Compensation: $150,000 - $300,000 annually

We are seeking a Lead Specialty Software Engineer  to join the team with a global banking institution as part of Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology. This group supports the Commercial Banking and Corporate & Investment Banking businesses as well as Payment Solutions, Capital Markets Services, Wholesale Digitization, and International Technology across the firm. This diverse portfolio of capabilities spans multiple technology disciplines and strategic innovations. This group provides strategic, enterprise-wide technology capabilities and enabling services to our lines of business and management of the applications in terms of skills, stability, security, scalability, speed, and cost.

The primary focus of this group will be to lead the modernization efforts across the entire Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology portfolio of applications and systems to the cloud, leveraging the latest technologies and best practices. Being part of this team, you will advise, design, build and maintain high-scalable, highly available, secure, cost-effective cloud-based solutions. You will work closely with the key stakeholders in infrastructure, development, operations, and security teams to ensure our applications and systems successfully migrate to the cloud.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact
• Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs
• Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment, and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors
• Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
• Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3 years of experience with developing and deploying applications and infrastructure in the cloud

Desired Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience with cloud deployment, in the cloud or on-prem
• 3 years of experience building infrastructure, applications, and deployments in the cloud using Terraform
• 3 years of experience leading cloud services design and deployments in technology such as, IaaS and PaaS
• 3 years of experience in building and deploying cloud native solutions such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform
• Ability to influence and build relationships with LOB stakeholders, technology CIO leadership, external service providers, infrastructure and enterprise architecture teams
• Deep technical expertise in one or more areas, such as Storage, Compute, Databases, AIML
• Professional Cloud Certification(s) from Cloud Security Alliance, AWS, Google, Microsoft, or equivalent industry-standard / professional organizations
• Experience working with cloud security management or governance tools
• Ability to manage initiatives related to cloud transformation, migration, modernization and implementation
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to articulate technical solutions to both technical and business audiences
• Ability to deliver & engage with partners effectively in a multi-cultural environment by demonstrating co-ownership & accountability in a matrix structure
• Ability to influence, partner, and negotiate with senior business leaders to drive strategic outcomes
• Delivery focus and willingness to work in a fast-paced, enterprise environment