Principal Software Engineer

About the position

As a Principal Applications Developer at Fifth Third Bank, you will design and implement technology and software solutions as a member of an agile squad. This role involves participating in all agile ceremonies, driving activities from architecture and design to delivery. You will model software development best practices and lead communities of practice to continuously refine and document standards and best practices. You will be responsible for risk management by openly exchanging ideas, elevating concerns, and following policies and procedures. Your actions will ensure a positive customer experience while operating within the Bank's risk appetite.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new features while improving quality of technical products and applications
• Create and execute long term vision of technical products and applications
• Act as a technical expert and developer on an agile squad
• Drive the architecture of solutions across multiple services and applications
• Develop software meeting code quality standards and metrics
• Practice test-driven development
• Guide communities of practice by mentoring developers, creating and enforcing standards, reviewing others code, and sharing knowledge
• Achieve operational excellence by automating processes and writing maintainable, supportable, and testable code
• Maintain effective partnerships with operations and engineering teams to drive service improvement
• Remain current on IT trends pertaining to their area of practice
• Assist with problem resolution for end users and customers
• Create and update operations procedures for daily routine management processes
• Maintain appropriate controls and documentation to ensure compliance of audit requirements
• Participate in 24x7 oncall rotation
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or comparable with 8+ years of experience
• Strong background in COBOL, SAS, and MQ
• Knowledge of functional software design
• Knowledge of software development best practices
• Prior experience with knowledge of Git and GitHub
• Understanding of Software Development Methodologies
• Understanding of security best practices
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong collaboration skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills