Sol. Architect & Integration Lead (Real-Time Payment APIs)

Role: Sol. Architect & Integration Lead (Real-Time Payment APIs) #BRGTSP33D_API

Duration: 6+mo

Location: Remote (Must be ok to travel inside USA)

Rate: 90-100HR

***TELECOM experience is a MUST**

Real time API and custom API skills a MUST**

Skills Matrix:

Summary: This is a high-impact role overseeing real-time payment APIs, SAP BRIM integration, API standardization, E&W Billing Portal , and CI/CD pipeline management. The candidate will ensure seamless payment processing while maintaining security, scalability, and performance across multiple payment providers.

Job Description:

1. The Solution Architect & Integration/delivery Lead will oversee the real-time Payment API ecosystem, & Enterprise Billing Portal ensuring seamless integration across enterprise digital channels, including web portals, mobile apps, chatbots, IVR systems, and agent portals.
2. This role will design a scalable API architecture supporting multiple payment providers (Speedpay, PayPal) with a single API set, ensuring high availability, security, and compliance.
3. Summary: This is a high-impact role overseeing real-time payment APIs, SAP BRIM integration, API standardization, E&W Billing Portal , and CI/CD pipelinemanagement. The candidate will ensure seamless payment processing while maintaining security, scalability, and performance across multiple payment providers.
4. Candidate will collaborate with SAP BRIM order-to-bill and bill-to-cash teams for payment integrations, API development, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise portal design using Angular, Spring Boot, and Apigee API Gateway.
5. This individual will also serve as a Scrum Master and Project Manager, managingteam workflows via Confluence & SharePoint while enforcing industry-standard CI/CD best practices. Off-hours availability is required for critical production support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Real-Time Payment API Management:Oversee API integrations across digital channels ensuring 99.99% uptime.
• Solution Architecture & API Standardization:Design scalable RESTful APIs, enforce OpenAPI specifications, and implement Zero Trust Security Model.
• Enterprise & Wholesale Portal Delivery:Lead Angular-based enterprise portal development, ensuring UX best practices and security.
• Scrum Master & Agile Project Management:Facilitate Agile ceremonies, manage sprints, and track implementation progress.
• CI/CD & GitHub Management:Maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, manage GitHub repositories, and enforce DevOps best practices.
• SAP BRIM & Payment Integration:Partner with SAP BRIM team for real-time billing and payment processing, ensuring PCI-DSS compliance.
• Security & Compliance:Implement authentication policies, data encryption, and regulatory adherence for APIs and Enterprise Portal
• Cloud & DevOps Infrastructure (Google Cloud Platform GKE):Manage multi-environment deployments and real-time monitoring via Splunk.
• Monitoring & Debugging:Utilize Splunk for log analysis and troubleshoot API issues with Postman testing.
• Project Management & Documentation:Organize workflows in Confluence & SharePoint for structured documentation.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management:Partner with business teams, IT, and external vendors (Speedpay, PayPal, D&B, TransUnion, CSG, etc.).
• Availability & Off-Hours Support:Provide critical production support to ensure business continuity.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Technical: Spring Boot, Apigee, CI/CD Pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab), GCP GKE, Postman API Testing, Angular
• Security & Compliance: Zero Trust Security, OAuth2, MFA, RBAC, PCI-DSS, GDPR.
• Project/Stakeholder Mgt: Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or PMP (preferred), Confluence, SharePoint, cross-functional team leadership.
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical mindset, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management.
• Experience: 12+ years in IT Integration and API design and development Management; 5+ years in Solution Architecture; 3+ years as Scrum Master or Project Manager, 2+ Integration with Payment Systems.

Education & Certifications:

Bachelor's or Master s in Computer Science,

SAP BRIM Certification (preferred),

Google Cloud Platform/Kubernetes Certification (a plus),

Scrum Master (CSM) orPMP (a plus).