Financial Blockchain Operations Architect

Job description

This role will provide the technology operations expertise that will allow IBM Blockchain Financial Solutions clients to integrate their banking applications and the IBM World Wire Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for clearing and settlements. The Stellar blockchain ledger is used as the system of record for settlement of financial transactions between counter-parties on the World Wire network. From a front-end perspective, the engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining the World Wire customer portal dashboard and API documentation. The engineer will also travel to new client sites engaging in onboarding activities that support the client’s transactional interaction with multiple payments corridors. The engineer will help the client through various successive phases, including configuring and training clients to use a Sandbox (a test environment for the World Wire API), and assisting in the migration of client payment volumes to the production platform. Candidates should be comfortable interpreting code in many environments in anticipation of assisting clients with differing technology infrastructure. While a separate 24x7 call center will traffic client inquiries and trouble tickets, this engineer will be called upon to investigate and resolve those tickets that have been escalated to be operational or transactional in nature. The engineer will work closely with the World Wire core development team in Singapore to write and update operational procedures that demonstrate the core system architecture and target operating model and to write control procedures that assess and mitigate operational risk.

Responsibilities:
·  Contribute to development of Client Portal, Get Started Guides, and API Documentation
·  Assist in the onboarding and integration of clients financial systems with API
·  Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications
·  Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code
·  Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
·  Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to mitigate and address these issues
·  Help maintain code quality, organization, and automization
·  Ability to interact and communicate well with clients
·  Willing to travel globally on a monthly basis The ideal candidate will be articulate and a polished presenter, interpersonal and socially competent, and able to think on their feet in front of clients. Due to the extensive travel required to other countries, you are respectful of foreign cultures, and able to translate local customs and regional protocols into effective work schedules that allow the client to feel comfortable working on our nascent solution, where the infrastructure documentation may still be evolving and imperfect. Finally you need to understand the sometimes blurred lines between the development function performed in the engineering team, and our own department's need to deliver front end solutions that harmonize will with the overall blockchain financial solution.
Auto req ID

160753BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Software Architect
State / Province

CALIFORNIA
Primary job category

Software Development & Support
Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

Up to 50% or 3 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)
IBM Business Group

Industry Plat
Preferred Education

Master's Degree
City / Township / Village

COSTA MESA
EO Statement

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Experience building Angular 2+ Applications with Typescript, and React (5 years)
·  Basic cryptology, hashing, digital signatures, HMAC, Tries (1 years)
·  Proficiency with JavaScript, HTML and CSS (5 years)
·  Understanding of general blockchain development (1 years)
·  Development experience in at least one of the following Go Lang, C#, C++, and/or Python (5 years)
·  Proficient understanding of Git code versioning and Github (5 year)
Country/Region

United States
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  Experience using Go Lang, Node.js, ELK Stack, Firebase, Stellar API, MongoDb, SQL, Sass, Carbon Design, Ionic, OpenAPI (Swagger), Linux Administration
·  Knowledge of global FX clearing and Settlement Processes
·  Accounting Systems – General Ledgers
Secondary Job Category

Other Software Development & Support
Eligibility Requirements

Visa sponsorship not available
Position Type

Professional
Early Professional Track

Not Applicable - Professional Hire