Principal, Infrastructure Architect
Core
Design, develop, and optimize global network monitoring and observability platforms for high-availability payment networks to ensure end-to-end visibility and performance assurance.
Role type
Principal Network Architect (Infrastructure)
Builds
Real-time observability pipelines, monitoring solutions, and automated anomaly detection systems for payment transaction networks.
Domain
Payments / Network Infrastructure / Observability
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Network architecture design, SNMP/NetFlow/IPFIX/sFlow/packet analysis, observability tool integration, Python/Bash scripting, cloud-native networking, root cause analysis, SLA/KPI/SLO definition, vendor strategy evaluation, team mentorship.
Preferred skills
AI/ML-based anomaly detection, next-gen observability tools, custom telemetry frameworks.
Technologies
ThousandEyes, LogicMonitor, Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace, Splunk, SolarWinds, DataDog, Wireshark, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, AWS, Azure, GCP.
Responsibilities
Architect end-to-end monitoring solutions for backbone, edge, cloud, and data center environments; Design and implement real-time observability pipelines; Define network SLAs, KPIs, and SLOs aligned with payment performance; Lead root cause analysis and incident forensics; Collaborate with security teams to ensure PCI-DSS compliance; Drive automation and AI/ML-based anomaly detection; Evaluate and integrate next-gen observability tools; Mentor engineers and influence architectural decisions.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership