Job Description
Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.
About the team
The A.I. and Automation team is driving a transformational journey across multiple groups at FIS. We have a clear focus on enhancing operational efficiency, improving customer satisfaction and reducing time to delivery through intelligent automation, self-service transformation, and accelerating digitization efforts. We use the right tool to solve high impact problems, building intelligent solutions through hybrid AI/ML and traditional RPA frameworks. We are seeking an experienced Engineer to lead and drive development, operations, and system-reliability optimization for AI and automation initiatives that deliver maximum impact today and prepare us for the future.
What you will be doing
We believe A. I . is the way forward. If you are curious, passionate and know how to “gets things done”, then we want to talk with you!
Development and delivery of world class technology solutions in the Intelligent Automation space using a modern agile software development approach.
Translate complex business needs into user-focused solutions that are simple, elegant and maintainable.
Manage a team of developers both onshore and offshore, having the responsibility of building a strong, cohesive, high energy team. Team size will include technical resources between onshore and offshore.
Delivery oversight – responsible for on time and high-quality deliverables. Responsible for defining and achieving team key performance metrics for high quality operational results.
Define and implement solid development processes that cover all aspects of design and development (e.g. rigorous code reviews, structured unit testing, vulnerability testing and remediation).
Talent management and development – build the next level of leadership within the team, carry out career pathing for high performers.
Develop partnerships with key stakeholders, ensure a high degree of transparency.
Out-of-the box thinking regarding technology solutions and in resolving issues/roadblocks for the team.
Regular reporting of progress regarding the various projects, flagging risks early and resolving them quickly.
Has overall responsibility of the automated solutions in production including aspects around availability/uptime.
What you bring:
Self-motivated, proactive, and an out-of-the-box thinker, demonstrating high levels of initiative and integrity.
Brings a technical foundation with strong people management, process management and leadership skills
Always curious and has the intellectual agility to learn quickly, adapt to change and enjoy tackling challenges.
People management experience leading a team of 10 or more technical employees. Offshore people management experience highly preferred.
At least 12 to 15 years of industry experience with a strong background in design and delivery of enterprise applications.
Excellent background of enterprise design and 2+ years of hands on architecture experience with key focus on areas that include scalability, performance and security.
Strong fundamentals with hands-on experience with C++, .NET (C#) or Java.
Ability to work across multiple tools, frameworks and technology stacks.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to break down complex problems.
Superlative communication skills, having the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences.
Very high energy levels, demonstrating the attitude and drive to take on more, do more and be more. Also bringing with them a high degree of flexibility and adaptability.
Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to execute effectively within a team.
Prior experience with RPA tools such as UiPath and Automation Anywhere is desirable but not mandatory.
Jacksonville, FL
FIS is a leader in technology and services that helps businesses and communities thrive by advancing commerce and the financial world.
For over 50 years, FIS has continued to drive growth for clients around the world by creating tomorrow’s technology, solutions and services to modernize today’s businesses and customer experiences. By connecting merchants, banks and capital markets, we use our scale, apply our deep expertise and data-driven insights, innovate with purpose to solve for our clients’ future, and deliver experiences that are more simple, seamless and secure to advance the way the world pays, banks and invests.
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS employs more than 55,000 people across 50+ countries, dedicated to helping our clients be ahead of what’s next. FIS offers more than 450 solutions and processes over $75b of transactions around the planet. FIS is a Fortune 500® company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index.
For a better understanding of how FIS evolved into a world-renowned financial services technology leader, one needs to look back at the company's history.
The company was founded in 1968 as Systematics™, which was later acquired by ALLTEL Information Services, and then bought by title insurance giant Fidelity National Financial® in 2003, who renamed it Fidelity Information Services (FIS). Over the course of the next few years, FIS acquired several other financial technology firms, including Certegy® in 2006, eFunds® in 2007 and Metavante® in 2009.
These acquisitions broadened its reach across the globe, earned FIS a place on the Fortune 500 listing, and positioned the company as the largest technology provider to the global financial industry.
In 2015, FIS acquired SunGard, whose complementary offerings brought FIS into new markets for financial technology services, including asset managers, traders, custodians, treasurers, third-party administrators and clearing agents.
In Q3 2019, FIS acquired Worldpay, a global leader in e-commerce and payments, greatly expanding FIS’ capabilities by enhancing its acquiring and payment offerings and significantly increasing Worldpay’s distribution footprint.
This combination of organic and external growth has positioned FIS among the world's leading technology providers to the capital markets, retail banking and merchant industries. We connect the value chain and use our scale to develop solutions that enable our clients to grow confidently. We help our clients seamlessly adapt to innovations. We share insights and data with one another. We shape better experiences for clients and their customers alike. And we do all of this because at FIS we’re out to lift economies and communities across the world by relentlessly advancing the interests of commerce and the financial world.