Senior Software Architect

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

Senior Software Architect

What does a successful Senior Software Architect do at Fiserv?

A successful Senior Software Architect at Fiserv translates business objectives and regulatory requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient architectures with clear platform and integration patterns. You lead technical decisions across cloud, security, performance and service boundaries, produce blueprints and governance, and mentor teams to deliver maintainable solutions that future‑proof products and drive measurable business value.

What you will do:

• Define and implement architecture strategies, frameworks and standards that meet scalability, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with business units and cross-functional teams to translate goals into integrated solution and platform designs.
• Lead technical decisions—including non-functional requirements, cloud and microservices patterns—to ensure reliability, performance, and security.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and integration approaches to improve performance, security, and time-to-market.
• Produce and maintain architecture blueprints, governance artifacts and documentation, and mentor teams to apply best practices.

What you will need to have:

• 6+ years in software architecture.
• 3+ years in technology integration and end-to-end solution design.
• 3+ years hands‑on development with Java, C#, and/or Python, including microservices design and implementation.
• 3+ years working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), or an equivalent combination of formal education, related experience, and/or military service.

What would be great to have:

• 2+ years hands‑on production experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• 2+ years’ experience in the financial services industry, including familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements.

As a reminder, Fiserv will only employ those who possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization for this role. This is not a role for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas, including but not limited to F-1 (including OPT, CPT, STEM,) H-1B, H-2, or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

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.

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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.

Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv.  Please:

• Apply using your legal name
• Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).

Our commitment to Equal Opportunity:

Fiserv is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by law. 

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