Sr. Consultant, Application Development
Lincoln Financial•Greensboro, NC
•$96,900 - $176,200•Hybrid
About The Position
We’re seeking a hands-on Development Lead to drive delivery in a full-stack, cloud-based, API-centric environment within a mature Agile value stream. This is a player-coach role—balancing solution delivery with team leadership, mentoring, and continuous improvement. You’ll lead a “you build it, you own it” culture, shaping a high-performing team while serving as a technical SME focused on customer-centric web solutions and automation.
Requirements
- 5+ years leading or mentoring technical teams in web application environments
- 5+ years full lifecycle development experience (design through production support)
- 5+ years in AWS cloud and RESTful API environments
- Practical experience with Generative AI/Agentic AI
- 3+ years full-stack development (frontend, API, integrations, persistence)
- Strong DevOps experience (CI/CD pipelines, automation)
- Technical stack: Java, Spring Boot, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
- Experience with Agile frameworks and tools (e.g., Jira, VersionOne)
- AWS certification required
- Proven ability to lead distributed teams (onshore/offshore)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Financial Services experience preferred (Life Insurance strongly preferred, Annuities a plus)
Responsibilities
- Lead full lifecycle development: design, build, test, deploy, and monitor modern web applications
- Drive IT strategy and engineering best practices (SLAs, release pipelines, technical debt reduction)
- Coach and develop engineers while scaling team capability and performance
- Champion Agile delivery and continuous improvement across processes and outcomes
- Partner with leadership to assess and integrate emerging technologies and trends
- Influence and support enterprise initiatives, including change management efforts
- Ensure quality, compliance, and strong internal controls across solutions
- Provide technical leadership on complex initiatives and customer-facing platforms
- Support hiring, performance management, and team development planning
- Commitment to a production ownership model (occasional nights/weekends)
- Ability to translate data into insights and drive informed decisions
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is not available for this opportunity.
- PTO/parental leave
- Competitive 401K and employee benefits
- Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
- Tuition assistance program
- Work arrangements that work for you
- Effective productivity/technology tools and training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
