How to Apply to FIS

11 min read Last updated April 20, 2026 120 open positions
Blake Crosley
Blake Crosley Researched using publicly available information, hiring data, and ATS analysis.

Key Takeaways

  • FIS is a Jacksonville, Florida headquartered Fortune 500 fintech with roughly 55,000 employees and clients in 130+ countries, focused after January 2026 on Banking Solutions, Capital Markets Solutions, and the newly acquired Issuer Solutions (formerly TSYS) business.
  • The Worldpay chapter is fully closed: FIS sold a 55 percent stake to GTCR in 2024 and divested its remaining 45 percent to Global Payments on January 12, 2026, simultaneously acquiring Global Payments' Issuer Solutions business for an enterprise value of 13.5 billion dollars.
  • Apply exclusively through careers.fisglobal.com, which routes to the official Workday tenant at fis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com; one candidate profile covers all FIS requisitions globally.
  • Expect a recruiter screen, often a HackerRank or SQL assessment, a technical panel with two to three engineers, and a hiring manager round; senior roles add skip-level and cross-functional interviews and can stretch six to twelve weeks.
  • Resumes that name specific FIS or competitor platforms (IBS, Horizon, Profile, Modern Banking Platform, TS2, Vision Plus, Quantum, Front Arena, Asset Arena, Fiserv, Jack Henry, Temenos, Finastra) and the relevant rails and regulations advance measurably faster than generic fintech resumes.
  • Behavioral interviews are anchored to One FIS values and probe how you operate under regulatory and audit pressure; STAR stories about production incidents, audit findings, client escalations, and cross-functional dependencies are highly effective.
  • Pre-employment screening includes background, education and employment verification, fingerprinting for systems access, and FINRA U4 disclosures for registered capital markets roles; expect a contingent offer in Workday with a structured start-date plan.
  • Engineering hubs span Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Atlanta (expanded post-TSYS), Cincinnati, Little Rock, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Manila, London, Dublin, Singapore, and Sao Paulo; remote and hybrid eligibility varies by role and jurisdiction and should be confirmed with the recruiter.
  • FIS rewards longevity and platform depth; candidates who project a multi-year career commitment to financial services infrastructure, rather than a stop on a consumer-internet tour, consistently outperform in interviews.

About FIS

FIS, legally Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker FIS, is one of the largest pure-play financial technology companies in the world and a Fortune 500 mainstay. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the company employs roughly 55,000 people across more than 30 countries and serves over 20,000 clients in over 130 markets, including a majority of the world's top global banks, regional and community financial institutions, capital markets firms, asset managers, insurers, and corporate treasuries. Under the leadership of president and chief executive officer Stephanie Ferris, FIS has spent the last two years executing one of the most consequential strategic resets in fintech history, exiting merchant acquiring and recommitting the company to its banking and capital markets technology core. That reset is the single most important context any candidate must understand before applying. In early 2024, FIS sold a 55 percent stake in its Worldpay Merchant Solutions business to private equity firm GTCR for more than 12 billion dollars in upfront cash, retaining a 45 percent minority stake. In April 2025 FIS announced a complementary set of transactions with Global Payments: it would divest its remaining 45 percent of Worldpay and simultaneously acquire Global Payments' Issuer Solutions business, formerly known as TSYS, for an enterprise value of 13.5 billion dollars. Both transactions closed on January 12, 2026, ahead of schedule, and the acquired issuer processing platform now goes to market under the FIS Total Issuing Solutions brand. With the Worldpay chapter fully behind it, FIS today is structured around two large segments, Banking Solutions and Capital Markets Solutions, plus the new Issuer Solutions business, and it counts roughly 60 percent of the world's top 150 banks as customers. Product breadth is enormous: FIS powers core banking platforms (IBS, Horizon, Profile, Modern Banking Platform), digital banking, real-time and ACH payments, card issuing and processing, fraud and risk, wealth and retirement administration, treasury and risk for corporates, and front-to-back capital markets technology including post-trade clearing, securities processing, and asset servicing for buy- and sell-side clients. Major engineering and operations hubs sit in Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Atlanta (the former TSYS Columbus, Georgia campus and Atlanta footprint join in 2026), Cincinnati, Little Rock, Brown Deer, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Manila, London, Dublin, Singapore, Sao Paulo, and Tel Aviv among others. Candidates should expect a large, matrixed, publicly traded environment that prizes domain depth in financial services, comfort with regulated and audited delivery, and the ability to operate inside long-running enterprise client relationships rather than consumer-facing product cycles.

Application Process

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    Apply through the official FIS careers portal at careers

    Apply through the official FIS careers portal at careers.fisglobal.com, which redirects all requisitions to the FIS Workday tenant at fis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com; this is the single source of truth and you should avoid applying through aggregators or recruiters who repost FIS roles without authorization.

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    Create a Workday candidate profile, upload a current resume, and complete the st

    Create a Workday candidate profile, upload a current resume, and complete the structured application including work authorization status, sponsorship needs, salary expectations, and equal employment disclosures; FIS uses Workday Recruiting and your profile persists across all future applications across Banking, Capital Markets, Issuer Solutions, and corporate functions.

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    After submission you receive an automated confirmation; a recruiter typically sc

    After submission you receive an automated confirmation; a recruiter typically screens qualified applications within one to three weeks and, if you advance, schedules a 30-minute phone or Microsoft Teams pre-screen covering background, motivation, location and remote eligibility, compensation expectations, and a high-level technical or domain check appropriate to the role.

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    Many technology and analyst roles include an online assessment such as a HackerR

    Many technology and analyst roles include an online assessment such as a HackerRank or Codility coding test, a SQL exercise, or a domain knowledge questionnaire (payments, fraud, wealth, capital markets) that you complete on your own time before the live technical interview.

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    Hiring manager and panel interviews follow, typically over Microsoft Teams; for

    Hiring manager and panel interviews follow, typically over Microsoft Teams; for engineering roles expect a 60-minute technical panel with two to three engineers covering data structures, OOP, SQL, system design at the level of the role, and language-specific depth in Java, .NET/C#, Python, Angular, or COBOL/mainframe depending on the platform you would join.

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    For senior, principal, and people-leader roles, expect additional rounds with sk

    For senior, principal, and people-leader roles, expect additional rounds with skip-level directors, cross-functional partners (product, architecture, risk, compliance), and frequently a behavioral interview keyed to the One FIS values; final-round panels for VP and above often include a written or verbal case keyed to a real client or platform problem.

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    Successful candidates receive a verbal offer from the recruiter followed by a wr

    Successful candidates receive a verbal offer from the recruiter followed by a written contingent offer in Workday; pre-employment screening includes a background check, education and employment verification, fingerprinting for roles with access to financial systems, drug screen where required by jurisdiction, and FINRA fingerprinting and U4 disclosures for capital markets roles that are registered or supervisory.

Resume Tips for FIS

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Lead with financial services domain language; FIS recruiters and hiring managers

Lead with financial services domain language; FIS recruiters and hiring managers screen for specific platforms and concepts, so name the rails (ACH, RTP, FedNow, SWIFT, Visa/Mastercard, Zelle), the regulations (PCI DSS, SOX, GLBA, FFIEC, PSD2, Reg E, Reg CC, Dodd-Frank), and the asset classes or products you have actually worked with rather than generic 'financial software' phrasing.

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Mirror keywords from the Workday job posting directly into your resume; the FIS

Mirror keywords from the Workday job posting directly into your resume; the FIS Workday tenant (fis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com) ranks resumes on phrase matching for tech stack (Java 17, Spring Boot, .NET 8, C#, Angular, React, Kafka, Snowflake, AWS, Azure), platforms (IBS, Horizon, Profile, Modern Banking Platform, Cleartouch, Asset Arena, Cleartouch, Quantum, Front Arena), and certifications (AWS, Azure, CISSP, CFA, FINRA Series 7/63/24).

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Quantify business impact in the language of a regulated enterprise: dollar volum

Quantify business impact in the language of a regulated enterprise: dollar volume processed, number of accounts on platform, transactions per second, batch SLA reductions, mainframe MIPS or Snowflake credit savings, audit findings closed, regulatory exam outcomes, and uptime against contracted SLAs, not vanity metrics.

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Highlight any direct experience with FIS platforms or with named competitors and

Highlight any direct experience with FIS platforms or with named competitors and partners (Fiserv, Jack Henry, Temenos, Finastra, Oracle FSGBU, Murex, SS&C, Broadridge, Global Payments, TSYS, Visa DPS); recruiters specifically search for prior platform exposure because it shortens onboarding by months.

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If you are coming from the former TSYS or Issuer Solutions business of Global Pa

If you are coming from the former TSYS or Issuer Solutions business of Global Payments, say so explicitly and name the platform (TS2, TS1, Prime, Vision Plus, Card Management System); FIS is actively integrating that workforce in 2026 and recruiters look for that signal first.

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Show regulated delivery discipline: SDLC artifacts, change advisory boards, segr

Show regulated delivery discipline: SDLC artifacts, change advisory boards, segregation of duties, SOC 1 / SOC 2 / SSAE 18 readiness, model risk management (SR 11-7), and any experience in audited release processes will measurably advance your resume past the recruiter screen.

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Use a clean, single-column, ATS-friendly format with standard section headings (

Use a clean, single-column, ATS-friendly format with standard section headings (Summary, Skills, Experience, Education, Certifications), no text boxes, no graphics, no headers/footers, and submit as .docx or PDF under 2 MB so Workday parses it cleanly into structured fields.

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For early-career candidates, foreground internships at banks, broker-dealers, ex

For early-career candidates, foreground internships at banks, broker-dealers, exchanges, payments companies, or fintechs, plus any coursework in finance, accounting, or fintech; FIS recruits heavily into its associate engineer, associate analyst, and rotational programs and screens new grads on demonstrated interest in financial services rather than just CS fundamentals.

ATS System: Workday

FIS uses Workday Recruiting as its global applicant tracking system, hosted at fis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com and accessed through the official careers portal at careers.fisglobal.com. All requisitions across Banking Solutions, Capital Markets Solutions, the new Issuer Solutions business, and corporate functions flow through a single Workday tenant, so one candidate profile carries you across the entire enterprise globally. Workday parses resumes into structured fields and ranks candidates on phrase matching against the job description, which means resumes that mirror exact platform names, certifications, regulations, and tech stack terms from the posting consistently advance further in the funnel than resumes written in generic language.

  • Apply directly at careers.fisglobal.com, which redirects to fis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com; do not use third-party reposters.
  • Mirror exact keywords from the job posting (Java 17, Spring Boot, .NET 8, Angular, Snowflake, AWS, Azure, IBS, Horizon, Profile, TS2, Vision Plus, ISO 20022, FedNow, FFIEC) into your resume so Workday's keyword ranker surfaces you to recruiters.
  • Use a clean single-column resume in .docx or PDF under 2 MB with standard headings (Summary, Skills, Experience, Education, Certifications); avoid text boxes, tables, headers, and footers that Workday parses poorly.
  • Complete every Workday application field, including work authorization, sponsorship needs, and EEO disclosures; partial applications get deprioritized.
  • Maintain one accurate Workday profile and use it for every internal move; FIS recruiters and internal mobility teams search the same database when filling requisitions.

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Interview Culture

FIS interviews feel like the company itself: large, professional, methodical, and unmistakably enterprise.

The pace tends to be steady rather than urgent, with the average end-to-end process running roughly three to four weeks for individual contributor roles and six to twelve weeks for director-and-above roles, although software developer pipelines for specialized platforms can stretch considerably longer when multiple panels and an architect review are required. Communication is generally polite and well-organized; recruiters use Workday and Microsoft Teams for scheduling, and candidates routinely report that the FIS recruiter remains the consistent point of contact across all rounds, which is a real advantage when navigating a 55,000-person organization. Technically, the bar is calibrated to the platform, not to a single house standard. For modern Java, .NET, cloud, and data engineering roles aligned to Banking Solutions modernization or to the new Issuer Solutions integration, expect a coding round on data structures and algorithms at a moderate level, a SQL exercise that often goes deeper than candidates anticipate (window functions, query plans, indexing), and a system design discussion appropriate to the seniority of the role. For roles on legacy or proprietary stacks (mainframe COBOL, IBS, Horizon, HogIBS, Profile, Quantum, Front Arena, Asset Arena), the technical bar shifts toward depth in that specific platform and toward operational maturity: how you reason about batch windows, end-of-day processing, regulatory reporting, and zero-downtime upgrades on systems that move trillions of dollars. For capital markets roles, expect domain questions on settlement cycles, corporate actions, NAV calculations, margin, collateral, and the post-trade lifecycle; FIS interviewers can quickly tell whether a candidate has lived inside that domain or only read about it. Behavioral interviews are anchored to the One FIS operating model and values, with explicit attention to collaboration across business units, accountability for client outcomes, and comfort working in a matrixed, publicly traded company under audit and regulatory scrutiny. STAR-format answers are expected and appreciated, particularly stories that show how you handled a production incident, an audit finding, a difficult client escalation, or a cross-functional dependency that did not initially want to move. Senior interviews probe judgment under regulatory pressure: how you would respond to an OCC or FFIEC exam finding, how you would communicate a missed SLA to a top-five bank client, how you would balance speed of delivery with the change-management discipline that risk and compliance teams require. Candidates who downplay process or treat compliance as overhead consistently struggle; candidates who treat regulated delivery as a craft and can speak about it with conviction tend to advance. Culture-fit signals matter. FIS is a serious enterprise software company, not a startup, and interviewers favor candidates who project longevity, generosity to colleagues, and a service mindset toward clients. Speaking poorly of a previous employer, oversimplifying a regulated problem, or pitching consumer-internet shortcuts into a banking platform conversation reads as a poor fit. Candidates who connect their own career narrative to financial services, who can explain why they want to work on infrastructure that 60 percent of the world's top 150 banks rely on, and who treat the interviewers as future teammates tend to leave a strong impression and move forward in the funnel.

What FIS Looks For

  • Genuine interest in financial services infrastructure rather than treating FIS as a generic tech employer; candidates who can articulate why core banking, payments, capital markets post-trade, or card issuing matters to the global economy resonate strongly with hiring managers.
  • Demonstrated technical depth on at least one stack relevant to the team, whether modern (Java/Spring, .NET/C#, Angular, React, Python, Kafka, Snowflake, AWS, Azure) or platform-specific (mainframe COBOL/JCL/DB2, IBS, Horizon, Profile, Modern Banking Platform, TS2, Vision Plus, Quantum, Front Arena, Asset Arena).
  • Comfort operating in a regulated, audited environment with formal SDLC, change management, segregation of duties, SOC 1/SOC 2 controls, and the discipline to ship on monthly or quarterly release trains rather than continuous deployment to consumers.
  • Client orientation; FIS is fundamentally a B2B enterprise, so evidence that you can engage thoughtfully with bank, broker-dealer, asset manager, or corporate clients, manage escalations, and communicate clearly under pressure consistently outperforms pure individual technical brilliance.
  • Collaboration across a matrixed, global organization spanning Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Little Rock, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Manila, London, Dublin, and Singapore; interviewers probe how you build trust with offshore teammates, navigate timezone constraints, and handle handoffs between business units.
  • Domain literacy appropriate to the segment: payments rails and standards (ISO 20022, ACH, RTP, FedNow, EMV, 3DS) for Banking and Issuer Solutions roles; trade lifecycle, settlement, custody, NAV, corporate actions, and margin for Capital Markets roles; treasury, liquidity, and risk for corporate solutions roles.
  • Stability and growth trajectory; FIS makes long-tenured careers visible and intentional, and interviewers favor candidates whose resume shows internal moves, expanded scope, and ownership of platforms over multi-year horizons rather than annual hops.
  • Alignment with the One FIS operating model and values, including accountability for outcomes, integrity in regulated settings, inclusion across a global workforce, and the ability to talk about your work in service of clients and colleagues without ego.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is FIS headquartered and how large is the company in 2026?
FIS is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida and employs approximately 55,000 people across more than 30 countries. It is a Fortune 500 company traded on the NYSE under ticker FIS, serves over 20,000 clients in over 130 countries, and counts about 60 percent of the world's top 150 banks as customers. Following the January 12, 2026 close of the Issuer Solutions acquisition and Worldpay divestiture, FIS is organized around Banking Solutions, Capital Markets Solutions, and the new Issuer Solutions business that brings in the former TSYS card-issuing platform.
Did FIS sell Worldpay, and how does that affect candidates today?
Yes. FIS sold a 55 percent majority stake in Worldpay Merchant Solutions to private equity firm GTCR in early 2024 and divested its remaining 45 percent stake to Global Payments on January 12, 2026, simultaneously acquiring Global Payments' Issuer Solutions business (formerly TSYS) for 13.5 billion dollars enterprise value. Practically, this means FIS no longer hires for merchant acquiring roles and is actively integrating Issuer Solutions employees and platforms in 2026; if you are interviewing for a payments role, confirm with your recruiter whether it sits in Banking, Issuer Solutions, or capital markets, because the org chart shifted significantly.
What ATS does FIS use and where do I actually apply?
FIS uses Workday Recruiting at fis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com, accessed through the official careers portal at careers.fisglobal.com. Create one Workday candidate profile and you can apply across Banking, Capital Markets, Issuer Solutions, and corporate functions globally. Avoid third-party reposters; applying directly ensures your application reaches the FIS recruiter assigned to that requisition and that your profile is indexed correctly for future internal moves.
How long does the FIS hiring process take?
On average about three to four weeks for individual contributor roles, from application to verbal offer. Software developer roles on specialized platforms and senior leadership roles routinely run six to twelve weeks because of additional technical panels, architect reviews, and skip-level interviews, and Glassdoor reports occasional outliers around 180 days for niche platform roles. Pre-employment screening (background, education, employment verification, fingerprinting, drug screen where required, FINRA U4 for registered roles) typically adds another one to two weeks before your start date.
What kind of technical interviews should I expect at FIS?
Expect a recruiter screen, often a HackerRank or Codility assessment plus a SQL exercise, then a 60-minute technical panel with two to three engineers and a hiring manager round. For modern stack roles you will see data structures, OOP, SQL with window functions, and system design appropriate to the role, in Java, .NET/C#, Python, Angular, React, or cloud (AWS/Azure). For legacy platform roles (mainframe COBOL, IBS, Horizon, Profile, Quantum, Front Arena, Asset Arena, TS2, Vision Plus) the bar shifts toward platform depth, batch and end-of-day reasoning, and operational maturity on systems that move trillions of dollars.
What does FIS look for culturally beyond technical skill?
Alignment with the One FIS operating model: accountability for client outcomes, integrity in a regulated public company, comfort in a matrixed global organization, and a long-term, service-oriented mindset. Interviewers favor candidates who treat regulated delivery as a craft, who can engage thoughtfully with B2B clients (banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, corporates), and who show evidence of sticking with platforms long enough to master them. Speaking poorly of past employers or downplaying compliance and audit work tends to stall candidates quickly.
Are there remote or hybrid roles at FIS?
Yes, FIS offers a meaningful number of remote and hybrid roles, particularly in software engineering, data, product, sales, professional services, and corporate functions. Eligibility varies by role and jurisdiction for tax, licensure, and data residency reasons, and many roles require periodic travel to client sites or to FIS hubs in Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Cincinnati, or international offices. Always confirm remote eligibility, allowed states or countries, and expected travel cadence with the recruiter during the screen.
Does FIS hire new graduates and run rotational or early-career programs?
Yes. FIS recruits into associate engineer, associate analyst, and structured rotational programs across Banking Solutions, Capital Markets Solutions, and corporate functions, with active campus recruiting at universities near major hubs in Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and across India. New graduates are screened on CS or finance fundamentals plus demonstrated interest in financial services; internships at banks, broker-dealers, exchanges, payments companies, or fintechs significantly improve odds, as does coursework in finance, accounting, or fintech.
I worked at TSYS or in Global Payments Issuer Solutions. How should I frame that on my application?
Name it explicitly and name the platforms. FIS closed the acquisition of Global Payments' Issuer Solutions business (formerly TSYS) on January 12, 2026 and is actively integrating that workforce into the new FIS Total Issuing Solutions portfolio brand. Recruiters search specifically for experience with TS2, TS1, Prime, Vision Plus, the Card Management System, and adjacent fraud, loyalty, and authorization platforms, and prior Issuer Solutions tenure is currently one of the strongest signals for relevant requisitions in 2026.
What benefits does FIS offer?
FIS offers a comprehensive benefits package that typically includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with employer match, an employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, mental health and EAP support, tuition reimbursement, and professional development resources. Many roles also include performance-based bonuses and, for senior individual contributors and people leaders, equity grants. Specific package details vary by country, level, and role; the recruiter will share a full benefits summary at the offer stage.

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