Truist Financial

Software Engineering Director

Truist Financial$150K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related technical field.
  • 8 years of progressive experience in software engineering or IT consulting.
  • 5+ years of experience in project management and problem-solving with IT best practices.
  • Experience mentoring junior team members and guiding projects.
  • Familiarity with Agile & Waterfall methodologies and technologies such as AWS, Docker, and various database systems.

Responsibilities

  • Lead teams to deliver technology solutions that align with business needs and operational requirements.
  • Identify and resolve complex technical and organizational challenges across multiple business units.
  • Leverage emerging technologies to enhance efficiency and accelerate delivery of solutions.
  • Direct significant delivery projects adhering to technical specifications and timelines using Agile methodologies.
  • Oversee application project planning, design, testing, and deployment in collaboration with diverse resources.
  • Develop long-term departmental plans to align IT with broader business objectives.
  • Serve as an Agile champion to ensure high-quality software delivery while automating repetitive tasks.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • 401k retirement plan and tax-preferred savings accounts.
  • At least 10 days of vacation and 10 sick days per year, plus paid holidays.
  • Potential for participation in a defined benefit pension plan and stock options.
Full Job Description

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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency:  English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

  • Lead a team or teams responsible for technology solutions that meet business needs and satisfy risk and operational requirements of the Tech organization.
  • Identify and resolve complex technical, operational, risk management, and organizational challenges for an LOB or several Sub LOBs.
  • Leverage emerging technologies and automation to improve business efficiencies, enhance speed-to-market of solution delivery, and support business and enterprise transformation and optimization.  
  • Direct the engineering and deployment of significant delivery projects in accordance with specified technical requirements, schedules and budgets, including Agile methodologies.
  • Oversee the planning, design, engineering, testing and deployment of application projects in conjunction with a variety of resources, which may include Waterfall or Agile approaches.
  • Develop departmental plans, including business, financial, production and/or organizational priorities based on IT and focuses on long-term operations planning and performance, and broader business objectives and priorities
  • Apply an in-depth understanding of systems engineering and administration and a basic understanding of other IT disciplines in guiding and coaching team members.
  • Adapt plans to meet service and/or operational challenges. Identifies and resolves technical, operational, risk management, and organizational challenges
  • Maintain appropriate Risk Profile through owning the first line of Risk defense, proactively identifying risks, and implementing the necessary mitigations where warranted.  Partner effectively with 2nd line of defense, Auditor, and regulators to ensure Risk is identified and mitigated appropriately
  • Lead role or technical consultant role in large or complex projects or initiatives
  • Full management responsibilities for teammates: hiring, disciplinary, coaching, terminating, performance reviews.
  • Act as an Agile champion. Responsible for delivering high quality working software and automating manual/reusable tasks.
  • Leverage engineering practices to deliver business value.
  • Responsible for oversight of software engineering and unit testing, and supporting integration and functional testing.
  • Oversee warranty support and knowledge transfer to production support.
  • Ensure developed code is in accordance with the acceptance criteria established by the Product Owner.

Requirements

  • Must have Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related technical field.
  • Must have 8 years of progressive experience in software engineering or IT consulting positions.
  • Must have at least 5 years of experience performing the following:
    • Applying in-depth knowledge in information systems and understanding of key business processes and competitive strategies related to the IT function to identify, apply, and implement IT best practices.
    • Applying broad functional knowledge in requirement gathering, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and deployment of applications.
    • Planning and managing projects and solving complex problems by applying best practice
    • Providing direction and mentor less experienced teammates.
    • Utilizing experience with: Rally, Jira; Azure DevOps; Agile & Waterfall SDLC; Microservices Architecture; Modular Monolithic Architecture; Messaging: MQ & Kafka; Relational Databases, including IBM-IMS, IBM-DB2, Oracle, SQL & MySQL; NoSQL Database, including Redis & Dynamo; Kubernetes; AWS Cloud Services, including API Gateway, AWS Direct Connect, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Lambda, Amazon CloudWatch; SOAP UI; SAML; Java; Microsoft Office; and Splunk.
  • Position may be eligible to work hybrid/remotely but is based out of and reports to Truist offices in Atlanta, GA.  Must be available to travel to Atlanta, GA regularly for meetings and reviews with manager and project teams within 24-hours’ notice.

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 position. Truist 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 Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit . Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s 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.

About Truist Financial

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