Distinguished Engineer

Flagstar Bank

93d • $195,132 - $341,481

About The Position

We are seeking a Distinguished Engineer to serve as a cross-organizational force multiplier, working under the guidance of the Chief Architect to drive transformational technology outcomes across the enterprise. This is the senior-most individual contributor role reserved for a proven technology leader capable of solving complex problems at scale, deeply influencing technical direction, and aligning engineering execution with enterprise risk, regulatory compliance, and business value creation. This role will operate with a unique remit engaging and accelerating outcomes in each of the following organizations: • Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Office • Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Office • First Line Head of Risk and Controls • Head of Solutions Delivery • Enterprise Architecture. This role will be critical in shaping the bank’s future-state architecture, championing a secure-by-design philosophy, and acting as a bridge between technical innovation and risk-mitigated execution. This role is a mission-critical opportunity to lead with influence, precision, and innovation at the intersection of architecture, risk, and execution.

Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree (4 years or equivalent) in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 15+ Years of deep, hands-on engineering experience across multiple technical domains (e.g., application development, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, data).
• Proven leadership as a Distinguished Engineer, Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, or Fellow in a Fortune 500 or large-scale financial institution.
• Extensive experience with regulatory frameworks (OCC, FFIEC, SOX, GLBA) and the ability to design systems and architectures that comply from day one.
• Previous experience being a change agent in collaborating with regulatory agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior executives across technology, security, risk, and operations.
• Expertise in threat modeling, architectural risk analysis, and translating control frameworks into actionable engineering guidance.
• Track record of shipping resilient, secure systems that operate at scale with minimal manual intervention.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a bank or regulated financial services environment with >$100B in assets.
• Contributions to open-source projects, technical patents, or published whitepapers on enterprise-scale architecture, cybersecurity, or resiliency engineering.
• Expert level coding ability in modern programming languages (Python, C#, Golang).
• Expert level abilities within cloud service providers such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Strong presentation and storytelling ability; skilled at distilling technical complexity for C-suite and board-level stakeholders.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, COBIT, TOGAF, and SABSA.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex enterprise-wide architecture design and validation for strategic platforms (cloud-native, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, etc.) with an eye toward resiliency, scalability, and auditability.
• Identify and remediate architectural risk vectors in collaboration with InfoSec, Risk, and Control partners; ensure regulatory and audit readiness is embedded into technical patterns from inception.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and partner across the CTO, CISO, Risk, Delivery, and Architecture teams.
• Evangelize technical excellence, drive reuse, and reduce duplication and entropy across programs.
• Identify architectural bottlenecks and design accelerators that deliver measurable uplift in time-to-market, developer productivity, and security posture.
• Partner with Service Delivery leadership to embed engineering standards and observability patterns into the operating model to improve operational maturity and customer experience.
• Represent architecture in key forums, working groups, and design review boards.
• Influence governance policy and engineering standards with a view toward compliance and modernization.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Comprehensive leave program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees