Lead Engineer, Full Stack .NET Development

Lead Engineer Position

As part of our Back-Office Application Modernization team at Raymond James, this lead engineer will analyze business requirements, drive research to architect, design, and implement solutions and support enterprise level applications such as Trade Confirmation Systems. In this role, you will be responsible for performing activities associated with all stages of SDLC, leading and collaborating with team members and various stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design and implement full stack applications / solutions that require at a minimum the following tools and technologies - Angular,.NET framework, C#, SSIS Packages, SSRS, SQL Server, Queue/Messaging Framework and Control-M.
• Analyze complex system requirements, including identifying program interactions and appropriate interfaces between impacted components and sub systems.
• Lead and collaborate with peers, cross-functional teams and stakeholders to carry out activities efficiently with quality.
• Document technical specifications and artifacts that adhere to established standards and procedures.
• Take full ownership and responsibility to support applications, understand and align with leadership's vision to carry out group's objectives.
• Meet and support system / application audit requirements.
• Find comfortable to work in an environment that requires on call support to ensure system availability.
• Comfortable and ability to focus on multiple initiatives in parallel, content switching, short term vs strategic initiatives.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skilled in / Knowledge of:

• Must have five (5) to seven (7) years of experience as a.NET Developer.
• Financial Services or regulatory environment experience is preferred.
• Solid experience in working with all stages of SDLC and respective stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to coordinate with all stake holders of the application (Peers, IT Partners, Business Operations and Vendors).
• Solid experience in working as a Lead Software Engineer in a Financial Services Industry, Trade, Regulatory and Compliance, Client Statements and Confirmations is a plus.
• Solid experience in full-stack application development, with following specializations:
• Front-end: Angular,.NET
• Middle-tier: Service Based Integrations (.NET Core,.NET MVC,.NET Web API, C#) and Java & APIs is a plus.
• Back-end: Database programming (SQL Server and Oracle), SSIS and SSRS (nice to have), Data Models, and Stored Procedures.
• Good experience in working and supporting batch-jobs and scheduling service platforms like BMC.
• Good experience working with CICD based tools and technologies.
• Good experience working with various forms of testing (UI, Integration, Regression).
• Good experience working on self-service-based request platforms like ServiceNow.
• Exposure to Generative AI platforms is a plus.

Ability to:

• Build partnership, Collaborate with Cross-functional teams, be a steward of the team, develop solutions at enterprise level.
• Identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities; compare data from different sources to draw conclusions.
• Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; recommend or take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.
• Demonstrate a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Make internal and external clients and their needs a primary focus of actions; develop and sustain productive client relationships.
• Occasionally work nights and/or weekends and/or have on-call responsibilities. (rotating on-call).
• Enthusiastic and Innovative to work in a challenging environment.

Licenses/Certifications:

None required.