Principal Software Engineer

Company: Citizens
Location: East Killingly
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

DescriptionAs a Principal, you will serve as a key contributor and leader in the space of technological innovation. You will combine your technical expertise and strong leadership skills to spearhead a results-driven engineering operation. The dynamic workload will encompass both attribute enhancements and cutting-edge innovations.
The Principal Software Engineer will be responsible for:

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  Collaborating with architects, product managers and other technical or non-technical stakeholders to define design approaches that are aligned with the customer-centric product vision.
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  Ensuring the best engineering and documentation practices are understood and followed.
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  Coordinating with peers within the organization to ensure seamless integration of functional workflows.
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  Ensuring successful incremental product releases while driving to deadlines and optimizing investments. Assuring quality through efficient management of team and resources.
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  Evaluating and limiting risk and vulnerabilities during the software development process by consistently employing industry best-practices.
  Qualifications
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    8+ years of hands-on software development experience with a proven record of successfully developing consumer-facing, reliable and scalable products
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    3+ years of relevant managerial experience, leading teams of technologists and engineers
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    Excellent understanding of engineering software processes, methodologies (agile, waterfall, SCRUM and life-cycle), configuration management, release management and systems verification and test
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    Mastery of multiple programming languages, including at least one front end framework (Angular/React/Vue), such as Python3, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Golang, C, C++, etc.
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    AWS/AZURE/GCP experience, including managing sensitive assets
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    Bash and Linux experience
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    Experience with CICD pipeline (CircleCI, Jenkins, or equivalent)
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    Strong communication (both oral and written) and interpersonal skills
    Desired Qualifications
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      5+ years of experience in the financial services industry, developing solutions for consumer banking, portfolio management, trading, compliance or wealth management
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      Understanding of banking system and custodial and consumer banking operations
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      Comfortable navigating large corporate structure to ensure timely delivery of projects
      Education and Certifications
      Required: Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline
      
      Preferred: Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline
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      Why Work for UsAt Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth.Equal Employment OpportunityCitizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability or perceived disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer/Disabled/VeteranCitizens is a brand name of Citizens Bank, N.A. and each of its respective affiliates.

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