Role Overview
The Lead Front End Software Engineer (Java) role adds leadership of technical design and development, complex problem resolution, guidance and support for colleagues, code and documentation reviews, and use of modern principles, methodologies, and tools to advance business initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Front End Developer with strong UX Design skills, team leadership, and coding experience.
- 8+ Years of experience preferably in a large banking / financial institution environment.
- Creates and leads the technical design and development of software solutions.
- Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex business needs. Prepares technical and procedural documentation required.
- Facilitates complex problem resolution.
- Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues. Reviews coding, testing, and documentation of software.
- Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities.
- Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
- Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support the companies Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
- Banking operations familiarity
- Controls
- Compliance considerations
- Risk management processes
- Technical Troubleshooting - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
- Application Delivery Process - Extensive Experience
- Application Design, Architecture - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
- Application Development Tools - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
- Application Testing - Extensive Experience
- Packaged Application Integration - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
- System Development Lifecycle - Extensive Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
- Angular
- Node.js
- Java Development
- Process Improvement
- Release Management
- Software Solutions and Design
- User Experience (UX) Design
- Application Development
- Design and architecture familiarity/experience
- Business and Team Management
- Group Problem Solving
- Customer Engagement and Solutions Oriented
Preferred Qualifications
- Banking experience
- Financial institution experience
- Understanding regulatory and risk controls
Locations: Birmingham, AL
About Techstra Solutions
Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned (WBENC) management consulting firm specializing in strategy, technology, and implementation services for large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. Our experienced team partners with clients to co-create innovative solutions in applications, data, AI, and automation that accelerate measurable, sustainable change. From advisory consulting through technical execution, we are dedicated to driving world-class business solutions that fit your strategic requirements and deliver results. For more information: www.techstrasolutions.com
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
- Angular experience
- Node.js experience
- Java development experience
- Process improvement experience
- Release management experience
- Software solutions and design experience
- User experience design skills
- Application development experience
- Application design and architecture experience
- Business and team management experience
- Group problem-solving skills
- Customer engagement and solutions-oriented skills
- 8+ years of experience, preferably in a large banking or financial institution environment
- Banking experience
- Financial institution experience
- Understanding of regulatory and risk controls
What We Do
Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned consulting firm that provides strategy, technology and implementation support to large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. The rapid pace of technology innovation required to remain competitive, juxtaposed with the slow rate of change in many organizations, causes most to struggle. To be successful companies must drive new ways of working including the use of technology/analytics and new skillsets (hard/soft) deep into their culture so that they are able to rapidly and continuously react to change. They must also apply new approaches that empower their employees, ensuring its sustainability. At Techstra Solutions we focus on four key areas, otherwise known as the 4 A’s: Automation (Robotic Process Automation (RPA)/Intelligent Automation), Analytics (Reporting/Analytics/AI/ML), Application Modernization (Cloud, Mobility, etc), and Agile-based solutions (DevOps).
