Solution Architect, Solution Engineering (Global KYC)

Solution Architect, Solution Engineering– Hyderabad, India        

Are you ready to join a global organization that helps diverse teams stay at the forefront of technology and innovation? How about offering up your skills in a global business that is committed to moving money for better? Join Western Union as Solution Architect, Solution Engineering.

Western Union powers your pursuit.

As Solution Architect KYC, you will be part of our product engineering team and contribute towards the new API’s development for Enterprise level initiative in Compliance orchestration platform, which is important for expanding our existing product capabilities, improving customer experience and accelerating the launch of new products and services. You would play a key role in designing and building scalable, high-performance APIs that drive innovation and efficiency across our KYC and Compliance ecosystem. You would be performing below –

Role Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust, scalable and secure APIs for the KYC and Compliance platform.
• Design and develop API solutions that integrate with internal and third-party systems.
• Ensure API security best practices, authentication and compliance with industry standards.
• Review the existing APIs and recommend improvements that align with industry standards.
• Emphasize customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure code quality across the team.
• Debug and resolve technical issues, performing root cause analysis, coordinating with multiple stakeholders, and implementing long term fixes.
• Mentor Developers in the team while fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, across Product and Technology, to define and deliver technical solutions.

Role Requirements

• Strong Software development experience with focus on API development and microservices architectures.
• 8+ years of software development experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST API, Sprint Batch, Core Java.
• Good understanding of RDBMS like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Good understanding of Microservices and Event driven architecture.
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace and AWS CloudWatch.
• Experience in designing and developing high performance APIs
• Experience in developing and deploying applications in AWS Cloud
• Excellent understanding of Data Structures, Design Patterns, algorithms, OOPS concepts
• Experience in implementing DevOps and exposure to all DevOps areas like Source Control, Continuous Integration, Infra Automation, Continuous Deployment
• Experience with Kafka, Docker or Kubernetes will be a plus
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and diagnostic skills.
• Hands-on experience integrating with KYC, Compliance, Vendor Integration in a Banking/Payment environment will be plus.
• Strong communication skills with ability to interact with internal and external partners globally.  

We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what’s next.

Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company —transforming lives and communities. We’re a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.

Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com/.

Benefits

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few

(https://careers.westernunion.com/global-benefits/). Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.

Your India-specific benefits include:

• Employees Provident Fund [EPF]
• Gratuity Payment
• Public holidays
• Annual Leave, Sick leave, Compensatory leave, and Maternity / Paternity leave
• Annual Health Checkup
• Hospitalization Insurance Coverage (Mediclaim)
• Group Life Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance Coverage, Business Travel Insurance
• Relocation Benefit

Western Union values in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterprise objectives which will ultimately help us achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate. 

Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.

We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.

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Estimated Job Posting End Date:

05-26-2025

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.