Solutions Architect - EMV Contactless Payments (Amex ID: 24002185)

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American Express

Solutions Architect - EMV Contactless Payments (Amex ID: 24002185)

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Hybrid

Description

Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.

At American Express our Global Network relies increasingly on the deep expertise and experience of a core team of subject matter experts in advanced payments technology who are passionate about EMV Chip, Contactless, Mobile payments and emerging digital payment products and standards.

We value deep and broad knowledge of this domain in which we excel, to advance American Express and Industry specifications, provide solutions and consultancy to our product teams, and be great collaborators and communicators. We’re proud that a culture of respect and teamwork exists among colleagues. We are part of a Technology team who thrive in close collaboration with our Business Product and Industry Standards teams.

We are a small team of payments technical experts in a centre of excellence based in the UK and US.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Team members work for the majority of time in our modern office environment, and based locally in the region we enjoy the luxury of avoiding a long commute to London and enjoy dynamic and interesting daily work. We have an excellent work/life balance, and flexible working practices. International Travel is required from time-to-time when working on industry standards or on internal American Express business initiatives. As a part of our commitments to EMVCo, the industry technical body responsible for secure and interoperable payment solutions, members of the team contribute to its work and mission and represent American Express positions and interests there. Within Amex you’ll work closely with business product teams and others using your deep expertise in the areas of EMV Chip & Mobile payment products in particular as for POS Terminals and Chipcards to define solutions and be a key contributor to American Express Payment Product Specifications. As well as solving stimulating daily consultancy requests that tap into your knowledge, you will partner closely with our Global Certification teams to help ensure the security and interoperability of chip and mobile products (and other emerging payment products) on the American Express Network.

Minimum Qualifications:

Coming from a technical background with business knowledge and context from your experience in the card payments industry you’ll be ready to succeed and apply your expertise gained in EMV, contactless payments and NFC mobile payments. Your ability to combine your knowledge and passion with written communication skills to add to or author documents, such as the functionally focused chipcard or terminal specifications in support of EMVCo or Amex standards and products will be highly valued. You will be both able and comfortable representing American Express at external industry forums, in particular at EMVCo, and you’ll enjoy using your excellent verbal and written communications skills in doing so. While the role does not currently involve any software development, past experience as a software developer of EMV related products (POS terminals, applications, etc.) would be a valuable asset in support of the in-depth ‘bits & bytes’ understanding of how EMV chip products and similar work.

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Culture overview

Our culture is built on a 175-year history of courageous leadership, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and each other. With shared values and leadership behaviors, we’ve continued to set the standard for what it means to provide the best experience every day with premium products and services that help our customers achieve their aspirations. As part of Team Amex, you’ll build strong relationships and collaborate with colleagues around the world in an environment where everyone is respected and valued, and where you can reach your potential. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

Employee benefits

Bonus Scheme

Childcare Vouchers

Cycle To Work

Flexible Hours

Flexible Working

Laptop

Life Insurance

Pension

Private Healthcare

Season Ticket Loan

Wellbeing Programme

Office vibe

City Centre

Hackathons

Open Plan

Social Events

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Leadership

Ravi Radhakrishnan

Chief Information Officer

Tech overview

Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues. Make an Impact Our tech teams power large scale platforms and products, enabling over 100 million global consumers and businesses. Grow Your Career Progress as either a people leader or technical expert, while increasing your domain expertise within a high-performing team. Expand Your Skills Use the latest languages, technologies, and delivery practices, and demonstrate your skills at internal hackathons, open-source days, and developer events. Global Tech Career Pathways Explore roles across 5x career pathways: Engineering & Architecture; Digital Product & Design; Service Delivery; Information Security; Product Delivery & Integration. Find your place in Tech on #TeamAmex. Meet our Tech Colleagues, leading through innovation. Laurence - “What provides unparallel satisfaction in my role is having a meaningful contribution to combating cybercrime.” Will - “Being able to move into different jobs around the company keeps things varied and exciting.” Dev - “As a new colleague, I was astonished at how quickly I was able to acclimate… I’ve achieved a lot in my first year.” Eve - “I thrive on building products and architecture-as-code that cement the data culture we have here.” Meghan - “I’ve built well-rounded skills and have been able to identify the type of engineering that suits me most..” Mohan - “Amex has a stellar technology organization; I get opportunities to gain exposure across various stacks.” Learn more about Tech careers on #TeamAmex.