Technical Operations Manager - Payments

Technical Operations Manager - Payments

Experience: 10+ Years

Domain: Banking & Payments

Employment Type: Contract and Full Time

Location: Pittsburg/Phoenix/Denver – Onsite (Hybrid)

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Technical Operations Manager with strong expertise in the Payments domain, Managed

Services, and Production Support. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading the operational support, service delivery,

release governance, incident management, and stakeholder coordination for large-scale payment platforms and third-party payment

applications.

The candidate should have experience managing mission-critical payment ecosystems with a focus on service availability,

operational excellence, release management, and customer satisfaction. Exposure to Java/J2EE, Linux, Oracle, MongoDB, and

enterprise payment technologies is highly desirable.

What You'll Do

Production Support & Operations Management

Lead production support activities for mission-critical payment applications.

Ensure high availability, stability, and performance of payment platforms.

Drive Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes.

Own major incident resolution and conduct post-incident root cause analysis.

Monitor production environments and ensure adherence to SLAs, OLAs, and KPIs.

Manage escalation handling and service restoration activities.

Managed Services Delivery

Own end-to-end managed services engagement for payment applications.

Establish operational governance and service review mechanisms.

Drive continuous service improvement initiatives.

Ensure compliance with operational processes and regulatory requirements.

Manage vendor and third-party service providers supporting payment ecosystems.

Release & Change Management

Plan and govern application releases across environments.

Coordinate with Development, QA, Infrastructure, and Business teams for successful deployments.

Conduct release readiness reviews and risk assessments.

Ensure zero/low-impact deployments through effective change control processes.

Drive production validation and post-release support activities.

Stakeholder Management

Act as the primary technical and operational contact for customers and business stakeholders.

Present service health, operational metrics, incidents, and improvement plans to leadership.

Collaborate with business, technology, and external vendors to resolve critical issues.

Manage customer escalations effectively with clear communication and ownership.

Payment Platform Support

Support large-scale payment applications and transaction processing systems.

Ensure smooth processing of payment transactions and operational workflows.

Coordinate with dependent systems, external partners, and banking ecosystems.

Drive operational readiness for new payment initiatives and platform enhancements.

Team Leadership

Lead and mentor support engineers and operations teams.

Define support processes, playbooks, and knowledge management practices.

Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and operational excellence.

Expertise You Bring

Required Experience

Experience with 24x7 support and high-availability systems.

10+ years of IT experience with strong exposure to Production Support and Managed Services.

Minimum 5+ years managing large-scale payment applications or payment processing platforms.

Experience leading technical operations teams in enterprise environments.

Strong experience in Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management.

Experience supporting third-party payment applications and vendor-managed platforms.

Domain Expertise

Payments & Banking Domain.

Payment Processing Systems.

Transaction Lifecycle Management.

Settlement & Reconciliation Concepts.

Payment Gateway Operations.

Real-Time Payment Platforms.

Technical Skills

Must Have:

Linux/Unix Administration Knowledge

Oracle Database

DBMS Concepts

Application Performance Monitoring

Production Support Tools

ITIL Processes

Good to Have:

Java/J2EE

Spring Framework

MongoDB

REST APIs

Microservices Architecture

Middleware Technologies

Messaging Systems (Kafka, MQ)

Leadership & Functional Skills

Strong Stakeholder Management

Executive Communication Skills

Customer Relationship Management

Vendor Management

Team Leadership & Mentoring

Risk & Issue Management

Service Delivery Governance

Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills

Success Metrics

SLA Adherence

System Availability & Uptime

Incident Resolution Effectiveness

Release Success Rate

Customer Satisfaction

Operational Efficiency Improvements

Reduction in Production Defects & Repeat Incidents

Preferred Profile

Experience working with large BFSI organizations.

Exposure to enterprise payment systems and transaction-intensive applications.

Experience managing third-party vendor-supported payment platforms.

ITIL Foundation or Service Management certification preferred.

Target for candidates coming from application experience such as (one or more), Fiserv, FIS, ACI Worldwide, TSYS, Worldline, First Data, Mastercard, Visa, Temenos, Finastra, Banking Captives, or Payment Product Organizations.