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Principal Engineer – Digital Platforms
Hancock Whitney. Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for assigned technologies, platforms, or engineering domains .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in complex enterprise environments, particularly in digital banking technologies and financial services. Capable of leading technical direction, influencing cross-functional teams, and providing strategic guidance on architecture and integration initiatives.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Digital Banking ExpertiseEnterprise Application ArchitectureComplex Solution DesignCross-Functional Team LeadershipTechnical Standards Influence
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Hard Skills
Online BankingMobile BankingAPIsSystem IntegrationsFraud ControlsRegulatory RequirementsTransaction ProcessingIdentity VerificationPerformance OptimizationRoot Cause Analysis
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationStrategic PlanningMentoringProblem SolvingInfluencing
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesBranch BankingClient OnboardingAccount ServicingBanking Integrations
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for assigned technologies, platforms, or engineering domains
- Define and influence technical standards, design patterns, best practices, and long-term roadmaps
- Lead technical direction for strategic initiatives, ensuring scalable, secure, resilient, and supportable solutions
- Lead complex solution design, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimization efforts
- Review and approve high-impact technical decisions, architectures, and implementation approaches
- Evaluate emerging technologies and guide modernization initiatives
- Partner with technology teams and business leaders to align technical solutions with enterprise priorities
- Influence cross-functional teams and communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
- Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence through training, documentation, standards, and continuous improvement
- Lead conversion and/or integration workstreams related to mergers, acquisitions, or strategic business events
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to technology and business leaders
- Provide enterprise-wide technical leadership, engineering strategy, and complex solution guidance across multiple systems, platforms, and domains
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (i.e., Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) or equivalent experience
- 10 years of progressively technical experience in complex enterprise environments
- Prior experience as a Principal, Staff, Lead Engineer, or comparable senior technical expert
- Extensive experience supporting complex, business-critical digital banking, branch banking, or financial-services technology platforms
- Demonstrated expertise in online banking, mobile banking, online account opening, banker-assisted servicing, bill payment, funds transfers, authentication, identity verification, and related banking integrations
- Strong understanding of banking operations, client onboarding, account servicing, transaction processing, fraud controls, regulatory requirements, and branch workflows
- Advanced understanding of enterprise application architecture, APIs, system integrations, customer and account data flows, vendor-hosted solutions, security controls, and production-support practices
- Expert technical knowledge and advanced engineering practices
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and solve complex technical challenges
- Strong communication and strategic planning skills
- Demonstrated experience serving as the senior technical subject-matter expert or escalation point for highly integrated applications
- Proven ability to independently lead complex production investigations, architecture decisions, platform changes, vendor escalations, and cross-functional technical initiatives
- Experience communicating complex technical risks and recommendations to senior business and technology leaders
- Ability to lead through technical expertise and influence in a senior individual-contributor role without direct reports
- Ability to work under stress and meet deadlines
- Ability to operate related equipment to perform essential job functions
- Ability to read and interpret documents if required
- Ability to lift/move/carry approximately 10 pounds if required, subject to accommodation where applicable
Benefits
Comp & perks- Ability to travel if required to perform the essential job functions
- Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employment consideration