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The Role:
The Engineering Lead Analyst is a senior, hands-on technical leadership position responsible for architecting and building the next-generation of platforms for our core Controls Technology area. As a hands-on technical leader for one or more scrum teams, you will be a key voice in our architecture, driving innovation and ensuring our engineering practices meet the highest standards of quality and efficiency. This is a role for a "player-coach" who thrives on impacting design, mentoring engineers, and contributing directly to the codebase.
Responsibilities:
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Lead a Scrum Team as a Hands-On Engineer: Guide the technical direction and impact the design of highly scalable, containerized Java Spring Boot microservices, while actively contributing to the codebase and driving feature implementation alongside your team.
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Champion Innovation with AI Tooling: Actively explore, pilot, and integrate cutting-edge AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, advanced code analyzers) to accelerate development velocity, enhance code quality, and champion a culture of innovation within the team.
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Build Critical System Integrations: Design and implement robust, high-performance APIs to connect our new platforms with a diverse landscape of firm-wide control systems, ensuring data accuracy and integrity across the enterprise.
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Shape the Full-Stack Experience: Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to build seamless user experiences, shaping the APIs that power our modern Micro-Frontend (MFE) applications built with React and Angular.
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Drive End-to-End Feature Ownership: Take full ownership of the development lifecycle for key features, from architectural design and technical specifications through to implementation and deployment in a high-impact, agile environment.
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Mentor and Elevate the Team: Advise and mentor team members on best practices in software design, containerization, and modern development workflows, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
Qualifications:
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11 - 17 years of hands-on experience in software development, with a proven track record in building and designing robust backend systems.
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Experience with Java / Spring Boot framework or with modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular) is essential.
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Strong experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) and building cloud-native applications.
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Demonstrated experience leading technical projects or acting as a tech lead for a development team.
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A keen interest in or experience with leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality.
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Deep understanding of software architecture, microservice design patterns, and RESTful API development best practices.
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Experience working in Financial Services or another large, complex global environment is highly desirable.
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Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular) is a significant plus.
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Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
Education:
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Bachelor’s degree/University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
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Master’s degree preferred.
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Technology
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Systems & Engineering
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Full time
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Please see the requirements listed above.
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For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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