Software Engineering Architects (Solution Architects)

Software Engineering Architect (Solution Architect) (Western Union, LLC, Austin, TX)

Multiple positions available. Support highly functional, secure, scalable, and robust software solutions from the product ideation stage to production deployment through collaboration with product owners, architects, test engineers, dev-ops, and operations. Take ownership and responsibility for one or more applications in a solution. Provide application architecture and design artifacts and conduct design reviews. Present solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Take a hands-on role in influencing development activities, architecture decisions, participate in designs, design review, code review, and implementation. Analyze existing software for usability and accessibility issues and provide recommendations for improvement. Partner with Business Analysts to identify business needs and appropriate technical solutions. Design and document moderately complex technical requirements for business applications. Ensure the product adheres to architecture standards, risk management standards, and security policies and can take on the DEV lead for the scrum team. Provide strong emphasis on customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, trouble shooting, and continuous development. Expertise in money transfer core platform which is referred as group of services to support messaging, routing and to assist with enforcing data collection and validation for compliance requirements. Support designing and solutioning for KYC system as per legal and regulatory requirements. Telecommuting may be permitted up to 2 days per week. When not telecommuting, must report to Western Union, LLC at 11902 Burnet Road, Suite 350, Austin, TX 78758. Salary: $85,394 to $110,000 per year.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field, plus 2 years of professional experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, or any occupation/position/job title involving software application development.

Must also have experience in the following: 2 years of professional experience implementing and consuming RESTful web services; 2 years of professional experience using Agile methodologies on projects and production releases; 2 years of professional experience consulting with project teams and functional units on the design of projects or services; 2 years of professional experience using programming languages including Java, Python, Javascript/Node as well as corresponding dependency management tools, Maven, Pip, Spring Boot, and MySQL; 1 year of professional experience utilizing Hibernate, React, JavaScript, CSS, Jenkins, and Microservices; and 1 year of professional experience working in cross border money transfer domain.

CONTACT: Apply online at https://careers.westernunion.com

Referral Bonus – $500 (Subject to Employee Referral Policy).  Eligible to internal employees only.

Annual base salary gross:  $85,394 – $110,000 USD. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the Western Union salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role. The base salary is one component of Western Union’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include short term incentives, health insurance (several options to choose from), accident and life insurance, access to the best in class learning and development platforms, to name just a few! To view more details of our benefits, visit us here: https://mywubenefits.com/. In addition to the annual salary, this role is also eligible to receive an annual bonus.

Estimated Job Posting End Date:

11-23-2024

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.