Lead Software Engineer-Foundational Platform & Interoperability

Truist•Charlotte, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Drives the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise-scale platform capabilities that enable standardized, secure, and scalable software delivery across the organization. Leads the development of foundational platforms and control-plane capabilities, including self-service developer experiences, policy-as-code governance, and observability frameworks aligned to platform strategy. Applies advanced software engineering and platform architecture expertise to define and implement reusable patterns, golden paths, and integration standards across cloud-native environments. Acts as a key technical leader across multiple teams, influencing platform strategy, accelerating adoption of standardized engineering practices, and ensuring compliance through system-enforced controls rather than manual processes. Partners with senior technology leadership, product teams, and enterprise architecture to shape long-term platform direction, delivering innovative solutions that improve developer productivity, reduce risk, and drive consistency across the software lifecycle. Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position. This position is office-centric 5 days a week in one of our Truist hub locations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in software development.
Deep knowledge of multiple programming languages, software architecture, and design principles.
Deep understanding of software development lifecycle, testing, deployment, and security practices.

Nice To Haves

Deep expertise in platform engineering, including building and operating developer platforms, control planes, or internal developer portals (e.g., Backstage).
Strong experience with cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes/OpenShift, microservices, and distributed systems at enterprise scale.
Proven experience implementing DevSecOps pipelines with automated governance, including SAST, dependency scanning, CI/CD gating, and policy enforcement.
Hands-on experience with policy-as-code frameworks and policy engines (e.g., OPA/Rego or similar), enabling automated governance, compliance enforcement, and deployment gating.
Experience designing and implementing self-service software delivery platforms using templates, golden repositories, and automated provisioning workflows.
Strong understanding of event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar) and integration patterns across REST, messaging, and APIs.
Experience with observability platforms (metrics, logs, tracing) and building standardized telemetry frameworks using tools such as Prometheus, Splunk, OpenTelemetry, or similar.
Experience implementing enterprise governance and compliance controls within engineering platforms, including change management integration (e.g., ServiceNow) and automated deployment gates.
Experience with integration platforms and API management solutions, with MuleSoft platform experience considered a strong plus.
Familiarity with infrastructure as code and automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
Demonstrated ability to define and scale platform adoption strategies, including onboarding, documentation, and developer enablement.
Advanced degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

Implements software architecture and engineering approaches for complex, high impact initiatives that support strategic goals set by executives and senior leadership, and establishes technical plans for the area of responsibility.
Adopts, refines, and promotes advanced software engineering standards, practices, and governance mechanisms within the domain, enabling multiple teams to improve quality, reliability, and delivery outcomes.
Partners with senior technology leadership, product, and architecture teams to shape technology strategy for the domain, providing deep technical insight and proposing solution patterns that influence roadmaps and priorities.
Leads the end-to-end technical design and implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available software solutions, delivering reference implementations that inform new products and platforms.
Resolves complex technical issues in the area of responsibility, designing innovative architectures and performance, reliability, and scalability improvements that advance business objectives.
Provides technical leadership, guidance, coaching, and training to engineers across teams, raising the technical bar through reviews, design sessions, and knowledge sharing activities.
Evaluates emerging technologies and research relevant to the domain, building prototypes and solution concepts that provide measurable input into new products, features, or capabilities.
Contributes directly to long-term technical plans for the area of responsibility through well-reasoned recommendations, design proposals, and implementation experience.
Leads large, complex projects and processes, coordinating technical work across multiple teams to ensure cohesive, high-quality outcomes.
Works independently with substantial autonomy, demonstrating technical innovation while balancing risk, and making engineering decisions that meaningfully impact results for the division.