Software Engineering Manager/PM - Payments Technology & Applications

Job Title: Software Engineering Manager/PM - Payments Technology & Applications

Location preference: Pittsburgh, PA/Phoenix, AZ/Denver, CO - Onsite

Duration: 6 Months Contract to Hire

Employment type: C2H, GC/GC EAD/USC preferred

Client: Persistent

Position Overview:

Client is seeking a Payments Technology Manager / Payments Application Manager to lead the support, stability, modernization, and continuous improvement of critical payment platforms. This role will be responsible for leading the support, stability, modernization, and continuous improvement of mission-critical payment platforms supporting domestic, international, instant, and digital asset payments.

Key Responsibilities:

Technology Leadership:

•    Manage and support enterprise payment applications and integrations.

•    Lead a Global 24x7 Operation; manage distributed teams supporting critical systems around the clock. Participate in leadership escalation and on-call rotations to support major incidents, critical production events, and operational continuity.

•    Provide after-hours operational leadership and on-call support. Participate in an on-call leadership rotation supporting critical production services, major incidents, and high-severity customer-impacting events. Availability outside standard business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, may be required to support incident response, change events, escalations, and business continuity needs.

•    Oversee application releases, change management, production implementations, and disaster recovery testing.

•    Establish monitoring, observability, and proactive issue detection capabilities.

•    Develop automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.

•    Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture, security, audit, and regulatory requirements.

Stakeholder Management:

•    Act as primary liaison between business stakeholders, payment operations, vendors, and technology teams.

•    Communicate application health, risks, incidents, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership.

•    Collaborate with external payment networks, vendors, and clearing organizations.

Required Technical Skills:

Core Technologies:

•    Java / J2EE

•    UNIX / Linux

•    Oracle SQL and DB2

•    IBM MQ

•    NDM / Connect:Direct

•    Web Services (SOAP/REST APIs)

•    CA7 Scheduling

•    Elastic Search

•    OBIEE / Oracle Analytics Server (OAS)

Modern Payment Platform Technologies:

•    Java-based microservices

•    OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)

•    MongoDB

•    Kafka

•    IBM MQ

Monitoring and Operational Support:

•    Application monitoring and alerting tools

•    Log analysis and observability platforms

•    Performance tuning and capacity planning

•    Incident, problem, and change management processes

Preferred Experience:

Vendor Products:

Strong preference for candidates with hands-on experience supporting one or more of the following:

•    Finastra Global PAYplus (GPP)

•    IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM)

•    IBM Integration Bus (IIB) / App Connect Enterprise (ACE)

Job Description:

•    Manages development projects, development teams and application support functions.

•    Overseas multiple application programming and analysis projects which include development, installation and maintenance of application programs.

•    Monitors and maintains adherence and compliance to quality standards on an ongoing basis.

•    Maximizes staff contribution through professional growth and development, to increase teamwork and more effectively meet business needs.

•    Analyzes applications to ensure that all systems that are developed, meet business needs and specifications.

[19:00, 16/7/2026] Rasheed@ Oriontek: Job Title: Technical Project Manager with Azure Infrastructure experience

Location preference: Dallas, TX - Onsite

Duration: Long Term

Client: Persistent/PNC Bank

Pay rate: $70-$73/hr C2C

Note: Resource should have valid LinkedIn verification and recommendations.

Job Summary: 

Seeking a Technical Project Manager with strong Azure Infrastructure expertise to lead cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and Agile project delivery initiatives. The candidate should possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills along with hands-on Scrum Master experience. 

Key Responsibilities: 

•    Manage end-to-end delivery of Azure infrastructure and cloud migration projects. 

•    Lead Agile/Scrum ceremonies and coordinate cross-functional teams. 

•    Track project schedules, risks, dependencies, and deliverables. 

•    Collaborate with Azure architects, DevOps, and engineering teams. 

•    Provide regular status updates to customers and leadership. 

Required Skills: 

•    5+ years of Project Management experience. 

•    Strong knowledge of Azure Infrastructure (VMs, Networking, Storage, Azure AD, Security, Monitoring). 

•    Experience in cloud migration and infrastructure transformation projects. 

•    Hands-on Scrum Master experience and Agile delivery expertise. 

•    Proficiency with Azure DevOps, Jira, and project management tools. 

•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

Preferred Certifications: 

•    PMP / CSM / PSM 

•    Microsoft Azure Certifications 

•    Key Traits: Strong leadership, stakeholder management, problem-solving ability, and customer-facing communication skills.