Tech Lead - Digital Solutions (Omaha, NE)

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Summary of the Job:

 

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead to drive technical excellence and innovation within FNBO's digital solutions. You'll lead a cross-functional development team, architect scalable services, and mentor engineers while collaborating closely with business stakeholders to deliver cutting-edge financial technology solutions. The ideal candidate combines deep full-stack expertise with proven leadership skills to guide complex projects from conception to deployment.

About This Role:

 

 Responsibilities: 

Technical Leadership: 

• Lead the design, development, implementation, and support of complex solutions 

• Make critical technical decisions and provide direction for the team 

• Ensure the use of best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing, and documentation 

• Ensure all solutions are compliant with best practices around application security, encryption, and data in flight 

• Participate in planning for initiatives; tasks include design, estimates, breakdown of work, and identifying dependencies 

 
Team Leadership: 

• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to define project scope and deliverables 

• Drive timely deliverables, ensure effective team utilization, and safeguard against technical setbacks
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth project execution 

• Participate in Agile ceremonies 

• Mentor and guide junior developers, fostering their professional growth 

• Conduct code reviews, and ensure code quality, information security standards, code maintainability and unit testing are addressed. 

• Promote a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing 

• Participate in development work  

• Participate in an on-call rotation 

• Support resolution of production issues and create steps to prevent recurrence 

 
Technology Strategy: 

• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends in banking, fintech, and customer servicing 

• Propose and implement new technologies to improve efficiency and capabilities 

• Contribute to the long-term technology roadmap for FNBO 

• Create and maintain application and network diagrams 

• Work with Vendors to understand their products and collaborate with the product owner to propose solutions 

Quality Assurance: 

• Establish and maintain high standards for code quality and performance 

• Oversee the resolution of technical issues and bugs 

• Participate in data security assessments, audits and compliance reviews 

• Oversight responsibility on resolution of vulnerabilities, compliance deficits and PEN test remediation 

Stakeholder Communication: 

• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, understandable terms for non-technical stakeholders 

• Provide regular updates on project status, challenges, and successes to management and business partners

• Technical liaison to business unit 

The Ideal Candidate for This Role:

 

Qualifications 

Core Development & Architecture:

• 5+ years' experience with multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g., HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, XML, jQuery) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Angular, React, VueJS)
• 1-3 years' experience with JavaScript component libraries, such as Storybook
• 3-5 years' experience with Java, Spring MVC, Webflux
• 3+ years experience with Spring Boot and microservice architecture patterns
• 3-5 years' experience with designing and implementing REST APIs (working knowledge of OpenAPI Spec/Swagger); working knowledge of SOAP APIs
• Understanding of API-led connectivity (Experience, Process, Data layers)
• Experience with software design principles as well as UI prototype design. Experience with MIRO is a plus

Database & Infrastructure:

• Familiarity with databases (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle, SQLServer) and web servers (e.g., Apache, nginx)
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and MySQL
• Working knowledge of RabbitMQ message broker
• Experience with Redis caching solutions

Security & Quality Assurance:

• Working knowledge of Test-Driven and Behavior-Driven Development
• Ability to write quality unit