team lead/core solutions development

orsa credit union•Plymouth, MI

8d•$92,100•Hybrid

About The Position

The team lead/core solutions development provides technical leadership and hands-on development expertise for the credit union's Symitar core processing environment. This position drives team growth through active mentoring, code review, and technical direction. In addition, the team lead oversees the design, development, implementation, and ongoing support of Symitar programming to support business operations and strategic initiatives. This role serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, IT teams, and third party vendors to better understand requirements, develop effective solutions, and ensure reliable delivery of core system enhancements.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
0-2 years of leadership experience.
Minimum 4 years of programming experience.
Extensive knowledge of computer, network, and security systems.
Advanced experience writing in multiple programming languages, such as Symitar PowerOn, JavaScript, Java, VB and proprietary programming languages or reporting tools.
Advanced experience using web services and formats such as HTML, CSS, XML, and XSLT.
Core Adaptive Capabilities: Independently diagnoses unfamiliar or ambiguous technical problems in Symitar/PowerOn programming by recognizing patterns across past projects, adapting solutions without a pre-built playbook.
Human-Centered Leadership: Creates a safe environment for programmers to raise questions and mistakes during code review and mentoring, tailoring coaching to each team member's development stage.
Strategic Thinking & Innovation: Proactively identifies opportunities to modernize Symitar/PowerOn practices and evaluates new tools, APIs, or integrations before being asked, weighing risk against benefit.
Execution in Ambiguity: Drives complex production issues to resolution under uncertainty and shifting priorities, making sound technical calls with incomplete information and adjusting course as facts emerge.
Technology & Data Fluency: Moves fluently across multiple languages and platforms (PowerOn, Java, JavaScript, SQL) and makes security-conscious, ethical choices about how core-system programs handle member data.
Core Banking Systems Administration: Serves as the team's subject-matter expert on the Symitar/Episys core environment, setting PowerOn coding standards and building the team's shared technical practices rather than just following them.
Project Management: Independently plans, estimates, and sequences Symitar development work across competing priorities, adjusting scope and resourcing as project needs shift.
Continuous Improvement: Identifies and acts on opportunities to automate, streamline, or strengthen core-system programming processes without being directed to do so.
Stakeholder Relationship Management: Builds effective working relationships with business partners, IT teams, and third-party vendors, translating their needs into technical requirements and back again.
Technology Systems Proficiency: Applies deep, current knowledge of Symitar/Episys, PowerOn, EASE, APIs, and related web technologies to deliver reliable, maintainable core-system solutions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a computer science field.
Minimum 4 years of Symitar PowerOn experience.
Minimum 4 years of experience related to multi-user computer systems.
Minimum 4 years of experience with banking/credit union core systems.
Experience programming with Java, jQuery, SQL, PowerShell, and Client-Side Web Services.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and direction to the Symitar programming team.
Analyze business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
Assist with development planning, prioritization, estimation, and resource allocation.
Stay current with Symitar/Episys, PowerOn, EASE, APIs, and related technologies.
Identify opportunities to improve processes, automation, system performance, and operational efficiency.
Mentor and develop programming staff, helping team members expand their technical capabilities.
Contribute to performance reviews of programming staff.
Champion existing and new processes amongst the team to help promote adherence.
Develop, maintain, and support PowerOn programs, specifications, reports, and other Symitar customizations.
Perform code reviews and promote coding standards, quality, security, and maintainability.
Troubleshoot complex production issues and provide timely resolution.
Participate in testing, implementation, documentation, and ongoing support of software solutions.
Lead or participate in projects involving Symitar, integrations, APIs, third-party applications, and other core-system technologies.
Collaborate with business partners, project teams, IT operations, and vendors.
Perform other duties as directed by leadership.