Software Engineer - Workflow and Ontology Developer

Truist•Richmond, VA

3d•$100,000 - $149,000•Onsite

About The Position

This Software Engineer independently designs, develops, tests and maintains workflow and data-centric applications for Wealth Brokerage and Trust. The role combines professional software-engineering discipline with low-code delivery, Python development, process automation and ontology modelling. The engineer translates business concepts such as clients, accounts, households, assets, transactions, cases, requests, approvals and items requiring attention into governed data objects, relationships, actions and workflows. Solutions must support explainable decisions, auditable processing and controlled human intervention. The role is not ungoverned citizen development. It requires deliberate architecture, reusable components, source control, testing, deployment discipline, access controls, monitoring, support readiness and clear ownership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field with 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent education and training.
In-depth knowledge of information systems and ability to identify, apply, and implement IT best practices.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in Wealth, Brokerage, Trust, banking, financial services or another highly regulated industry.
Experience with Palantir Foundry ontology and application-development capabilities, or comparable ontology, knowledge-graph, semantic or workflow platforms.
Experience with Microsoft Power Platform or another governed enterprise low-code platform.
Experience developing production Python applications, data pipelines, automation or control frameworks.
Experience with .NET/C#, SQL Server, Azure PaaS, APIs, messaging and SFTP integrations.
Experience designing work-request, case-management, exception-management or supervisory workflow solutions.
Relevant Microsoft, Python, workflow, data or platform certification.

Responsibilities

Design and develop governed low-code applications, workflow components, forms, work queues, business rules, notifications and operational dashboards for Brokerage and Trust.
Model end-to-end workflows covering intake, validation, classification, routing, prioritization, assignment, service levels, approvals, exception handling, escalation, completion and closure.
Design ontology objects, properties, relationships, actions and lifecycle states that accurately reflect Wealth business concepts and remain reusable across applications and analytics.
Use Python to implement data transformation, validation, enrichment, rule execution, reconciliation, automation, test utilities and supporting services where code is the appropriate mechanism.
Integrate workflow and ontology solutions with .NET/C# services, SQL Server, Azure PaaS, APIs, messaging, SFTP or managed file transfer, vendor platforms and enterprise data sources.
Implement fine-grained access, entitlements, segregation of duties, data masking, approval authority and action permissions appropriate to sensitive Wealth data and regulated processes.
Create auditable processing with clear state transitions, decision rationale, timestamps, ownership, source references, evidence and immutable history where required.
Build reusable components, ontology patterns, workflow templates and engineering standards that reduce duplication without creating a single enormous low-code contraption nobody can safely change.
Develop automated tests for Python code, workflow rules, permissions, data transformations, ontology actions and integration contracts. Support repeatable deployment and environment promotion.
Instrument applications and workflows with logging, metrics, queue ageing, throughput, exception, service-level and control-breach monitoring. Create operational runbooks and support documentation.
Partner with product, operations, data owners, risk partners and subject-matter experts to validate terminology, process states, business rules, authoritative sources and control evidence.
Assess when low code is appropriate and when complexity, scale, performance or supportability requires professionally coded services in .NET/C#, Python or Azure.
Troubleshoot production issues spanning user experience, workflow orchestration, ontology, Python, permissions, data quality, integrations and dependent platforms. Complete root-cause analysis and corrective action.
Lead design and code reviews, mentor junior engineers and contribute to governance for low-code, workflow, Python and ontology delivery across Wealth Technology.