Lead Software Engineer

Alliant Credit Union•Chicago, IL

6d•$154,000 - $164,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Alliant Credit Union is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Chicago, IL. This role involves analyzing legacy system architecture, developing software solutions, designing and deploying secure systems, applying knowledge of the financial industry, resolving technical problems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leading application transformations. The position allows for remote work 3 days per week, provided the candidate lives within normal commuting distance of Chicago, IL.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field or foreign equivalent degree.
8 years of related experience.
Analyze legacy system architecture and performance metrics to recommend and plan modernization strategies using C# .Net Framework, MVC, .NET Core, Azure DevOps, REST and Web API (5 yrs).
Analyze business needs and develop software solutions for public or internal use with the aim of optimizing member experience, system stability and operational efficiency (2 yrs).
Assess business requirements and technical constraints to design and deploy secure, high-performance systems using C#, Entity Framework Core, and RESTful APIs (5 yrs).
Apply knowledge of financial industry with Symitar API (SymXchange / SymConnect) and platforms such as Episys/Symitar and languages such as PowerOn/RepGen (1 yr).
Conduct detailed analysis of system interactions to determine technical solutions and resolve problems that are cost effective and consistent with user needs, system capacities and capabilities (5 yrs).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute system upgrades, leveraging Splunk, Log Insight, Grafana for monitoring and performance validation (1 yr).
Lead the transformation of outdated applications by analyzing system bottlenecks and implementing modern development practices using Agile methodology and Azure DevOps (5 yrs).

Responsibilities

Analyze legacy system architecture and performance metrics to recommend and plan modernization strategies using C# .Net Framework, MVC, .NET Core, Azure DevOps, REST and Web API.
Analyze business needs and develop software solutions for public or internal use with the aim of optimizing member experience, system stability and operational efficiency.
Assess business requirements and technical constraints to design and deploy secure, high-performance systems using C#, Entity Framework Core, and RESTful APIs.
Apply knowledge of financial industry with Symitar API (SymXchange / SymConnect) and platforms such as Episys/Symitar and languages such as PowerOn/RepGen.
Conduct detailed analysis of system interactions to determine technical solutions and resolve problems that are cost effective and consistent with user needs, system capacities and capabilities.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute system upgrades, leveraging Splunk, Log Insight, Grafana for monitoring and performance validation.
Lead the transformation of outdated applications by analyzing system bottlenecks and implementing modern development practices using Agile methodology and Azure DevOps.