First Citizens Bank

Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Medallion Architecture and cloud technologies while mentoring junior staff. | Bachelor's degree with 4+ years or High School Diploma with 8+ years in data engineering and cloud platforms, with hands-on Python, SQL, dbt, Snowflake experience. | Overview This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): North Carolina, Arizona, Texas. We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer with strong hands-on experience building and operating modern data pipelines in a cloud-based data platform. This role sits one level below the Lead Data Engineer and is focused on implementing, enhancing, and supporting data pipelines and platform capabilities under established architectural patterns. Senior Data Engineers are expected to be daily hands-on contributors who can independently deliver complex pipeline components, partner effectively with Leads, and mentor junior engineers while continuing to grow toward platform ownership and technical leadership. Responsibilities & Qualifications Duties & Responsibilities: Data Pipeline Development Design and build data pipelines using established Medallion Architecture patterns (Bronze, Silver, Gold). • Implement batch and CDC-based ingestion pipelines from databases, files, and APIs. • Support pipeline reliability, scalability, performance, and cost optimization. Data Ingestion & Integration Develop and support ingestion pipelines using Qlik Replicate for snapshot and CDC patterns. • Implement ingestion processes for structured and semi-structured data. • Build and extend Python-based pipeline components following existing frameworks. Transformation, Modeling & Testing Develop dbt models using SQL and Jinja templating. • Implement and maintain automated tests for data quality, freshness, and schema validation. • Participate in CI/CD-based deployments of dbt transformations. Snowflake Development & Governance Implement Snowflake ingestion patterns using Snowpipe and Tasks. • Apply and support RBAC, dynamic masking, and tag-based access controls. • Develop stored procedures and support governed data access patterns. Cloud Development Develop and operate data workloads using AWS services such as S3, Lambda, ECS Fargate, Glue, DynamoDB, and IAM, or equivalent Azure services. • Collaborate with senior engineers on deployment pipelines, automation, and environment promotion. Operational Excellence Troubleshoot data pipeline issues and participate in production support. • Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting for pipelines and data processes. • Contribute to performance tuning and cost optimization efforts. Collaboration & Mentorship Mentor junior data engineers through code reviews and technical guidance. • Collaborate with Lead Data Engineers on design and implementation decisions. • Partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Data engineering, data technologies, cloud platforms OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Data engineering, data technologies, cloud platforms Preferred Qualifications: Qualified candidates will have proven, hands-on production experience with most of the following: Building data pipelines using Medallion Architecture patterns Data ingestion using Qlik Replicate (snapshot, CDC, batch) Python development for data pipeline components dbt Cloud modeling, testing, and SQL development Snowflake ingestion and processing (Snowpipe, Tasks, Stored Procedures) RBAC and data masking concepts in Snowflake Cloud-native development on AWS or equivalent Azure platforms Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub Actions, etc.) Observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk or Dynatrace Experience in regulated or governance-heavy environments Snowflake AI development using Cortex CoCo Relevant cloud or data platform certifications #LI-JM1 Additional Information Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Design, develop, and support secure, scalable APIs and migrate services to AWS cloud-native architectures. | 2+ years experience with Java, Spring Boot, AWS services, microservices, Terraform, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines. | Overview This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): AZ, NC and TX. We are seeking a Software Engineer II – API Development & Cloud Migration to contribute towards the design, development, modernization, migration, and support of enterprise APIs across Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms. This role will play a critical part in transforming legacy services into cloud-native, scalable API-driven solutions while enabling seamless integration across internal and external systems. The ideal candidate will possess experience in API development, microservices development, and cloud migration strategies, with strong hands-on experience in AWS technologies. The candidate will be responsible for designing and delivering secure, high-performance APIs, migrating existing services and integrations to AWS, and translating business requirements into resilient and scalable cloud-native solutions. This role requires active involvement throughout the API lifecycle, including architecture, development, testing, deployment, governance, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support while collaborating closely with architects, engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders. Responsibilities & Qualifications Duties & Responsibilities: • Design, develop, enhance, and support secure, scalable, and high-performing APIs and microservices for Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms. • Participate in the modernization and migration of APIs and integration services from on-premises environments to AWS cloud-native architectures. • Develop cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services including API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, IAM, KMS, and AWS Transfer Family. • Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS-native technologies while following enterprise architecture and security standards. • Support and enhance existing API platforms by troubleshooting issues, implementing new functionality, improving resiliency, and optimizing performance. • Develop and maintain event-driven solutions using Apache Kafka, Amazon SNS, and Amazon SQS to support real-time payment and money movement processing. • Build, deploy, and support containerized applications using OpenShift, Docker, and AWS ECS platforms. • Collaborate with architects, product owners, business partners, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. • Implement secure coding practices and API security controls including authentication, authorization, encryption, and secrets management. • Optimize API performance, scalability, and reliability through performance tuning, monitoring, and proactive problem resolution. • Participate in API migration activities, including legacy application assessment, refactoring, testing, deployment, and production cutover support. • Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to automate provisioning and deployment of cloud resources. • Implement and support CI/CD pipelines to enable automated build, testing, deployment, and release processes. • Utilize observability and monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, Grafana, and Splunk to monitor application health and troubleshoot production issues. • Participate in on-call support, incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure platform stability and operational excellence. • Contribute to code reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering best practices to improve software quality and maintainability. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance OR High School Diploma or GED and 6 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance 2+ years of experience with enterprise-scale APIs utilizing AWS technologies such as API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, IAM, and KMS. 2+ years experience in Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, RESTful API development, microservices architecture, API security, and cloud-native application design. Experience with Terraform, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and event-driven architectures is highly desirable. Hands-on experience leading API modernization and cloud migration initiatives, including decomposition of monolithic applications into microservices, is strongly preferred. Experience with Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and observability tools such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, AWS CloudWatch, Splunk, Grafana, or similar platforms. This role offers the opportunity to be part of developing mission-critical payment APIs, API transformation, and cloud migration programs, and shape the next generation of scalable financial services platforms while advancing expertise in cloud-native technologies and enterprise integration patterns. Additional Information Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Design, develop, and support secure, scalable APIs and microservices with cloud migration focus. | Requires senior-level experience in Java, Spring Boot, AWS technologies, API development, microservices, and cloud-native application design. | Overview This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): AZ, NC and TX. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer – API Development & Cloud Migration to contribute towards the design, development, modernization, migration, and support of enterprise APIs across Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms. This role will play a critical part in transforming legacy services into cloud-native, scalable API-driven solutions while enabling seamless integration across internal and external systems. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in API development, microservices development, and cloud migration strategies, with strong hands-on experience in AWS technologies. The candidate will be responsible for designing and delivering secure, high-performance APIs, migrating existing services and integrations to AWS, and translating business requirements into resilient and scalable cloud-native solutions. This role requires active involvement throughout the API lifecycle, including architecture, development, testing, deployment, governance, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support while collaborating closely with architects, engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders. Responsibilities & Qualifications This role offers the opportunity to be part of developing mission-critical payment APIs, API transformation, and cloud migration programs, and shape the next generation of scalable financial services platforms while advancing expertise in cloud-native technologies and enterprise integration patterns. - Design, develop, enhance, and support secure, scalable, and high-performing APIs and microservices for Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms. - Participate in the modernization and migration of APIs and integration services from on-premises environments to AWS cloud-native architectures. - Develop cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services including API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, IAM, KMS, and AWS Transfer Family. - Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS-native technologies while following enterprise architecture and security standards. - Support and enhance existing API platforms by troubleshooting issues, implementing new functionality, improving resiliency, and optimizing performance. - Develop and maintain event-driven solutions using Apache Kafka, Amazon SNS, and Amazon SQS to support real-time payment and money movement processing. - Build, deploy, and support containerized applications using OpenShift, Docker, and AWS ECS platforms. - Collaborate with architects, product owners, business partners, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. - Implement secure coding practices and API security controls including authentication, authorization, encryption, and secrets management. - Optimize API performance, scalability, and reliability through performance tuning, monitoring, and proactive problem resolution. - Participate in API migration activities, including legacy application assessment, refactoring, testing, deployment, and production cutover support. - Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to automate provisioning and deployment of cloud resources. - Implement and support CI/CD pipelines to enable automated build, testing, deployment, and release processes. - Utilize observability and monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, Grafana, and Splunk to monitor application health and troubleshoot production issues. - Participate in on-call support, incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure platform stability and operational excellence. - Contribute to code reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering best practices to improve software quality and maintainability. Education Requirements Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance Preferred Qualifications - 3+ years of proven experience building and migrating enterprise-scale APIs utilizing AWS technologies such as API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, IAM, and KMS. - 3+ years expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, RESTful API development, microservices architecture, API security, and cloud-native application design is required. - Experience with Terraform, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and event-driven architectures is highly desirable. - Hands-on experience leading API modernization and cloud migration initiatives, including decomposition of monolithic applications into microservices, is strongly preferred. - Experience with Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and observability tools such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, AWS CloudWatch, Splunk, Grafana, or similar platforms. Additional Information Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead design and implementation of enterprise cloud platforms with focus on automation, security, and technical leadership. | 8+ years cloud engineering experience with proficiency in Azure architecture, infrastructure as code, and security frameworks. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Azure Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of our enterprise cloud platform. This role requires a senior cloud engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to build highly resilient, scalable, secure, and automated Azure solutions. As a Senior Azure Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical authority for Azure architecture, cloud operations, platform engineering, automation, security, and governance. You will partner closely with Infrastructure, Security, Application Development, DevOps, Enterprise Architecture, and Business Technology teams to drive cloud adoption, establish engineering standards, and enable delivery of critical business services. This role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on expertise, with responsibility for defining cloud architecture patterns, infrastructure automation strategies, operational excellence practices, and security frameworks across the enterprise. Members of this team participate in major incident escalation support and provide technical leadership during critical production events. Responsibilities & Qualifications Duties & Responsibilities: Cloud Infrastructure Management – Deploys and manages cloud resources, optimizing configurations for security, performance and cost-effectiveness. Cloud Solution Design – Leads the design and deployment of scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures for critical applications Infrastructure as Code – Defines and implements best practices for IaC, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation Support - mentor team members providing guidance and technical leadership on complex projects. Engage in research and continuous improvement initiatives to adopt new technologies and best practices. Maintain and share technical documentation to support knowledge transfer within the team. Provides 24/7 on-call support to ensure the availability and reliability of cloud infrastructure Position Specific Skills: Architectural Design & Strategy Cloud Security & Compliance SDLC & CI/CD Integration Cloud Services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation) Policy as Code & Service Catalogues Programming & Automation (e.g., JavaScript, Python) Container Orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) Monitoring and Observability Tools Operating Systems (Windows, Linux) Cloud and Network Security Architectures Qualifications: Minimum Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree and 4 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 8 years' experience in cloud. Preferred Qualifications 8+ years of relevant experience or MS with 5+ years of relevant experience Experience with multiple cloud platforms is a big plus 10+ years of progressive infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering experience. 7+ years of hands-on Azure engineering and architecture experience. Proven experience leading enterprise cloud transformation initiatives. Demonstrated success designing and operating large-scale cloud platforms supporting critical business applications. Deep understanding of cloud architecture frameworks, governance, security, and operational excellence. Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across organizations. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to executive leadership. Preferred Certifications Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Terraform Associate Certification Additional Information This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $140,000 and $170,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead VMware Cloud Foundation architecture, automation, and lifecycle management as senior technical leader. | Bachelor's degree with 10+ years or High School Diploma with 14+ years in technical leadership, proficient in VMware Cloud Foundation and infrastructure automation. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. Serves as the senior technical leader for VMware Cloud Foundation. Responsible for architecture, engineering, automation, lifecycle management, operational excellence, and adoption of the enterprise private cloud platform. Provides strategic direction for vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Aria Suite, SDDC operations, infrastructure automation, resiliency, and platform modernization. Responsibilities & Qualifications Duties & Responsibilities: Cloud Architecture Strategy – Define and implement the overall cloud architecture and strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology roadmaps. Technical Leadership and Innovation – Serve as the primary technical advisor for cloud infrastructure projects, guiding best practices in design, scalability, resilience, and performance. Identify and evaluate emerging cloud technologies and trends, recommending their application within the organization to drive efficiency and innovation. Project Oversight - Lead end-to-end cloud projects, from concept through deployment, by coordinating with engineering, DevOps, security, and operations teams. Optimization and Cost Management – Develop strategies for efficient cloud resource management, cost optimization, and performance enhancement, ensuring financial accountability. Documentation and Knowledge Sharing – Establish, review and maintain high-quality documentation, architectural diagrams, and operational standards for cloud infrastructure. Support - Provide technical mentorship to cloud engineers at all levels, fostering an environment of continuous learning and technical growth. Provide 24/7 on-call support to ensure the availability and reliability of cloud infrastructure. Position Specific Skills: Cloud Services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) Policy as Code & Governance Programming & Advanced Automation (e.g., JavaScript, Python) Container Orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) Monitoring and Observability Operating Systems (Windows, Linux) Advanced Cloud and Network Security Cloud Architecture Expertise Developer Enablement Agile and DevOps Methodologies Security and Compliance Leadership Qualifications: Minimum Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree and 10 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 14 years' experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams Preferred Education:Bachelor’s or master’s degree Preferred Area of Study:Cloud Preferred Area of Experience:Multi-Cloud Required Licenses or Certifications: Preferred Licenses or Certifications:AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional - IO;Azure Solutions Architect Expert - IO;HashiCorp Certified: Terraform - IO;Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional - IO;AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional - IO;Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) - IO;Azure DevOps Engineer Expert - IO Preferred Experience 5+ years leading enterprise virtualization or private cloud initiatives; experience with VMware Cloud Foundation, software-defined data centers, infrastructure automation, disaster recovery, and operational governance. Must-Have Skills VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF); vSphere; vSAN; NSX; Aria Suite; Software Defined Data Center (SDDC); Infrastructure as Code; Automation; Private Cloud Architecture; Disaster Recovery; Capacity Planning; Performance Engineering; Enterprise Storage and Networking. Preferred Skills Hybrid Cloud Platforms; Kubernetes; Public Cloud Integration; Policy-as-Code; AIOps; Platform Observability; Financial Services Infrastructure; Security & Compliance Frameworks. VCF Platform Expertise Lifecycle Manager, workload domains, cluster design, private cloud service delivery, self-service infrastructure, platform monitoring, platform upgrades, operational resilience, and integration with enterprise ITSM, security, and observability ecosystems. Additional Information This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $170,000 and $199,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Underwrite complex sponsor accounts, manage portfolio risk, maintain client relationships, and ensure regulatory compliance. | Bachelor's degree with 4+ years in commercial lending or credit analysis, strong financial modeling, credit structuring knowledge, and communication skills. | Overview This is a hybrid role with the expectation that time working will regularly take place inside and outside of a company office. First Citizens offers you the strength and stability of a diversified financial institution with a 125-year tradition of service and the personalized approach of a nimble financial partner. First Citizens Bank helps personal, business, commercial and wealth clients build financial strength that lasts. Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., First Citizens has built a unique legacy of strength, stability and long-term thinking that has spanned generations. First Citizens offers an array of general banking services including a network of more than 550 branches in 23 states and commercial banking expertise delivering best-in-class lending, leasing and other financial services coast to coast. Parent company First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA) is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $230 billion in assets. First Citizens Sponsor Finance provides cash flow and asset based senior debt for private equity-backed transactions in the middle market and lower middle market throughout the United States This AVP/Underwriter Portfolio Manager IV position underwrites credit exposure for the most complex and largest credit relationships and circumstances and actively manages a Sponsor portfolio. Manages portfolio risk and adheres to all regulatory and compliance guidelines. Manages, services, and develops banking relationships through prescribed servicing and sales processes. Identifies emerging credit problems and industry trends. Responsibilities • Underwriting - Underwrites Sponsor accounts according to applicable regulations, procedures, and guidelines. Reviews financial statements, communicates with clients or prospects, and performs analysis to recommend borrower risk ratings and appropriate loan structuring. Ensures all involved parties are updated on underwriting progress and outcome. May provide guidance to less experienced underwriters through knowledge of underwriting procedures and information needs. • Portfolio Management - Manages assigned portfolio by monitoring performance and trends, proactively defining client credit solutions, identifying issues and following through for remediation. Responsible for risk rating integrity, annual reviews as well as financial statement spreading, compliance and regulatory review. Manages all amendment and waivers in the assigned portfolio. • Client Service - Maintains ongoing communication and contact with assigned loan clients. Fortifies relationships and monitors client satisfaction. Analysis - Sources, compiles, and interprets financial data to support structuring and approval of loans. Reviews industry information and comparisons, key risks and mitigants, and collateral to form a general business overview of the borrower. Utilizes results of analysis to underwrite loans. • Risk Management - Identifies risks through reviews, analysis, and research of new and existing loans. Works closely with Bank associates and partners to resolve risk issues, communicating review schedule and potential changes in the portfolio. Assists in coordinating review and renewal schedules for existing credits, facilitating Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Commercial Lending or Credit Analysis, financial statement spreading, preparation of projections, and trailing twelve month analysis. OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Commercial Lending or Credit Analysis, financial statement spreading, preparation of projections, and trailing twelve month analysis. Preferred Skills; • Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Finance • Finance banking experience • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and how to build/analyze complex financial models with assumption drivers appropriate for a particular business model and industry. • Thorough understanding of credit, structuring, legal and collateral requirements. • Strong analytical, credit and problem-solving skills. • Completion of a formal credit training program • At least 4 years’ experience in commercial/Leveraged lending with financial institutions • Strong writing, communication and presentation skills The base pay for this position is generally between $125,000 and $150,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead architecture, engineering, automation, and operational excellence for VMware Cloud Foundation enterprise private cloud platform. | 10+ years technical leadership experience with deep expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation, software-defined data centers, and infrastructure automation. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. Serves as the senior technical leader for VMware Cloud Foundation. Responsible for architecture, engineering, automation, lifecycle management, operational excellence, and adoption of the enterprise private cloud platform. Provides strategic direction for vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Aria Suite, SDDC operations, infrastructure automation, resiliency, and platform modernization. Responsibilities Ideal Candidate is a deep infrastructure architect with extensive experience designing and operating large-scale VMware environments, software-defined data centers, hybrid cloud platforms, automation frameworks, and highly regulated enterprise infrastructures. Key Responsibilities VCF Strategy & Architecture (30%) Platform Engineering & Automation (25%) Operational Excellence & Reliability (20%) Technical Leadership & Mentoring (15%) Innovation & Modernization (10%). Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams Preferred Experience 5+ years leading enterprise virtualization or private cloud initiatives; experience with VMware Cloud Foundation, software-defined data centers, infrastructure automation, disaster recovery, and operational governance. Must-Have Skills VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF); vSphere; vSAN; NSX; Aria Suite; Software Defined Data Center (SDDC); Infrastructure as Code; Automation; Private Cloud Architecture; Disaster Recovery; Capacity Planning; Performance Engineering; Enterprise Storage and Networking. Preferred Skills Hybrid Cloud Platforms; Kubernetes; Public Cloud Integration; Policy-as-Code; AIOps; Platform Observability; Financial Services Infrastructure; Security & Compliance Frameworks. VCF Platform Expertise Lifecycle Manager, workload domains, cluster design, private cloud service delivery, self-service infrastructure, platform monitoring, platform upgrades, operational resilience, and integration with enterprise ITSM, security, and observability ecosystems. This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $170,000 and $199,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead architecture and administration of enterprise OpenShift container platforms across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. | Extensive experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift, infrastructure automation, security, and leadership in cloud platform engineering. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are seeking a highly experienced Principal OpenShift Engineer to lead the architecture, administration, automation, security, and operational excellence of enterprise Red Hat OpenShift platforms. This role is responsible for designing and managing highly available, scalable, and secure Kubernetes/OpenShift environments supporting mission-critical applications across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. The ideal candidate will serve as a technical leader, driving platform strategy, establishing best practices, leading engineering teams, and partnering with architects, security teams, developers, and business stakeholders to deliver a world-class container platform. Responsibilities Platform Architecture & Administration • Design, implement, upgrade, and maintain enterprise OpenShift clusters across on-premises and cloud environments. • Develop platform roadmaps and technical strategies aligned with business objectives. • Architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable OpenShift environments. • Manage OpenShift cluster lifecycle activities including installation, upgrades, patching, backups, and disaster recovery. • Define standards for cluster provisioning, capacity planning, and workload optimization. Kubernetes & Container Platform Engineering • Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift technologies. • Administer cluster components including: • Control Plane, Worker Nodes, Operators, Ingress Controllers, Routes, Registries, Storage Classes, Service Mesh • Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization. • Troubleshoot complex container, networking, storage, and orchestration issues. Infrastructure Automation • Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using: • Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps • Automate cluster deployments, configuration management, and operational tasks. • Develop reusable automation frameworks to improve platform reliability and consistency. Security & Compliance • Implement container security best practices and governance controls. • Configure: • RBAC, Security Context Constraints (SCC), Network Policies, Identity Management integrations.Secrets Management • Partner with cybersecurity teams to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. • Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediation activities. Monitoring & Reliability Engineering • Establish observability frameworks using: • Dynatrace, Alert manager, Elasticsearch, Splunk • Develop SLIs, SLOs, and operational dashboards. • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. • Support site reliability engineering (SRE) best practices. DevOps and CI/CD Enablement • Collaborate with development teams to onboard applications into OpenShift. • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using: • GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD • Champion GitOps and cloud-native operational practices. • Improve deployment automation and developer self-service capabilities. Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities • Provide technical leadership for platform engineering and OpenShift operations teams. • Establish enterprise standards, governance frameworks, and operating procedures. • Mentor engineers and administrators across Kubernetes and container technologies. • Lead technical reviews, architecture discussions, and platform modernization initiatives. • Influence enterprise cloud and container platform strategies. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams Preferred Experience • 10+ years of infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or platform engineering experience. • 7+ years of Kubernetes/OpenShift administration experience. • Experience managing large-scale production OpenShift environments. • Proven experience supporting highly regulated, mission-critical applications. • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise platform initiatives. Technical Skills OpenShift & Kubernetes • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Kubernetes Administration, OpenShift Operators, OpenShift Service Mesh, OpenShift Pipelines, OpenShift GitOps, OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) Operating Systems • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Linux Administration, System Performance Tuning Cloud Platforms • One of the public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Architectures Automation & DevOps • Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD Networking • DNS, Load Balancers, TCP/IP, Ingress/Egress, VPN, Service Mesh, Istio Storage Technologies • Ceph, NFS, SAN/NAS, Persistent Volumes, CSI Drivers Monitoring & Logging • Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace/App Dynamics, Splunk, Open Telemetry Preferred Certifications • Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration • Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) • AWS Certified Solutions Architect • Azure Administrator Associate • Azure Solutions Architect Expert This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $170,000 and $199,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead architecture and administration of enterprise OpenShift container platforms. | 10+ years infrastructure engineering with 7+ years Kubernetes/OpenShift experience and leadership in cloud teams. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are seeking a highly experienced Principal OpenShift Engineer to lead the architecture, administration, automation, security, and operational excellence of enterprise Red Hat OpenShift platforms. This role is responsible for designing and managing highly available, scalable, and secure Kubernetes/OpenShift environments supporting mission-critical applications across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. The ideal candidate will serve as a technical leader, driving platform strategy, establishing best practices, leading engineering teams, and partnering with architects, security teams, developers, and business stakeholders to deliver a world-class container platform. Responsibilities Platform Architecture & Administration • Design, implement, upgrade, and maintain enterprise OpenShift clusters across on-premises and cloud environments. • Develop platform roadmaps and technical strategies aligned with business objectives. • Architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable OpenShift environments. • Manage OpenShift cluster lifecycle activities including installation, upgrades, patching, backups, and disaster recovery. • Define standards for cluster provisioning, capacity planning, and workload optimization. Kubernetes & Container Platform Engineering • Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift technologies. • Administer cluster components including: • Control Plane, Worker Nodes, Operators, Ingress Controllers, Routes, Registries, Storage Classes, Service Mesh • Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization. • Troubleshoot complex container, networking, storage, and orchestration issues. Infrastructure Automation • Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using: • Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps • Automate cluster deployments, configuration management, and operational tasks. • Develop reusable automation frameworks to improve platform reliability and consistency. Security & Compliance • Implement container security best practices and governance controls. • Configure: • RBAC, Security Context Constraints (SCC), Network Policies, Identity Management integrations.Secrets Management • Partner with cybersecurity teams to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. • Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediation activities. Monitoring & Reliability Engineering • Establish observability frameworks using: • Dynatrace, Alert manager, Elasticsearch, Splunk • Develop SLIs, SLOs, and operational dashboards. • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. • Support site reliability engineering (SRE) best practices. DevOps and CI/CD Enablement • Collaborate with development teams to onboard applications into OpenShift. • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using: • GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD • Champion GitOps and cloud-native operational practices. • Improve deployment automation and developer self-service capabilities. Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities • Provide technical leadership for platform engineering and OpenShift operations teams. • Establish enterprise standards, governance frameworks, and operating procedures. • Mentor engineers and administrators across Kubernetes and container technologies. • Lead technical reviews, architecture discussions, and platform modernization initiatives. • Influence enterprise cloud and container platform strategies. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams Preferred Experience • 10+ years of infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or platform engineering experience. • 7+ years of Kubernetes/OpenShift administration experience. • Experience managing large-scale production OpenShift environments. • Proven experience supporting highly regulated, mission-critical applications. • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise platform initiatives. Technical Skills OpenShift & Kubernetes • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Kubernetes Administration, OpenShift Operators, OpenShift Service Mesh, OpenShift Pipelines, OpenShift GitOps, OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) Operating Systems • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Linux Administration, System Performance Tuning Cloud Platforms • One of the public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Architectures Automation & DevOps • Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD Networking • DNS, Load Balancers, TCP/IP, Ingress/Egress, VPN, Service Mesh, Istio Storage Technologies • Ceph, NFS, SAN/NAS, Persistent Volumes, CSI Drivers Monitoring & Logging • Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace/App Dynamics, Splunk, Open Telemetry Preferred Certifications • Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration • Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) • AWS Certified Solutions Architect • Azure Administrator Associate • Azure Solutions Architect Expert This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $170,000 and $199,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead design and implementation of secure, scalable Azure cloud architectures and define automation and governance standards. | Requires deep expertise in Azure services, infrastructure automation, and security with 4+ years experience or 8+ years with high school diploma. | Overview We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Azure Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of our enterprise cloud platform. This role requires a senior cloud engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to build highly resilient, scalable, secure, and automated Azure solutions. As a Senior Azure Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical authority for Azure architecture, cloud operations, platform engineering, automation, security, and governance. You will partner closely with Infrastructure, Security, Application Development, DevOps, Enterprise Architecture, and Business Technology teams to drive cloud adoption, establish engineering standards, and enable delivery of critical business services. This role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on expertise, with responsibility for defining cloud architecture patterns, infrastructure automation strategies, operational excellence practices, and security frameworks across the enterprise. Members of this team participate in major incident escalation support and provide technical leadership during critical production events. Responsibilities Cloud Architecture & Engineering Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale Azure cloud architectures that are secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient. Define and govern Azure landing zones, subscription strategy, resource organization, and enterprise cloud standards. Architect high-availability and disaster recovery solutions aligned with business continuity objectives and recovery requirements. Develop multi-region, hybrid cloud, and cloud-native architectures supporting mission-critical workloads. Serve as the technical escalation point for complex cloud infrastructure and platform challenges. Platform Engineering & Automation Define and lead Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform, Bicep, and Azure-native automation tooling. Develop self-service cloud capabilities that empower application and engineering teams. Drive platform standardization through reusable modules, templates, and automation frameworks. Establish engineering best practices for CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, configuration management, and operational excellence. Champion GitOps and Platform Engineering principles across the organization. Security & Governance Partner with Security teams to establish secure-by-design cloud architectures. Define Azure governance frameworks including policies, management groups, resource controls, tagging standards, and compliance controls. Architect and implement enterprise security capabilities utilizing: Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) Azure Key Vault Azure Defender / Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure Sentinel Privileged Identity Management (PIM) Conditional Access Conduct architecture reviews and threat modeling exercises to reduce risk and improve cloud security posture. Operations & Reliability Define enterprise monitoring, observability, and operational support strategies using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and related tools. Drive automation and operational maturity through Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices. Establish service reliability objectives, performance metrics, and operational standards. Lead root cause analysis efforts and drive remediation of recurring issues. Technical Leadership Serve as a cloud subject matter expert and trusted advisor to technology leadership. Mentor engineers and contribute to the growth of cloud engineering capabilities throughout the organization. Lead architecture reviews, technology evaluations, and cloud modernization initiatives. Influence roadmaps, technology decisions, standards, and best practices across teams. Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and executive stakeholders. Technical Skills Expert-level experience designing and implementing Azure solutions across: Azure Virtual Networks Virtual Machines Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Storage Azure SQL Azure App Services Azure Logic Apps Azure Functions Azure API Management Azure Front Door Azure Application Gateway Azure Load Balancer Azure VMWare Solution Azure Virtual Desktop Azure Kubernetes Service Networking Deep expertise in Azure networking architecture, including: Hub-and-spoke designs ExpressRoute VPN Gateway Private Endpoints Private DNS Network Security Groups Azure Firewall Network segmentation and micro-segmentation Infrastructure as Code & Automation Advanced experience with: Terraform PowerShell Python Azure CLI Proven ability to build large-scale infrastructure automation solutions. Security Strong knowledge of: Azure Policy Azure RBAC Entra ID Zero Trust architecture Identity governance Security and compliance frameworks Monitoring & Reliability Expertise in: Azure Monitor Log Analytics Application Insights Distributed tracing Performance engineering Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in cloud engineering OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in cloud engineering. Preferred Qualifications 8+ years of relevant experience or MS with 5+ years of relevant experience Experience with multiple cloud platforms is a big plus 10+ years of progressive infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering experience. 7+ years of hands-on Azure engineering and architecture experience. Proven experience leading enterprise cloud transformation initiatives. Demonstrated success designing and operating large-scale cloud platforms supporting critical business applications. Deep understanding of cloud architecture frameworks, governance, security, and operational excellence. Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across organizations. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to executive leadership. Preferred Certifications Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Terraform Associate Certification This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $140,000 and $170,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead architecture, engineering, and automation of enterprise private cloud platform using VMware Cloud Foundation. | 10+ years leading cloud teams with extensive VMware and software-defined data center experience. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. Serves as the senior technical leader for VMware Cloud Foundation. Responsible for architecture, engineering, automation, lifecycle management, operational excellence, and adoption of the enterprise private cloud platform. Provides strategic direction for vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Aria Suite, SDDC operations, infrastructure automation, resiliency, and platform modernization. Responsibilities Ideal Candidate is a deep infrastructure architect with extensive experience designing and operating large-scale VMware environments, software-defined data centers, hybrid cloud platforms, automation frameworks, and highly regulated enterprise infrastructures. Key Responsibilities VCF Strategy & Architecture (30%) Platform Engineering & Automation (25%) Operational Excellence & Reliability (20%) Technical Leadership & Mentoring (15%) Innovation & Modernization (10%). Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams Preferred Experience 5+ years leading enterprise virtualization or private cloud initiatives; experience with VMware Cloud Foundation, software-defined data centers, infrastructure automation, disaster recovery, and operational governance. Must-Have Skills VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF); vSphere; vSAN; NSX; Aria Suite; Software Defined Data Center (SDDC); Infrastructure as Code; Automation; Private Cloud Architecture; Disaster Recovery; Capacity Planning; Performance Engineering; Enterprise Storage and Networking. Preferred Skills Hybrid Cloud Platforms; Kubernetes; Public Cloud Integration; Policy-as-Code; AIOps; Platform Observability; Financial Services Infrastructure; Security & Compliance Frameworks. VCF Platform Expertise Lifecycle Manager, workload domains, cluster design, private cloud service delivery, self-service infrastructure, platform monitoring, platform upgrades, operational resilience, and integration with enterprise ITSM, security, and observability ecosystems. This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $170,000 and $199,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead architecture and administration of enterprise OpenShift container platforms. | 10+ years infrastructure engineering with 7+ years Kubernetes/OpenShift administration experience. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are seeking a highly experienced Principal OpenShift Engineer to lead the architecture, administration, automation, security, and operational excellence of enterprise Red Hat OpenShift platforms. This role is responsible for designing and managing highly available, scalable, and secure Kubernetes/OpenShift environments supporting mission-critical applications across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. The ideal candidate will serve as a technical leader, driving platform strategy, establishing best practices, leading engineering teams, and partnering with architects, security teams, developers, and business stakeholders to deliver a world-class container platform. Responsibilities Platform Architecture & Administration • Design, implement, upgrade, and maintain enterprise OpenShift clusters across on-premises and cloud environments. • Develop platform roadmaps and technical strategies aligned with business objectives. • Architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable OpenShift environments. • Manage OpenShift cluster lifecycle activities including installation, upgrades, patching, backups, and disaster recovery. • Define standards for cluster provisioning, capacity planning, and workload optimization. Kubernetes & Container Platform Engineering • Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift technologies. • Administer cluster components including: • Control Plane, Worker Nodes, Operators, Ingress Controllers, Routes, Registries, Storage Classes, Service Mesh • Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization. • Troubleshoot complex container, networking, storage, and orchestration issues. Infrastructure Automation • Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using: • Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps • Automate cluster deployments, configuration management, and operational tasks. • Develop reusable automation frameworks to improve platform reliability and consistency. Security & Compliance • Implement container security best practices and governance controls. • Configure: • RBAC, Security Context Constraints (SCC), Network Policies, Identity Management integrations.Secrets Management • Partner with cybersecurity teams to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. • Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediation activities. Monitoring & Reliability Engineering • Establish observability frameworks using: • Dynatrace, Alert manager, Elasticsearch, Splunk • Develop SLIs, SLOs, and operational dashboards. • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. • Support site reliability engineering (SRE) best practices. DevOps and CI/CD Enablement • Collaborate with development teams to onboard applications into OpenShift. • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using: • GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD • Champion GitOps and cloud-native operational practices. • Improve deployment automation and developer self-service capabilities. Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities • Provide technical leadership for platform engineering and OpenShift operations teams. • Establish enterprise standards, governance frameworks, and operating procedures. • Mentor engineers and administrators across Kubernetes and container technologies. • Lead technical reviews, architecture discussions, and platform modernization initiatives. • Influence enterprise cloud and container platform strategies. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams Preferred Experience • 10+ years of infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or platform engineering experience. • 7+ years of Kubernetes/OpenShift administration experience. • Experience managing large-scale production OpenShift environments. • Proven experience supporting highly regulated, mission-critical applications. • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise platform initiatives. Technical Skills OpenShift & Kubernetes • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Kubernetes Administration, OpenShift Operators, OpenShift Service Mesh, OpenShift Pipelines, OpenShift GitOps, OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) Operating Systems • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Linux Administration, System Performance Tuning Cloud Platforms • One of the public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Architectures Automation & DevOps • Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD Networking • DNS, Load Balancers, TCP/IP, Ingress/Egress, VPN, Service Mesh, Istio Storage Technologies • Ceph, NFS, SAN/NAS, Persistent Volumes, CSI Drivers Monitoring & Logging • Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace/App Dynamics, Splunk, Open Telemetry Preferred Certifications • Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration • Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) • AWS Certified Solutions Architect • Azure Administrator Associate • Azure Solutions Architect Expert This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $170,000 and $199,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead architecture and administration of enterprise OpenShift container platforms ensuring scalability, security, and operational excellence. | Extensive experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift, Linux, automation tools, and leadership in cloud platform engineering. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are seeking a highly experienced Principal OpenShift Engineer to lead the architecture, administration, automation, security, and operational excellence of enterprise Red Hat OpenShift platforms. This role is responsible for designing and managing highly available, scalable, and secure Kubernetes/OpenShift environments supporting mission-critical applications across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. The ideal candidate will serve as a technical leader, driving platform strategy, establishing best practices, leading engineering teams, and partnering with architects, security teams, developers, and business stakeholders to deliver a world-class container platform. Responsibilities Platform Architecture & Administration • Design, implement, upgrade, and maintain enterprise OpenShift clusters across on-premises and cloud environments. • Develop platform roadmaps and technical strategies aligned with business objectives. • Architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable OpenShift environments. • Manage OpenShift cluster lifecycle activities including installation, upgrades, patching, backups, and disaster recovery. • Define standards for cluster provisioning, capacity planning, and workload optimization. Kubernetes & Container Platform Engineering • Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift technologies. • Administer cluster components including: • Control Plane, Worker Nodes, Operators, Ingress Controllers, Routes, Registries, Storage Classes, Service Mesh • Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization. • Troubleshoot complex container, networking, storage, and orchestration issues. Infrastructure Automation • Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using: • Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps • Automate cluster deployments, configuration management, and operational tasks. • Develop reusable automation frameworks to improve platform reliability and consistency. Security & Compliance • Implement container security best practices and governance controls. • Configure: • RBAC, Security Context Constraints (SCC), Network Policies, Identity Management integrations.Secrets Management • Partner with cybersecurity teams to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. • Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediation activities. Monitoring & Reliability Engineering • Establish observability frameworks using: • Dynatrace, Alert manager, Elasticsearch, Splunk • Develop SLIs, SLOs, and operational dashboards. • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. • Support site reliability engineering (SRE) best practices. DevOps and CI/CD Enablement • Collaborate with development teams to onboard applications into OpenShift. • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using: • GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD • Champion GitOps and cloud-native operational practices. • Improve deployment automation and developer self-service capabilities. Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities • Provide technical leadership for platform engineering and OpenShift operations teams. • Establish enterprise standards, governance frameworks, and operating procedures. • Mentor engineers and administrators across Kubernetes and container technologies. • Lead technical reviews, architecture discussions, and platform modernization initiatives. • Influence enterprise cloud and container platform strategies. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams Preferred Experience • 10+ years of infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or platform engineering experience. • 7+ years of Kubernetes/OpenShift administration experience. • Experience managing large-scale production OpenShift environments. • Proven experience supporting highly regulated, mission-critical applications. • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise platform initiatives. Technical Skills OpenShift & Kubernetes • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Kubernetes Administration, OpenShift Operators, OpenShift Service Mesh, OpenShift Pipelines, OpenShift GitOps, OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) Operating Systems • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Linux Administration, System Performance Tuning Cloud Platforms • One of the public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Architectures Automation & DevOps • Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD Networking • DNS, Load Balancers, TCP/IP, Ingress/Egress, VPN, Service Mesh, Istio Storage Technologies • Ceph, NFS, SAN/NAS, Persistent Volumes, CSI Drivers Monitoring & Logging • Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace/App Dynamics, Splunk, Open Telemetry Preferred Certifications • Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration • Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) • AWS Certified Solutions Architect • Azure Administrator Associate • Azure Solutions Architect Expert This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $170,000 and $199,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead architecture and administration of enterprise OpenShift container platforms. | 10+ years infrastructure engineering with 7+ years Kubernetes/OpenShift experience and leadership. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are seeking a highly experienced Principal OpenShift Engineer to lead the architecture, administration, automation, security, and operational excellence of enterprise Red Hat OpenShift platforms. This role is responsible for designing and managing highly available, scalable, and secure Kubernetes/OpenShift environments supporting mission-critical applications across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. The ideal candidate will serve as a technical leader, driving platform strategy, establishing best practices, leading engineering teams, and partnering with architects, security teams, developers, and business stakeholders to deliver a world-class container platform. Responsibilities Platform Architecture & Administration • Design, implement, upgrade, and maintain enterprise OpenShift clusters across on-premises and cloud environments. • Develop platform roadmaps and technical strategies aligned with business objectives. • Architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable OpenShift environments. • Manage OpenShift cluster lifecycle activities including installation, upgrades, patching, backups, and disaster recovery. • Define standards for cluster provisioning, capacity planning, and workload optimization. Kubernetes & Container Platform Engineering • Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift technologies. • Administer cluster components including: • Control Plane, Worker Nodes, Operators, Ingress Controllers, Routes, Registries, Storage Classes, Service Mesh • Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization. • Troubleshoot complex container, networking, storage, and orchestration issues. Infrastructure Automation • Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using: • Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps • Automate cluster deployments, configuration management, and operational tasks. • Develop reusable automation frameworks to improve platform reliability and consistency. Security & Compliance • Implement container security best practices and governance controls. • Configure: • RBAC, Security Context Constraints (SCC), Network Policies, Identity Management integrations.Secrets Management • Partner with cybersecurity teams to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. • Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediation activities. Monitoring & Reliability Engineering • Establish observability frameworks using: • Dynatrace, Alert manager, Elasticsearch, Splunk • Develop SLIs, SLOs, and operational dashboards. • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. • Support site reliability engineering (SRE) best practices. DevOps and CI/CD Enablement • Collaborate with development teams to onboard applications into OpenShift. • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using: • GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD • Champion GitOps and cloud-native operational practices. • Improve deployment automation and developer self-service capabilities. Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities • Provide technical leadership for platform engineering and OpenShift operations teams. • Establish enterprise standards, governance frameworks, and operating procedures. • Mentor engineers and administrators across Kubernetes and container technologies. • Lead technical reviews, architecture discussions, and platform modernization initiatives. • Influence enterprise cloud and container platform strategies. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams Preferred Experience • 10+ years of infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or platform engineering experience. • 7+ years of Kubernetes/OpenShift administration experience. • Experience managing large-scale production OpenShift environments. • Proven experience supporting highly regulated, mission-critical applications. • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise platform initiatives. Technical Skills OpenShift & Kubernetes • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Kubernetes Administration, OpenShift Operators, OpenShift Service Mesh, OpenShift Pipelines, OpenShift GitOps, OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) Operating Systems • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Linux Administration, System Performance Tuning Cloud Platforms • One of the public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Architectures Automation & DevOps • Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD Networking • DNS, Load Balancers, TCP/IP, Ingress/Egress, VPN, Service Mesh, Istio Storage Technologies • Ceph, NFS, SAN/NAS, Persistent Volumes, CSI Drivers Monitoring & Logging • Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace/App Dynamics, Splunk, Open Telemetry Preferred Certifications • Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration • Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) • AWS Certified Solutions Architect • Azure Administrator Associate • Azure Solutions Architect Expert This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $170,000 and $199,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead software engineering team to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-level systems with focus on payments and credit card technology. | Experienced software developer with leadership skills, ability to design and implement medium to large systems, and strong communication with technical and business stakeholders. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to join our growing Corporate Credit Card delivery team, which provides technology solutions and integration services in following areas: Corporate Credit Cards, Credit Card Risk Underwriting, Credit Card Portfolio Management, and Merchant Services. We have a highly engaged team of engineers and are driving a new custom developed platform and implementing automated testing on all newly developed projects. Come join us as part of this exciting space where you can dig in the details with other developers and the business, as well as have fun sharpening your technical skills and designing solutions for problems that don’t yet have answers. We are looking for people who have a passion for development and leading teams. The ideal candidate is a seasoned software developer with a history of operating in large enterprise environment who has designed and led implementation of medium to large sized systems. Banking experience is preferred, but not necessary. This individual would have tangible examples of how they have led development teams to successful deployments, coached and mentored senior developers, and have driven an enterprise level design of a system(s). They will also be able to clearly communicate and express complex ideas not only with tech leads and team members, but also business product owners, as well as external teams, while establishing a working relationship built on trust through delivery. Responsibilities The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for all software aspects within the domain including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and support. • Partner with the business and architects to design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability. • Lead multiple tech leads who oversee SCRUM teams within the domain providing coaching, and an escalation path for troubleshooting. • Drives domain wide change initiatives improving quality, speed, and throughput of the shop. • Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing Iaas/SaaS and on premise applications within the Digital, Cards, Risk, and Merchant Services to ensure our mission critical systems remain stable, are able to scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose. • Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors and configuration problems to determine the origin of application error. • Know how to support Business critical/ complex applications. • Exercises Judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. • Drive departmental best practices, guidelines implementation and adhere to standards. • Show expertise in designing and developing real-time integrations, file-based integrations and be able to optimize the use of database level processing. • Demonstrate empathy with developer and poses an innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail. • Have a deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code. • Always work to improve oneself and constructively support the team around them. Qualifications Bachelor'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 maintenance Preferred Qualifications • Intermediate to Strong experience designing or modifying modern microservice based systems • Advanced interpersonal skills including communication and negotiation • Advanced knowledge and experience with Java 11+ • Advanced knowledge and experience with Standard Design Patterns such as Factories, Command, Facade, Adapter, and more. • Advanced knowledge and experience with OOD/OOA • Advanced knowledge and experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with REST and APIs • Advanced knowledge and experience with Unit Test and Mocking frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with git • Advanced knowledge and experience with Postman • Advanced knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes • Advanced knowledge and experience with Scrum and Agile • Advanced knowledge and experience with wikis Preferred Experience • Automation Testing Framework Development • React UI Development • Gitlab Pipeline Development This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $145,000 and $175,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead software engineering teams to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-level systems with a focus on payments and credit card solutions. | Senior-level experience in software development with leadership skills, proficiency in modern microservices, Java, Spring, REST APIs, and Agile methodologies. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to join our growing Corporate Credit Card delivery team, which provides technology solutions and integration services in following areas: Corporate Credit Cards, Credit Card Risk Underwriting, Credit Card Portfolio Management, and Merchant Services. We have a highly engaged team of engineers and are driving a new custom developed platform and implementing automated testing on all newly developed projects. Come join us as part of this exciting space where you can dig in the details with other developers and the business, as well as have fun sharpening your technical skills and designing solutions for problems that don’t yet have answers. We are looking for people who have a passion for development and leading teams. The ideal candidate is a seasoned software developer with a history of operating in large enterprise environment who has designed and led implementation of medium to large sized systems. Banking experience is preferred, but not necessary. This individual would have tangible examples of how they have led development teams to successful deployments, coached and mentored senior developers, and have driven an enterprise level design of a system(s). They will also be able to clearly communicate and express complex ideas not only with tech leads and team members, but also business product owners, as well as external teams, while establishing a working relationship built on trust through delivery. Responsibilities The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for all software aspects within the domain including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and support. • Partner with the business and architects to design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability. • Lead multiple tech leads who oversee SCRUM teams within the domain providing coaching, and an escalation path for troubleshooting. • Drives domain wide change initiatives improving quality, speed, and throughput of the shop. • Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing Iaas/SaaS and on premise applications within the Digital, Cards, Risk, and Merchant Services to ensure our mission critical systems remain stable, are able to scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose. • Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors and configuration problems to determine the origin of application error. • Know how to support Business critical/ complex applications. • Exercises Judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. • Drive departmental best practices, guidelines implementation and adhere to standards. • Show expertise in designing and developing real-time integrations, file-based integrations and be able to optimize the use of database level processing. • Demonstrate empathy with developer and poses an innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail. • Have a deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code. • Always work to improve oneself and constructively support the team around them. Qualifications Bachelor'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 maintenance Preferred Qualifications • Intermediate to Strong experience designing or modifying modern microservice based systems • Advanced interpersonal skills including communication and negotiation • Advanced knowledge and experience with Java 11+ • Advanced knowledge and experience with Standard Design Patterns such as Factories, Command, Facade, Adapter, and more. • Advanced knowledge and experience with OOD/OOA • Advanced knowledge and experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with REST and APIs • Advanced knowledge and experience with Unit Test and Mocking frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with git • Advanced knowledge and experience with Postman • Advanced knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes • Advanced knowledge and experience with Scrum and Agile • Advanced knowledge and experience with wikis Preferred Experience • Automation Testing Framework Development • React UI Development • Gitlab Pipeline Development This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $145,000 and $175,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead software engineering teams to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-level systems with focus on payments and credit card solutions. | Experienced software developer with leadership skills, strong communication, and expertise in microservices, Java, and enterprise system design. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to join our growing Corporate Credit Card delivery team, which provides technology solutions and integration services in following areas: Corporate Credit Cards, Credit Card Risk Underwriting, Credit Card Portfolio Management, and Merchant Services. We have a highly engaged team of engineers and are driving a new custom developed platform and implementing automated testing on all newly developed projects. Come join us as part of this exciting space where you can dig in the details with other developers and the business, as well as have fun sharpening your technical skills and designing solutions for problems that don’t yet have answers. We are looking for people who have a passion for development and leading teams. The ideal candidate is a seasoned software developer with a history of operating in large enterprise environment who has designed and led implementation of medium to large sized systems. Banking experience is preferred, but not necessary. This individual would have tangible examples of how they have led development teams to successful deployments, coached and mentored senior developers, and have driven an enterprise level design of a system(s). They will also be able to clearly communicate and express complex ideas not only with tech leads and team members, but also business product owners, as well as external teams, while establishing a working relationship built on trust through delivery. Responsibilities The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for all software aspects within the domain including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and support. • Partner with the business and architects to design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability. • Lead multiple tech leads who oversee SCRUM teams within the domain providing coaching, and an escalation path for troubleshooting. • Drives domain wide change initiatives improving quality, speed, and throughput of the shop. • Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing Iaas/SaaS and on premise applications within the Digital, Cards, Risk, and Merchant Services to ensure our mission critical systems remain stable, are able to scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose. • Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors and configuration problems to determine the origin of application error. • Know how to support Business critical/ complex applications. • Exercises Judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. • Drive departmental best practices, guidelines implementation and adhere to standards. • Show expertise in designing and developing real-time integrations, file-based integrations and be able to optimize the use of database level processing. • Demonstrate empathy with developer and poses an innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail. • Have a deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code. • Always work to improve oneself and constructively support the team around them. Qualifications Bachelor'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 maintenance Preferred Qualifications • Intermediate to Strong experience designing or modifying modern microservice based systems • Advanced interpersonal skills including communication and negotiation • Advanced knowledge and experience with Java 11+ • Advanced knowledge and experience with Standard Design Patterns such as Factories, Command, Facade, Adapter, and more. • Advanced knowledge and experience with OOD/OOA • Advanced knowledge and experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with REST and APIs • Advanced knowledge and experience with Unit Test and Mocking frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with git • Advanced knowledge and experience with Postman • Advanced knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes • Advanced knowledge and experience with Scrum and Agile • Advanced knowledge and experience with wikis Preferred Experience • Automation Testing Framework Development • React UI Development • Gitlab Pipeline Development This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $145,000 and $175,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead software engineering team to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-level systems with focus on quality and scalability. | Experienced software developer with leadership skills, strong communication, and system design expertise, preferably with Java and microservices experience. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to join our growing Corporate Credit Card delivery team, which provides technology solutions and integration services in following areas: Corporate Credit Cards, Credit Card Risk Underwriting, Credit Card Portfolio Management, and Merchant Services. We have a highly engaged team of engineers and are driving a new custom developed platform and implementing automated testing on all newly developed projects. Come join us as part of this exciting space where you can dig in the details with other developers and the business, as well as have fun sharpening your technical skills and designing solutions for problems that don’t yet have answers. We are looking for people who have a passion for development and leading teams. The ideal candidate is a seasoned software developer with a history of operating in large enterprise environment who has designed and led implementation of medium to large sized systems. Banking experience is preferred, but not necessary. This individual would have tangible examples of how they have led development teams to successful deployments, coached and mentored senior developers, and have driven an enterprise level design of a system(s). They will also be able to clearly communicate and express complex ideas not only with tech leads and team members, but also business product owners, as well as external teams, while establishing a working relationship built on trust through delivery. Responsibilities The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for all software aspects within the domain including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and support. • Partner with the business and architects to design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability. • Lead multiple tech leads who oversee SCRUM teams within the domain providing coaching, and an escalation path for troubleshooting. • Drives domain wide change initiatives improving quality, speed, and throughput of the shop. • Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing Iaas/SaaS and on premise applications within the Digital, Cards, Risk, and Merchant Services to ensure our mission critical systems remain stable, are able to scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose. • Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors and configuration problems to determine the origin of application error. • Know how to support Business critical/ complex applications. • Exercises Judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. • Drive departmental best practices, guidelines implementation and adhere to standards. • Show expertise in designing and developing real-time integrations, file-based integrations and be able to optimize the use of database level processing. • Demonstrate empathy with developer and poses an innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail. • Have a deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code. • Always work to improve oneself and constructively support the team around them. Qualifications Bachelor'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 maintenance Preferred Qualifications • Intermediate to Strong experience designing or modifying modern microservice based systems • Advanced interpersonal skills including communication and negotiation • Advanced knowledge and experience with Java 11+ • Advanced knowledge and experience with Standard Design Patterns such as Factories, Command, Facade, Adapter, and more. • Advanced knowledge and experience with OOD/OOA • Advanced knowledge and experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with REST and APIs • Advanced knowledge and experience with Unit Test and Mocking frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with git • Advanced knowledge and experience with Postman • Advanced knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes • Advanced knowledge and experience with Scrum and Agile • Advanced knowledge and experience with wikis Preferred Experience • Automation Testing Framework Development • React UI Development • Gitlab Pipeline Development This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $145,000 and $175,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead software engineering teams to design, develop, and maintain scalable, reliable payment systems and integrations. | Senior software engineer with leadership experience, strong backend and cloud skills, and ability to communicate complex ideas to technical and business stakeholders. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to join our growing Corporate Credit Card delivery team, which provides technology solutions and integration services in following areas: Corporate Credit Cards, Credit Card Risk Underwriting, Credit Card Portfolio Management, and Merchant Services. We have a highly engaged team of engineers and are driving a new custom developed platform and implementing automated testing on all newly developed projects. Come join us as part of this exciting space where you can dig in the details with other developers and the business, as well as have fun sharpening your technical skills and designing solutions for problems that don’t yet have answers. We are looking for people who have a passion for development and leading teams. The ideal candidate is a seasoned software developer with a history of operating in large enterprise environment who has designed and led implementation of medium to large sized systems. Banking experience is preferred, but not necessary. This individual would have tangible examples of how they have led development teams to successful deployments, coached and mentored senior developers, and have driven an enterprise level design of a system(s). They will also be able to clearly communicate and express complex ideas not only with tech leads and team members, but also business product owners, as well as external teams, while establishing a working relationship built on trust through delivery. Responsibilities The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for all software aspects within the domain including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and support. • Partner with the business and architects to design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability. • Lead multiple tech leads who oversee SCRUM teams within the domain providing coaching, and an escalation path for troubleshooting. • Drives domain wide change initiatives improving quality, speed, and throughput of the shop. • Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing Iaas/SaaS and on premise applications within the Digital, Cards, Risk, and Merchant Services to ensure our mission critical systems remain stable, are able to scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose. • Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors and configuration problems to determine the origin of application error. • Know how to support Business critical/ complex applications. • Exercises Judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. • Drive departmental best practices, guidelines implementation and adhere to standards. • Show expertise in designing and developing real-time integrations, file-based integrations and be able to optimize the use of database level processing. • Demonstrate empathy with developer and poses an innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail. • Have a deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code. • Always work to improve oneself and constructively support the team around them. Qualifications Bachelor'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 maintenance Preferred Qualifications • Intermediate to Strong experience designing or modifying modern microservice based systems • Advanced interpersonal skills including communication and negotiation • Advanced knowledge and experience with Java 11+ • Advanced knowledge and experience with Standard Design Patterns such as Factories, Command, Facade, Adapter, and more. • Advanced knowledge and experience with OOD/OOA • Advanced knowledge and experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with REST and APIs • Advanced knowledge and experience with Unit Test and Mocking frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with git • Advanced knowledge and experience with Postman • Advanced knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes • Advanced knowledge and experience with Scrum and Agile • Advanced knowledge and experience with wikis Preferred Experience • Automation Testing Framework Development • React UI Development • Gitlab Pipeline Development This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $145,000 and $175,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

Lead software engineering teams to design, develop, and maintain scalable payment systems with high reliability and performance. | Bachelor's degree with 6+ years software development experience, strong Java and microservices expertise, leadership and communication skills, and experience with Agile methodologies. | Overview This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to join our growing Corporate Credit Card delivery team, which provides technology solutions and integration services in following areas: Corporate Credit Cards, Credit Card Risk Underwriting, Credit Card Portfolio Management, and Merchant Services. We have a highly engaged team of engineers and are driving a new custom developed platform and implementing automated testing on all newly developed projects. Come join us as part of this exciting space where you can dig in the details with other developers and the business, as well as have fun sharpening your technical skills and designing solutions for problems that don’t yet have answers. We are looking for people who have a passion for development and leading teams. The ideal candidate is a seasoned software developer with a history of operating in large enterprise environment who has designed and led implementation of medium to large sized systems. Banking experience is preferred, but not necessary. This individual would have tangible examples of how they have led development teams to successful deployments, coached and mentored senior developers, and have driven an enterprise level design of a system(s). They will also be able to clearly communicate and express complex ideas not only with tech leads and team members, but also business product owners, as well as external teams, while establishing a working relationship built on trust through delivery. Responsibilities The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for all software aspects within the domain including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and support. • Partner with the business and architects to design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability. • Lead multiple tech leads who oversee SCRUM teams within the domain providing coaching, and an escalation path for troubleshooting. • Drives domain wide change initiatives improving quality, speed, and throughput of the shop. • Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing Iaas/SaaS and on premise applications within the Digital, Cards, Risk, and Merchant Services to ensure our mission critical systems remain stable, are able to scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose. • Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors and configuration problems to determine the origin of application error. • Know how to support Business critical/ complex applications. • Exercises Judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. • Drive departmental best practices, guidelines implementation and adhere to standards. • Show expertise in designing and developing real-time integrations, file-based integrations and be able to optimize the use of database level processing. • Demonstrate empathy with developer and poses an innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail. • Have a deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code. • Always work to improve oneself and constructively support the team around them. Qualifications Bachelor'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 maintenance Preferred Qualifications • Intermediate to Strong experience designing or modifying modern microservice based systems • Advanced interpersonal skills including communication and negotiation • Advanced knowledge and experience with Java 11+ • Advanced knowledge and experience with Standard Design Patterns such as Factories, Command, Facade, Adapter, and more. • Advanced knowledge and experience with OOD/OOA • Advanced knowledge and experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with REST and APIs • Advanced knowledge and experience with Unit Test and Mocking frameworks • Advanced knowledge and experience with git • Advanced knowledge and experience with Postman • Advanced knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes • Advanced knowledge and experience with Scrum and Agile • Advanced knowledge and experience with wikis Preferred Experience • Automation Testing Framework Development • React UI Development • Gitlab Pipeline Development This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. The base pay for this position is generally between $145,000 and $175,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.