Software Developer Lead

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is part of the nation’s central bank and we’ve provided many opportunities for professional growth during our history.

For twenty-four years in a row, we’ve been named “One of Northeast Ohio’s Best Places to Work” by North Coast 99. This prestigious award honors organizations with outstanding employment practices, including compensation, benefits, training, recruitment, retention, community services, and employee communications.

Our People Make the Difference! The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is seeking innovative thinkers with vision to build the framework that will carry the Bank into the future.

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To be considered for this role, candidates must be a U.S. citizen.

Organizational Expectations:

As a software developer lead you will be responsible for the analysis, design, development, maintenance, and support of software applications for customers across a variety of platforms and/or business lines. You will provide technical direction, planning and coordination of assignments of development staff, and serve as project manager, coach, and mentor when needed. You will also provide production support for users of software while keeping abreast of current technologies to enhance applications architecture and software design and development.

General Responsibilities:

• Design, prototype, and develop, debug, test, deploy, support and document highly complex application software with performance and scalability optimization.

• Analyze highly complex customer business needs and recommend and implement automated solutions to increase process automation, user experience, and launch of new products and services.

• Act as a liaison with developers, external, and/or internal, regarding highly complex system and environmental requirements and problem resolution.

• Provide ongoing highly complex technical support to customers, including support for migrations of software applications into various environments. Provide application and technical support during all phases of the application lifecycle. Solves unique and complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions.

• Incorporate relevant bank, system controls, SAFR, DLP, Privacy and audit requirements into solutions upon highly complex software implementation.

• Adhere to bank and system secure coding, contingency, deployment, and software development methodologies and standards.

• Demonstrate commitment to innovation, quality, schedules, and budget. Continuous development and learning to keep abreast of application development technologies.

• Lead technology projects and develop project management artifacts and documentation.

• Coach and mentor programming staff.

• Depending on the business line, may provide rotational, third-tier, 24x7 on-call support. 

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

• Adheres to the Bank's attendance policies through regular and prompt attendance.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree with 7+ years of related work experience, OR

• Associate's Degree with 9+ years of professional work experience, OR

• Software development Bootcamp certificate with 9+ years of professional work experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of domain, regulations, procedures, and practices of a specific discipline and/or business line

• Ability to perform highly complex independent research

• Project management experience including the ability to lead projects and project teams

• Master in Agile development methodologies

• Proficient knowledge of applicable development domain

• Expertise with Object Oriented design and development including a thorough understanding of OO design patterns and practices

• Proficient with test driven development

• Continuous integration deployment experience

• Expert with database or content management system query, design, and development

• Highly complex analytical skills

• Highly specialized, technical skills in applicable server-side programming technologies

• Expert in database or content management system

• Highly specialized, technical skills in applicable front-end programming technologies and frameworks

Physical Demands and General Working Conditions:

Traditional office environment: Employees typically sit most of the day, work with a computer and