Principal Software Engineer (Remote North Carolina)

Overview

This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location: North Carolina.

This position provides expert technical guidance on large, complex, and strategic projects with significant impact for the Direct Bank Technology and the General Banking Digital Solutions teams. Facilitates the creation and implementation of software systems and software development. Consults and provides subject matter expertise on software evaluations, feasibility studies, and new technologies. Specializes in software development and integration with third party solutions, as a single point of contact with the third-party vendors. Recommends processes and products that meet strategic goals while aligning with the Bank's long-term technology direction.

Responsibilities

• Software Development Support - Facilitates software development through the creation of software utilities or other means to support effective software development activities/solutions. Evaluates software specifications to determine feasibility of use in particular infrastructures. Analyzes, presents, and implements necessary development and/or infrastructure changes.
• Technical Expert - Maintains a strong knowledge of technology trends and impact on the Bank's infrastructure in order to provide relevant consultative guidance. Trains and mentors others on new technologies.
• Consultation - Provides technical advice and direction to associates, management, and developmental project teams. Utilizes expertise to consult and develop software to solve complex technical problems.
• Business Strategy - Advises on strategies that align developmental projects with long-term business needs and technological direction. Assists management in implementing initiatives or strategies across the division.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance

OR

High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance

Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Area of Study: Computer Science

Preferred Area of Experience: Financial Services Industry

Preferred Qualifications

Expert experience in the following technologies, data, tools and architecture:

• Java/JavaEE Ecosystem (Spring, Spring Security, Spring Boot, Hibernate, etc.)
• Angular, React, Node.jsl
• AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, etc.), Azure
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes
• DevOps Practices: CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, Maven, etc.) Infrastructure Automation
• Relational Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL), NoSQL Databases (MongoDB)
• ETL Tools: Talend, IBM InfoSphere DataStage - Design & Implementation
• Messaging Systems: JMS, ActiveMQ, WebSphere MQ
• Data Analytics & Reporting: Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Metabase, Celebrus, LogRocket
• Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, and System Design
• Object-Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD), Design Patterns
• Microservices Architecture, API Design & Management, RESTful Services
• Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure): Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Serverless, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Data Architecture, Data Modeling, and Database Design (Relational, NoSQL)
• Security Architecture: Authentication (SAML 2.0, OAuth2, OIDC), Authorization (RBAC, OPA), Vulnerability Assessment (SAST, DAST, SCA)
• Technical Leadership: Mentoring, Code Reviews, Architectural Guidance
• Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

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Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.