The Technical Lead PL manages experienced professionals and provides technical leadership in the end to end design, development and delivery of technology-enabled applications, products and services. This job is responsible for meeting development schedules and delivering high quality solutions that meet technical specifications and design requirements. This job manages the specification and software design phases of the software development life cycle. This job may also manage the design and implementation of new software development and enhancement efforts and software testing with other technologists.
Key Responsibilities and Duties- Designs and develops technical solutions of new software development and enhancement efforts.
- Coordinates coding and unit testing phases of system development and facilitates code reviews.
- Approves domain solutions and executes changes in line with the implementation plan.
- Liaises with Senior Leadership on project, operational, and strategy risks and opportunities, along with corrective action plans when required.
- Manages delivery on all project and operational commitments, including quality and timeliness metrics.
- Provides input into process improvements, cost reduction efforts, tool development to improve the software development and support process in a way that reduces complexity, improves service, and reduces cost.
- Understands the platform technical and business roadmap and ensures that all initiatives are aligned with the roadmap.
- Manages performance of direct reports through regular, timely feedback and the formal performance review process to ensure delivery of exceptional services and engagement, motivation, and development.
Educational Requirements- Bachelor's Degree Required
Work Experience- 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred
Physical Requirements- Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work
Career Level9PL
Required Skills:- 5+ years of Java development experience (Java 17+), including architecture ownership for enterprise platforms
- 5+ years owning SDLC governance, architectural decision-making, and API security standards
- 3+ years of people management or technical leadership experience
- 3+ years owning Level 1 production support strategy for business-critical systems
- Experience monitoring and remediating vulnerabilities across production releases
Preferred Skills:- Experience with AWS EKS and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, CloudBees, ArgoCD)
- Experience defining governance frameworks and quality/security guardrails for AI-assisted development tools
- Financial services or insurance industry experience, particularly annuity products, recordkeeping, or accumulation ledger systems
Related Skills
Agile Methodology, Continuous Integration and Deployment, Data Analysis, Debugging, DevOps, Enterprise Application Integration, Operating Systems Management, Problem Solving, Programming, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Web Application Development
Anticipated Posting End Date:2026-09-10
Base Pay Range: $137,000/yr - $200,000/yr
Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).
