Senior Java Engineer (Phoenix, AZ/Raleigh, NC)

This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following locations: Phoenix, AZ or Raleigh, NC.

The Community Association Banking Technology team is growing and seeking a Senior Engineer - Java to join us. The Senior Engineer role is to plan, design, develop and launch efficient systems in support of the core organizational functions. This individual will utilize effective communication, analytical and problem-solving skills to help identify, communicate/resolve issues, opportunities, or problems to maximize the benefit of IT and Business needs. The ideal candidate should have the necessary skills and experience to provide technical guidance, estimation of efforts, understanding and deciding upon the optimal technology solution to achieve the desired business needs, day to day application support, should be able to navigate differing levels of gray/unknowns, and have excellent communication skills with other IT management levels, individual contributors, and business stakeholders. They must be able to move at a rapid rate of execution to deliver requests and take advantage of any opportunities as they present themselves and navigate through any resource constraints. They must have both the short- and long-term strategic view when deciding on the best technical approach. They must be able to develop code and effectively oversee distributed development team members.

• Utilizes up-to-date coding, testing, security, DevOps, and software engineering practices to maintain and create new applications that support business requirements
• Collects and analyzes information to identify customer's technical needs, suggest solutions and develop implementation and integration plans (e.g., technical proposals)
• Responsible for the analysis, design, deployment, support, and security of technology to ensure the organization is efficiently managing its technology and data-related assets in accordance with market best-practices and external regulations
• Exhibits DevOps and Agile mindset where team is accountable for product from inception to sunset
• Possesses an understanding of User Experience practices to improve usability and interaction between the customer and product

• Applies a wide application of complex principles, theories, and concepts in computer science for software engineering solutions

• Designs detailed solutions that fit within the enterprise framework, focusing on the practical implementation, ensuring the technical feasibility and integrity of those solutions during development.
• Recognized as the leading resource within the department for their field of expertise of software application development, data, testing, and technical infrastructure across multiple platforms within their business domain
• Resolves complex technical problems across products using a DevSecOps approach, research industry best practices and conducts proof-of-concepts
• Uses expertise in technical best practices and applies critical analysis to determine/consult on the non-functional requirements, performance bottlenecks, monitoring, and resilience needs of highly available applications and services within their field of expertise
• Applies a wide application of complex principles, theories, and concepts in computer science for software engineering solutions

• Provide guidance to less experienced associates in the Scrum Team on Code Quality, DevOps practices and key deliverables.
• Supports productions systems by resolving complicated issues and ensuring ongoing functionality.
• Provides 24/7 on call rotations.

Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance

Preferred Area of Experience: up to 6 years' experience with the following:

• Preferred Skill(s):
• Java 11 or 17
• Micro Services Architecture
• Extensive Spring Framework experience with the following projects:
• Spring Boot 3.X
• Spring Cloud
• Spring Security
• Spring Data JPA
• Front end UI experience with Angular/TypeScript
• Database experience with Microsoft SQL Server
• Hibernate and Liquibase a plus
• Build tools, Ant, Gradle and Azure DevOps
• Java and Spring framework and Spring boot technologies, JPA, Hibernate, Azure DevOps; SQL Scripting
• Experience with Azure DevOps, ServiceNow or other information technology service ticketing systems, Proven ability to resolve conflicting situations, to move process and people forward, In depth knowledge and experience with System Life Cycle Development methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile.

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.

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