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Software Engineering Director II - Payments

Truist
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Mar 2025

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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency:  English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

As a Software Director of Engineering III – Payments, you will lead, and mentor teams focused on developing innovative technology solutions that meet business needs while adhering to risk and operational requirements. Your role will involve identifying and resolving complex technical, operational, and risk management challenges across multiple Lines of Business (LOBs) or Sub-LOBs. You will leverage emerging technologies and automation to enhance operational efficiencies and accelerate solution delivery, all while providing high-level architectural guidance to ensure alignment with business requirements. You will oversee software engineering practices, including unit testing and integration, functional, and performance testing, maintaining rigorous quality standards throughout the development lifecycle. Additionally, you will manage warranty support and facilitate knowledge transfer to production support teams, ensuring a seamless transition and operational excellence. A strong understanding of the Payments Domain, specifically in areas like Zelle, RTP, and FedNow, is essential to drive the development of enterprise-level payment solutions.
In an Agile environment: Act as an Agile champion. Primarily responsible for delivering high quality working software and automating manual/reusable tasks. Leverage engineering practices to deliver business value. Responsible for oversight of software engineering and unit testing and supporting integration and functional testing. Oversee warranty support and knowledge transfer to production support. Ensure developed code is in accordance with the acceptance criteria established by the Product Owner.

SCOPE: The differentiating factor between levels of SWE Director is scope, such as size of budget and headcount, and complexity of the business line and related technologies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job.  Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below.  Specific activities may change from time to time.  
1.    Direct the engineering and deployment of significant delivery projects in accordance with specified technical requirements, schedules and budgets, including Agile methodologies. 
2.    Oversee the planning, design, engineering, testing and deployment of application projects in conjunction with a variety of resources, which may include Waterfall or Agile approaches.  
3.    Develop departmental plans, including business, financial, production and/or organizational priorities based on IT and focuses on long-term operations planning and performance, and broader business objectives and priorities.
4.    Apply an in-depth understanding of systems engineering and administration and a basic understanding of other IT disciplines in guiding and coaching team members. 
5.    Identify and resolve complex technical, operational, and organizational problems. 
6.    Impact results by supporting the funding of projects, products, services, and/or technologies. 

7.    Maintain appropriate Risk Profile through owning the first line of Risk defense, proactively identifying risks, and implementing the necessary mitigations where warranted.  Partner effectively with 2nd line of defense, Auditor, and regulators to ensure Risk is identified and mitigated appropriately. 
8.    May play lead role or technical consultant role in large or complex projects or initiatives. 
9.    Has full management responsibilities for teammates: hiring, disciplinary, coac

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