ETS Developer IV – Core Payments

Navy Federal Credit Union

. Provide technical leadership and engineering insight on complex Digital initiatives to support secure, scalable, reliable, and innovative solutions .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $97,800 - $143,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in technical leadership, secure engineering practices, and cloud architecture, particularly with Microsoft Azure. Capable of influencing technology strategy and guiding teams through complex technical challenges while ensuring security and reliability.

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Technical LeadershipSecure Engineering PracticesMicrosoft AzureCI/CD ToolsDevSecOps Practices

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Hard Skills

Application SecurityCloud-Native ArchitectureMicroservicesAPIsJava/Spring BootJavaScript/TypeScriptAngularVulnerability ManagementObservabilityDistributed Systems

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsDecision-Making SkillsRelationship-Building SkillsCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

Azure DevOpsGitHubJenkinsSonarQubeDockerKubernetes/AKS

Industry Keywords

Digital InitiativesTechnical ArchitectureEngineering StandardsTechnology RoadmapsContinuous Improvement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDockerJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesSpringSpring BootSpringBootTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership and engineering insight on complex Digital initiatives to support secure, scalable, reliable, and innovative solutions
Serve as a key liaison between Digital and Security, Architecture, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Engineering teams
Drive alignment and resolve complex technical challenges
Lead Digital security initiatives, identify risks, guide technical solutions, and strengthen secure engineering practices
Influence Digital's technology strategy, architecture, engineering standards, and technology roadmaps
Analyze software applications, platforms, cloud capabilities, and emerging technologies for security, reliability, scalability, and engineering effectiveness improvements
Collaborate on technical and architectural reviews
Coordinate solution integration with existing applications and platforms and resolve technical dependencies and conflicts
Advocate for adaptive planning, evolutionary development, continuous improvement, automation, and modern engineering practices
Evaluate emerging technologies, architectural approaches, and industry trends and recommend their applicability within Digital
Share technical knowledge, standards, and best practices across business and technology teams
Develop and recommend improvements to Digital platforms, engineering practices, security, reliability, and technology capabilities
Coach, mentor, and provide technical guidance to Digital Engineers and other technical team members
Communicate complex technical and security concepts to engineering teams, business partners, stakeholders, and leadership
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Technical leadership and architecture: ability to guide complex technical decisions, influence engineering direction, and provide technical leadership across teams
Strong understanding of secure engineering practices and application/platform security
Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure, APIs, microservices, CI/CD, cloud-native architecture, and modern application platforms
Significant experience providing technical leadership and direction across complex technology initiatives
Ability to evaluate technical solutions and provide recommendations related to architecture, security, reliability, scalability, and engineering standards
Experience influencing technology strategy, technical roadmaps, architectural direction, and engineering practices
Experience providing technical guidance and mentoring engineers on complex technology challenges
Knowledge of vulnerability management and security best practices
Experience partnering with Security and Engineering teams to identify technology risks and guide remediation
Understanding of DevSecOps practices and integrating security into engineering and CI/CD processes
Understanding of modern application and platform architecture, including APIs, microservices, integrations, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures
Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud architecture, security, scalability, reliability, and operational considerations
Experience with CI/CD tools and technologies such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, SonarQube, Docker, and Kubernetes/AKS
Working knowledge of Java/Spring Boot, JavaScript/TypeScript, Angular, or comparable technologies and frameworks
Understanding of observability, application performance, reliability, and production support principles
Ability to work effectively across Security, Architecture, Infrastructure, Cloud, Engineering, business teams, and other technology organizations
Experience working with staff, management, stakeholders, and vendors
Advanced relationship-building, analytical, conceptual, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including communicating complex technology and security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
Significant experience managing multiple priorities independently and/or within a team environment
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Highly competitive pay
Generous benefits and perks
Meaningful career experience
Energized, engaged, and committed culture
Team appreciation and recognition
Equal Employment Opportunity
Medical accommodations and application assistance