Lead Software Engineer-Foundational Platform & Interoperability
Charlotte, NC - USA
Job Summary
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1st shift (United States of America)Please review the following job description:
Drives the architecture design and delivery of enterprise-scale platform capabilities that enable standardized secure and scalable software delivery across the organization. Leads the development of foundational platforms and control-plane capabilities including self-service developer experiences policy-as-code governance and observability frameworks aligned to platform strategy.Applies advanced software engineering and platform architecture expertise to define and implement reusable patterns golden paths and integration standards across cloud-native environments. Acts as a key technical leader across multiple teams influencing platform strategy accelerating adoption of standardized engineering practices and ensuring compliance through system-enforced controls rather than manual processes.
Partners with senior technology leadership product teams and enterprise architecture to shape long-term platform direction delivering innovative solutions that improve developer productivity reduce risk and drive consistency across the software lifecycle.
For this opportunity Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including but not limited to H-1B F-1 OPT F-1 STEM OPT F-1 CPT J-1 TN-1 or TN-2 E-3 O-1 or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)
This position is office-centric 5 days a week in one of our Truist hub locations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed both major and minor which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
1. Implements software architecture and engineering approaches for complex high impact initiatives that support strategic goals set by executives and senior leadership and establishes technical plans for the area of responsibility.
2. Adopts refines and promotes advanced software engineering standards practices and governance mechanisms within the domain enabling multiple teams to improve quality reliability and delivery outcomes.
3. Partners with senior technology leadership product and architecture teams to shape technology strategy for the domain providing deep technical insight and proposing solution patterns that influence roadmaps and priorities.
4. Leads the end-to-end technical design and implementation of scalable secure and highly available software solutions delivering reference implementations that inform new products and platforms.
5. Resolves complex technical issues in the area of responsibility designing innovative architectures and performance reliability and scalability improvements that advance business objectives.
6. Provides technical leadership guidance coaching and training to engineers across teams raising the technical bar through reviews design sessions and knowledge sharing activities.
7. Evaluates emerging technologies and research relevant to the domain building prototypes and solution concepts that provide measurable input into new products features or capabilities.
8. Contributes directly to long-term technical plans for the area of responsibility through well-reasoned recommendations design proposals and implementation experience.
9. Leads large complex projects and processes coordinating technical work across multiple teams to ensure cohesive high-quality outcomes.
10. Works independently with substantial autonomy demonstrating technical innovation while balancing risk and making engineering decisions that meaningfully impact results for the division.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field.
2. Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in software development.
3. Deep knowledge of multiple programming languages software architecture and design principles.
4. Deep understanding of software development lifecycle testing deployment and security practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Deep expertise in platform engineering including building and operating developer platforms control planes or internal developer portals (e.g. Backstage).
2. Strong experience with cloud-native architectures Kubernetes/OpenShift microservices and distributed systems at enterprise scale.
3. Proven experience implementing DevSecOps pipelines with automated governance including SAST dependency scanning CI/CD gating and policy enforcement.
4. Hands-on experience with policy-as-code frameworks and policy engines (e.g. OPA/Rego or similar) enabling automated governance compliance enforcement and deployment gating.
5. Experience designing and implementing self-service software delivery platforms using templates golden repositories and automated provisioning workflows.
6. Strong understanding of event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar) and integration patterns across REST messaging and APIs.
7. Experience with observability platforms (metrics logs tracing) and building standardized telemetry frameworks using tools such as Prometheus Splunk OpenTelemetry or similar.
8. Experience implementing enterprise governance and compliance controls within engineering platforms including change management integration (e.g. ServiceNow) and automated deployment gates.
9. Experience with integration platforms and API management solutions with MuleSoft platform experience considered a strong plus.
10. Familiarity with infrastructure as code and automation frameworks (Terraform Ansible or similar).
11. Demonstrated ability to define and scale platform adoption strategies including onboarding documentation and developer enablement.
12. Advanced degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the offers medical dental vision life insurance disability accidental death and dismemberment tax-preferred savings accounts and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment along with 10 sick days (also prorated) and paid holidays. For more details on Truists generous benefit plans please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division this job may also be eligible for Truists defined benefit pension plan restricted stock units and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply based on full-time or part-time status position and division of work.
Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race gender color religion citizenship or national origin age sexual orientation gender identity disability veteran status or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.
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