[Remote] Lead Software Engineer - Direct Transactions

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. First Citizens Bank is seeking a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to provide technology solutions and integration services in Payments & Money movement, and information reporting. The role involves leading software development efforts, providing technical guidance, and ensuring optimal technology solutions to meet business needs.ResponsibilitiesDesign and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliabilityProvide development leadership (Architecture, Strategy, Design, Development) on our Client facing Payments platformsDrive department best practices, guidelines implementation and adhere to standardsInnate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detailDeep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure codeAbstracting and refactoring should be a passion, not a choreDrive to learn new things and go above and beyond the call of dutyAlways working to improve yourself and constructively support the team around youDrive technical designs to consensus and approval by Architecture Review Team. Design and develop enterprise solutions for specific business need that provide frameworks, interfaces and services that can be extended and reused for future requirementsPerform impact analysis of proposed changes on existing architecture, capabilities, system priorities, and technology solutions; looks for additional solution options or trade-offs. Identifies cost/benefit implications of proposed solutions (e.g. people, processes, technology, strategy, finance)Creates and maintains application architecture and related assets. Be the go-to person for development team on architecture discussions. The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assignedSupervise release processes (some after-hours/weekend work may be required)SkillsBachelor's Degree and 6 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance OR High School Diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in Software application development and maintenanceAWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Developer requiredExpert in Lambda & ECS (serverless + containers)Strong in Step Functions, SQS, SNS (event-driven systems)Experience with S3, DynamoDB & RDS (storage + databases)Proficient in KMS & IAM (security & access)Hands-on with AWS Transfer Family (SFTP)Skilled in Terraform (IaC)Experience with CloudWatch/X-Ray (monitoring)Experience with Docker & OpenShift (containers & orchestration)Strong in Java, Spring Boot & Node.js (backend development)Ability to build scalable, fault-tolerant architecturesCompany OverviewFirst Citizens Bank provides banking services, essential business and professional services, wealth management capabilities, and more. It was founded in 1898, and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.firstcitizens.com.Company H1B SponsorshipFirst Citizens Bank has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 105 in 2026, 126 in 2025, 115 in 2024, 249 in 2023, 53 in 2022, 12 in 2021, 9 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.