Payment Domain Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Solutions Architect

American IT Systems

Denver, CO

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$75–$80
SKILLS
Alliance/Partner Marketing, Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Business Analysis, Business Solutions, Communication Skills, Documentation, Ecosystems, High Availability, Industry Standards, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Operational Support, PCI, PCI-DSS, Payment Processing, Pre-Sales, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Product Demonstration, Product Engineering, Product Reviews, Reconciliation, Regulatory Compliance, Requirements Management, Retail, Security Compliance, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design, Third-Party Payer
LOCATION
Denver, CO
POSTED
1 day ago

Payment Domain Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Solutions Architect

SA-Englewood-Comcast

location : Denver, CO

Mandatory Skills Payment systems, routing engines, and payment processing workflows

Payment Processing: (Fintech (retail & payment).
Please focus on profiles from a fintech background rather than banking.

Summary:

  • We are looking for a seasoned Payment Domain Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Solutions Architect to lead the design, integration, and optimization of payment routing and processing solutions.
  • This role will act as a bridge between business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and third party partners, ensuring compliant, scalable, and efficient payment solutions.
  • The ideal candidate brings strong payment domain expertise, solution architecture experience, and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes within a large enterprise environment.

Skills & Experience:

  • Proven experience working as a Payment Domain SME in large scale enterprise environments.
  • Deep understanding of end to end payment processing workflows, including authorization, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, and dispute handling.
  • Strong knowledge of payment routing engines, transaction decisioning, and rule based routing. Hands on experience with multiple payment methods, including cards, digital wallets, and alternative payment methods.
  • Experience integrating with payment gateways, acquirers, processors, and third party payment service providers.
  • Experience designing and solutioning payment integrations and platforms in complex ecosystems.
  • Ability to architect secure, scalable, and highly available payment solutions. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, especially in high volume transaction environments.
  • Ability to translate technical designs into business focused solutions for executive and operational stakeholders.
  • Good understanding of PCI DSS standards and secure handling of payment data. Familiarity with industry regulations and compliance requirements related to payment processing.
  • Experience working with security and compliance teams to ensure adherence to enterprise controls.
  • Demonstrated experience in a solution leadership or technical leadership role.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, capable of engaging senior business and technology leaders.
  • Ability to represent the IT organization in client, vendor, and third party engagements.
  • Experience identifying team skill gaps and mentoring / training engineers on payment concepts and solutions.

  • Prior experience supporting Telecom and/or Retail clients.
  • Experience working with large, regulated enterprises similar in scale and complexity

  • Responsibilities: Engage with Comcast business and technology stakeholders to understand payment processing and routing requirements.
  • Act as the primary Payment Domain SME, providing solution guidance to business, engineering, and partner teams.
  • Design and propose end to end payment routing and integration solutions aligned with Comcast standards, industry best practices, and platform capabilities.
  • Collaborate with internal IT teams, business teams, vendors, and third parties to gather, analyze, and validate business and technical requirements.
  • Represent the IT team in client, vendor, and third party meetings, ensuring clarity and alignment.
  • Define requirements, acceptance criteria considering the edge cases and seniors in payment processing
  • Recommend payment routing configurations, customization approaches, and integration strategies, including rules, workflows, and interfaces.
  • Conduct solution walkthroughs, architecture reviews, and product demonstrations as needed.
  • Support presales to post implementation handover, working closely with product, engineering, support, and operations teams.
  • Identify knowledge gaps within the team and drive enablement and training initiatives.
  • Develop and maintain documentation, including solution proposals, architecture diagrams, implementation plans, and customization specifications.
  • Ensure payment solutions comply with security, PCI, and enterprise governance standards.

About the Company

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American IT Systems