Principle Architect - Middleware and Kubernetes Infrastructure

Fiserv

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Work type: On-site
Location: Omaha, NEAlpharetta, GABerkeley Heights, NJFrisco, TX
Salary: $121,125–$193,800 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays less than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$219,792 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $157k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

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About Fiserv

Fiserv is a global leader in financial services technology, providing core banking platforms, payment processing, digital banking, and merchant acquiring solutions to financial institutions and businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & Payments

Fiserv currently has 83 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principle Architect - Middleware and Kubernetes Infrastructure

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As a Principle Architect in Middleware and Kubernetes Infrastructure at Fiserv, you will lead the design and implementation of enterprise-wide infrastructure strategies that support business goals, focusing on robustness, scalability, and security. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy solutions for the financial services industry, defining architectural standards and technology roadmaps while leading greenfield projects and modernization efforts. Your responsibilities include acting as a senior technical authority for product integrations, driving governance initiatives, and authoring documentation such as ADRs and design blueprints. The role requires deep expertise in middleware products like IBM MQ and Kubernetes platforms at scale, along with hands-on experience in cloud-native architecture on Azure or AWS, and proficiency in scripting languages and infrastructure automation tools.

Skills

Kubernetes AWS Azure Terraform Python Shell Ansible Chef Rundeck IBM MQ WebSphere WebLogic JBoss Tomcat Apache Kafka Splunk Datadog Dynatrace AppDynamics CI/CD

What you'll do

Define and own end-to-end architecture for enterprise infrastructure products.
Establish architectural standards and technology roadmaps aligned with business goals.
Lead greenfield initiatives and modernization projects from concept to production.
Serve as senior technical authority for product integrations with partners.
Drive architectural governance and platform scalability strategies.
Author and maintain architectural decision records and design blueprints.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience in large-scale infrastructure architecture and platform engineering.
Deep hands-on expertise in middleware products (IBM MQ, WebSphere, etc.) and Kubernetes platforms at scale.
Strong skills in cloud-native architecture on Azure or AWS, including networking and production operations.
Solid background in IaC tools like Terraform and automation frameworks such as Ansible, Chef.
Expert understanding of infrastructure domains including DNS, load balancing, API gateways, and multi-cloud networking.
Experience architecting observability solutions using Splunk, Datadog, or similar monitoring tools.

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