Director of Data Architecture

Job Description

Are you ready to write your next chapter?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. With proven technology, we process the largest volume of payments in the world, driving the global economy every day. When you join Worldpay, you join a global community of experts and changemakers, working to reinvent an industry by constantly evolving how we work and making the way millions of people pay easier, every day.

What makes a Worldpayer? It’s simple: Think, Act, Win. We stay curious, always asking the right questions to be better every day, finding creative solutions to simplify the complex. We’re dynamic, every Worldpayer is empowered to make the right decisions for their customers. And we’re determined, always staying open – winning and failing as one.

We’re looking for a Director of Data Engineering to join our ever-evolving Worldpay Cloud Data Platform team to help us unleash the potential of every business.

Are you ready to make your mark? Then you sound like a Worldpayer.

About The Team

Our Tech and Security teams keep us moving each day, no matter where we are in the world. From the hardware to the networks and everything between, they humbly make it all happen.

The Worldpay Cloud Data Platform team provides WorldPay big Data capabilities including large scale data processing, analytics, fraud platforms, machine learning engineering, stream processing and data insights. Worldpay Cloud Data Platform team help maintain and advance cloud data platforms and services to build data products powering our business services and customers.

What You’ll Own

As part of the Cloud Data Platform leadership, you’ll be responsible to provide architectural recommendations (target solutions),  evaluate current platforms and enforce the Data Platform Architectural standards through the definition of ADRs.  You will bring in the best practices, collaborate with stakeholders to understand and translate their requirements, provide thought leadership to the team, build repeatable patterns, and evaluate best in class tools and technology that suits our needs. You will also integrate key FinOps principles and best practices to maximize cloud ROI as well as ensuring that best practices are followed to maintain a well managed data environment.

Responsibilities Included

• Cloud Data Lake Implementation

• Cloud Data Warehouse Platform

• Standardized Data Ingestion Patterns and Platforms

What You Bring

• Curiosity – You ask the right questions, listening and learning to get better every day.

• Inclusivity - You collaborate, encouraging others to perform at their best, always welcoming new perspectives.

• Openness - You work across borders, working with your team to achieve your collective goals.

• Bachelor’s in computer science or engineering, or the equivalent experience – post-graduate education desired.

• 10+ years of Big-Data experience including building data platforms in cloud. Preferably using AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, equivalent services.

• Experience with large-scale Transformation Programs and Fortune 500 companies

• Proficiency in solutions design and requirements definition disciplines leveraging model driven design-based tools and techniques.

Added bonus if you have:

• Experience with formal Architecture Frameworks and or building security and network architecture diagrams.

• Experience in the Payments and/or FinTech Industry.

• Experience in Agile principles and methodology.

Worldpay Perks - What We’ll Bring For You

We know it’s bigger than just your career. It’s your life, and your world. That’s why we offer global benefits and programs to support you at every stage. Here’s a taste of what you can expect.

• A competitive salary and benefits.

• Time to support charities and give back to your community.

• Parental leave policy.

• Global recognition platform.

• Virgin Pulse access.

• Global employee assistance program.

What Makes A Worldpayer

At Worldpay, we take our Values seriously, and we live them every day. Think like a customer, Act like an owner, and Win as a team.

• Curious. Humble. Creative. We ask the right questions, listening and learning to get better every day. We simplify the complex and we’re always looking to create a bigger impact for our colleagues a