Principal Application Engineer – Digital Platform Engineering

Navy Federal Credit Union

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

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $133,000 - $208,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in secure engineering practices, cloud architecture, and technical leadership across complex digital initiatives. Proficient in guiding technology strategy, evaluating solutions, and mentoring engineering teams to enhance security and reliability.

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Technical LeadershipSecure Engineering PracticesMicrosoft AzureCI/CD ToolsApplication Security

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Hard Skills

Cloud-Native ArchitectureAPIsMicroservicesJava/Spring BootJavaScript/TypeScriptAngularDevSecOpsVulnerability ManagementObservabilityDistributed Systems

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationAnalytical SkillsProblem-SolvingRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

Azure DevOpsGitHubJenkinsSonarQubeDockerKubernetes/AKS

Industry Keywords

BankingFinancial ServicesRegulated Technology Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDockerJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesSpringSpring BootSpringBootTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership and engineering insight on complex Digital initiatives supporting secure, scalable, reliable, and innovative solutions
Serve as a liaison between Digital and Security, Architecture, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Engineering teams
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 applications, platforms, cloud capabilities, and emerging technologies to improve security, reliability, scalability, and engineering effectiveness
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
Share technical knowledge, standards, and best practices across business and technology teams
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

Ability to guide complex technical decisions, influence engineering direction, and provide technical leadership across teams
Strong understanding of secure engineering practices and security-related initiatives
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 contributing to technology strategy, technical roadmaps, architectural direction, and engineering practices
Experience providing technical guidance and mentoring engineers on complex technology challenges
Strong knowledge of application and platform security, secure engineering principles, vulnerability management, and security best practices
Experience partnering with Security and Engineering teams to identify technology risks, guide remediation, and incorporate security into solution design and delivery
Understanding of DevSecOps practices and integration of security into engineering
Strong 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 and tools 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 and influence across organizational boundaries
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Significant experience managing multiple priorities independently and/or within a team environment
Strong analytical, conceptual, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Experience with banking, financial services, or highly regulated technology environments is desired
Ten years of overall relevant experience is desired
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
Equal Employment Opportunity
Medical accommodations and assistance during the hiring process