:**


+ Lead the development and implementation of enterprise software architecture strategies, standards, and reference architectures to support scalable, resilient banking platforms.
+ Partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to align architectural direction with strategic objectives and delivery roadmaps.
+ Provide expert guidance on solution design, integration patterns, and cross-system interoperability across cloud and on-prem environments.
+ Remain hands-on with technology—participate in critical design reviews, prototyping, and implementation decisions to ensure architectures are actionable and high quality.
+ Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and patterns that improve performance, cost-efficiency, and developer productivity.
+ Develop and maintain architectural artifacts: models, blueprints, API contracts, and operational runbooks.
+ Mentor and coach other architects and senior engineers to elevate architecture reviews and enforce best practices.
+ Responsibilities listed are not intended to be all-inclusive and may be modified as necessary.


**Experience you’ll need to have:**


+ 12+ years of experience in software architecture for large-scale distributed and microservices-based systems, including event-driven and domain-driven design.
+ 12+ years of experience in C# and .NET Core application development, library design, and performance optimization.
+ 12+ years of experience implementing security and compliance controls, encryption frameworks, and identity/access management (e.g., OAuth2, OpenID Connect).
+ 10+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native services.
+ 10+ years of experience with relational and NoSQL databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, MongoDB), data modeling and performance tuning.
+ 10+ years of experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep), CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), and containerization (Docker).
+ 8+ years of experience with container orchestration, service mesh, and API technologies (Kubernetes, Istio, HTTP/JSON APIs, OpenAPI).
+ 8+ years of equivalent combination of educational background, related experience, and/or military experience.


**Experience that would be great to have:**


+ Deep hands-on experience with service mesh implementations (Istio, Linkerd) and advanced Kubernetes operational patterns.
+ Experience with observability and telemetry stacks (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) and distributed tracing at scale.
+ Prior work in highly regulated environments with exposure to compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, SOC2) and secure release processes.
+ Experience with chaos engineering or performance/scale testing tools (k6, Gatling, Chaos Mesh).
+ Proven track record of leading architecture reviews and presenting technical strategy to executive stakeholders


**How you’ll work:**


+ This role is on-site Monday through Friday.

Fiserv considers in-person collaboration to be an essential part of this role as in-person office experiences help you with your overall onboarding experience and leads to stronger productivity.
+ This role requires the use of a computer and audio equipment.
+ You will work an assigned schedule of <>.
+ This role requires being on-call during non-standard and/or overnight hours on a rotational basis.
+ This role requires flexibility to work overtime, including weekends and holidays.
+ This role requires frequent moving and/or carrying of materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
+ This role requires the ability to stand for a majority of the shift; safely lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds; lift above your shoulders; and climb, squat, kneel, twist, push, and bend frequently during each shift.


**Sponsorship:**


+ You must currently possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization to be considered for this role.

Individuals with temporary visas including, but not limited to, F-1 (OPT, CPT, STEM), H-1B, H-2, or TN, or any candidate requiring sponsorship, now or in the future, will not be considered for this role.


**Benefits at Fiserv:**


+ Fuel Your Life program to support physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being
+ Paid holidays and generous time away policies
+ No-cost mental health support through Employee Assistance Programs
+ Living Proof program to recognize your peers’ extra effort with points used for rewards
+ Eight Employee Resource Groups to foster a collaborative culture
+ Unparalleled professional growth with training, development, and internal mobility opportunities
+ Retirement planning and discounted shares with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
+ Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options available day one
+ Tuition assistance and reimbursement program
+ Paid parental, caregiver, and military leave



#LI-MS1


This role is not eligible to be performed in Colorado, California, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Rhode Island or Washington.

It is unlawful to discriminate against a prospective employee due to the individual's status as a veteran.



_Please note that salary ranges provided for this role on external job boards are salary estimates made by outside parties and may not be accurate._

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+ Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).



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