Lead Software Engineer – CIAM, Fraud Solutions

First Citizens Bank

. Provide technical guidance and estimate effort .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $145,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications using Java and Spring frameworks, along with strong capabilities in RESTful API development and secure software practices. Proven ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and implement CI/CD and DevSecOps methodologies.

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Java DevelopmentSpring FrameworksRESTful API DevelopmentCI/CD PracticesTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

JavaSpring BootSpring MVC/WebFluxSpring SecurityRESTful APIsOAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectSQLOraclePostgreSQL

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Team Foundation ServerGitLabServiceNowJiraApache KafkaRedisOpenShiftKubernetesArtifactory

Industry Keywords

AgileWaterfallDevSecOpsSecure Software DevelopmentPII Protection

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheASP.NETCloudHibernateITSMJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesOpenShiftOraclePostgresRedisSDLCServiceNowSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLTFS.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical guidance and estimate effort
Determine optimal technology solutions to meet business needs
Provide day-to-day application support
Develop code and oversee distributed development team members
Design, develop, deploy, and support enterprise applications and services
Design, document, develop, and support RESTful APIs
Implement distributed-system and service-integration patterns
Implement secure software development practices and protect sensitive customer information
Support CI/CD and DevSecOps practices and deployment pipelines
Analyze complex technical issues and develop sustainable solutions
Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders
Mentor engineers and perform code reviews
Provide technical leadership across projects and initiatives
Participate in rotating 24/7 on-call coverage

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree and 6 years’ experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 10 years’ experience in software application development and maintenance
Advanced experience with Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), GitLab, or similar code repository systems
Advanced experience with ServiceNow, Jira, or other IT service management and agile work tracking platforms
Strong experience designing, developing, deploying, and supporting enterprise applications and services using Java and Spring frameworks, including Spring Boot, Spring MVC/WebFlux, and Spring Security
Experience designing, documenting, developing, and supporting RESTful APIs, including OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, API versioning, API contracts, and idempotent transaction processing
Strong understanding of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT validation, and mutual TLS (mTLS)
Experience with Apache Kafka, Redis, Resilience4J, circuit breakers, retries, and fault tolerance mechanisms
Strong knowledge of Oracle and PostgreSQL, SQL, JDBC, JPA/Hibernate, data modeling, and performance tuning
Experience implementing secure software development practices, encryption at rest, field-level encryption, secure transmission, and PII protection
Experience with CI/CD and DevSecOps practices using GitLab, Artifactory, OpenShift, Kubernetes, or similar platforms
In-depth knowledge of SDLC methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall
Ability to analyze complex technical issues and develop sustainable solutions
Ability to mentor engineers, perform code reviews, and provide technical leadership
Experience with Java, Microsoft .NET (C#), ASP.NET, Cobol, SQL scripting, and PowerShell scripting
Ability to be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on a rotating basis
Preferred: CIAM solutions, identity platforms, risk-based authentication, adaptive access controls, MFA, passkeys, FIDO2, fraud prevention, event-driven architectures, cloud-native/containerized/microservices architectures, and regulated-industry experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive benefits program
Variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards may be included in total compensation