Solutions Architect - Alipay+

About the role

The Alipay+ solution architect team promotes and delivers Alipay+ solutions by onboarding financial institutions and mobile payment providers worldwide. The Solution Architect leads strategic activities such as creating and presenting integration solution architectures, and driving project implementation and maintenance. The role also leads solution optimization, integration detail reviews, technical design reviews, project plan reviews and impact analysis reviews, working closely with BD, product and development teams to improve the Alipay enterprise platform and the end-to-end product experience.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct technical workshops with mobile payment partners and acquirer partners, understand their current architecture and produce Alipay+ integration solutions.
• Drive Alipay+ end-to-end implementation and integration with partners and internal cross-functional teams.
• Deepen technical collaboration with partners and share best practices and technical recommendations to improve user experience and payment success rate.
• Grow the Alipay+ ecosystem by collaborating with third-party solution providers and bringing value-added services to merchants and mobile payment users.
• Improve Alipay+ solutions through local implementation experience and accumulate best practices for cross-country rollout.

Required profile

• BS (or equivalent) in computer science, computer engineering or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in development and design, including at least 2 years of hands-on software development.
• Proven record of designing and implementing complex customer solutions and bridging product and technology gaps.
• Experience in a customer-facing, sales-aligned role such as consultant, solutions engineer or solutions architect.
• Good business sense and effective written and verbal communication, able to explain complex topics to management and IT partners.
• Preferred: English proficiency, fintech/payment background, ability to lead initiatives from idea to implementation, and critical thinking under pressure.

Required skills

• Java, C, networks and databases.
• Integration, SOA and process automation systems.
• Preferred: Java Enterprise technology, mobile development (HTML5, iOS, Android), ACP or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification.