Java Tech Lead - AWS (Remote)

First Citizens Bank•Phoenix, AZ

3d•Remote

About The Position

This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): AZ, NC and TX. We are seeking a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and support of secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions across Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in AWS cloud technologies, software engineering, and solution architecture, with strong hands-on experience in serverless, event-driven, and containerized applications. This role requires the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions, provide architectural leadership, develop code, mentor distributed teams, and drive delivery in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have proven experience with AWS services including Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, IAM, KMS, and AWS Transfer Family, as well as Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. They must be capable of balancing immediate business needs with long-term architectural strategy while ensuring reliability, security, and operational excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 12 years' experience in Technical work in Application Development, Server Administration, Information Security, or Engineering.
5+ years of hands-on AWS cloud engineering and architecture experience.
Proven experience designing, developing, and supporting cloud-native applications on AWS.
Strong expertise with AWS Lambda, Amazon ECS, AWS Step Functions, Amazon SQS and SNS, Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon RDS, AWS IAM and KMS, AWS Transfer Family.
Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
Experience designing and implementing event-driven, microservices, and serverless architectures.
Strong hands-on development experience with Java, Spring Boot, and/or Node.js.
Experience with containerization technologies including Docker and OpenShift.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment strategies.
Ability to build highly available, fault-tolerant, secure, and scalable enterprise solutions.
Proven experience leading development teams and driving technical architecture decisions.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
AWS Certified Developer Associate
Experience with payment processing, ACH, wire transfers, real-time payments, card processing, or other money movement platforms.
Experience with financial systems integrations and regulatory reporting solutions.
Experience with Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, and enterprise observability platforms.
Experience leading cloud modernization and application transformation initiatives.
Experience in regulated financial services environments.

Responsibilities

Leading all software engineering activities within the team, including architecture, design, development, testing, releases, and production support.
Mentoring and training team members, providing guidance, feedback, and direction on complex matters.
Assisting in the communication of performance results and expected behaviors for success.
Leading specialized technical projects, including development of time estimates, determining scope, and addressing potential impacts.
Providing insight to management for strategic alignment of technologies with business needs.
Facilitating system modifications or architectural changes.
Collaborating with others on technical issues and initiatives, acting as the primary escalation point for technology-related team concerns across the enterprise.
Maintaining a strong knowledge of Bank technologies, processes, procedures, and industry standards.
Serving as a resource on one or more specialized technologies to management, associates, and cross-platform teams.