Sr. Application Architect

Daimler Truck North America•Charlotte, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Daimler Truck Financial Services is hiring a Sr. Application Architect for Contract Funding Applications. The role shapes the vision, strategy, and development of the mission-critical Contract Funding application, contributing to digital transformation and affecting contract review, funding operations, dealer satisfaction, and regulatory compliance. The architect owns the product vision, roadmap, and execution for the application, serving as its primary subject matter expert across business processes and system functionality. The position combines technical leadership and hands-on application development with close collaboration across IT, Finance, Operations, Compliance, Sales, and Credit. It leads continuous improvement and strategic initiatives while ensuring solutions meet business needs, internal controls, financial standards, and regulatory requirements. The position is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and follows a hybrid schedule of four days per week in the office and one remote day. Relocation assistance is not available. Daimler Truck Financial Services provides financing solutions for commercial vehicles and describes its workplace as collaborative, supportive, and focused on employee growth, balance, and wellness.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 5–7 years of relevant experience; the role description also states that 8 years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
At least 6 years of firsthand development experience with Java 8+, J2EE, Spring/Spring Boot, JDBC, Hibernate, REST/SOAP APIs, and Tomcat.
Experience with multiple languages and frameworks, including Java/J2EE, Struts, Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, JSP, JSON, XML, SQL (DB2/PostgreSQL), PL/SQL, distributed system design, JavaScript, jQuery, GWT, and Angular.
Strong background designing and developing web services, APIs, and system interfaces.
UI development skills with Angular and/or React, as well as HTML5, CSS3, and XML.
Understanding of object-oriented design and coding/design patterns, including abstract classes, interfaces, and dependency injection.
Experience with DevOps tools such as GitHub or GitLab, Jenkins, and deployment automation.
Comfort working in Agile/Scrum environments using Jira and DevOps practices.
Experience with branching strategies and application deployments via T3/Jenkins or similar DevOps pipelines.
In-depth knowledge and expertise in the job field and working knowledge of related disciplines.
Ability to independently analyze and solve complex problems with minimal guidance.
Ability to lead team or department projects or work streams, advise management and key external stakeholders, and guide less-experienced colleagues.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of the systems development lifecycle (SDLC), including development processes, methodologies, and best practices.
Experience working in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
Hands-on experience building applications using microservices architecture.
Ability to conduct thorough technical analysis and translate complex development requirements into clear, business-friendly recommendations.
Knowledge of testing methodologies, including unit and integration testing with tools such as JUnit, JMock, Karma, and Jasmine.
Ability to create System Integration Test (SIT) cases using DevOps tools such as Jira.

Responsibilities

Own and drive the product vision, roadmap, and execution for the Contract Funding application.
Lead enhancements that simplify and modernize the contract funding process.
Partner with business and technical teams to translate needs into clear requirements and actionable solutions.
Participate in hands-on development, including coding, programming, file design, updates, and deployment.
Build or update application components based on detailed requirements.
Analyze, test, debug, and maintain code, ensuring strong documentation.
Define system scope and technical objectives based on user needs and business goals.
Improve processes, resolve operational challenges, and introduce functionality while accounting for timelines, resources, complexity, and dependencies.
Serve as the primary subject matter expert for the Contract Funding system, including its business processes and functionality.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with internal controls, financial standards, and regulatory requirements.
Troubleshoot and resolve system issues by assessing business impact, prioritizing fixes, and coordinating testing and validation.
Act as a consultant and platform advocate to optimize processes and maximize Contract Funding capabilities.
Work with IT, Finance, Operations, Compliance, Sales, and Credit to deliver efficient, high-value solutions.
Support strategic initiatives through requirements gathering, testing, implementation, and ongoing refinement.