Principal Platform Engineer - Software Engineer

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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:

The Principal Platform Engineer partners with a wide cross-section ofpartners to create innovative and compelling experiences for ourTruist clients. Responsible for defining, championing, building,delivering, and measuring products/platforms and strategies for theirsegment. This role manages and leads high performing productmanagement teams consisting of product managers, product owners,and product analysts. This role is pivotal in building resilient,observable, and policy-compliant software systems that powermission-critical business functions. Leveraging technologies likeJava, Python, Helm, Kubernetes, and event-driven architectures, youwill deliver reusable software patterns with embedded controls tomeet enterprise security, compliance, and risk managementstandards. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader who cantranslate architectural vision into production-ready, scalable code witha focus on governance-as-code and automation.

For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

This position is office-centric 5 days a week in either our Atlanta or Charlotte Office

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESFollowing 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. Responsible for leading a team of product managers and product owners, setting direction and priorities for products, services, and experiences. 1. Responsible for understanding industry landscape, competitive environment, and voice of client2. Develop product roadmaps in collaboration with Relationship Managers and Line of Business (LOB) partners.3. Manage teams that develop and groom backlog from EPICS down to user stories in partnership with LOB, User Experience/User Interface, Content, Technology, and Operations4. Partner with Tech Agile teams on development, rollout, and post-production support5. Partner with Legal, Risk, & Compliance on new product development and remediation when applicable6. Partner with associated LOBs, marketing, operation, and readiness teams on commercialization and rollout7. Responsible for the client experience/results/KPIs of assigned platforms8. Manage product pricing, including modeling pricing changes9. Manage annual budget, including monthly forecasting10. Hire, mentor and manage team members; proactively provide timely, candid, and constructive performance feedback in efforts to cultivate appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning11. Responsible for leading teams across related but disparate functions to support successful deployment of new products and integrated experiences

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. A minimum of seven+

years in a combination of professional services and financial services industry

2. Five+

years of product management experience

3. Deep understanding of software development methodologies and best practices

4. Deep and broad experience in digital banking, financial services, or other complex transactional services

5. Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and large scale projects

6. Demonstrable understanding and application of digital concepts and technology

7. Ability to lead initiatives throughout the software development lifecycle, including post implementation

8. Bachelors' degree in business, engineering, design, or technology field; banking or financial management education or equivalent education and related training

9. Strong strategic thinker, with ability to quickly assess complex problems, prioritize key issues, and focus on relevant facts

10. Demonstrated experience in managing a varied team of professionals in a project-based environment and a proven ability to coach and develop a team

11. Outstanding skills presenting/communicating ideas and data to Executive level leaders

12. Sound business judgment and ability to build a business case around a product or service

13. Expert relationship builder; developing open, effective, considerate, and productive working relationships. Can "work the matrix" and gain credibility quickly with internal and external constituents.

14. High level of adaptability; responds appropriately and competently to the demands of work challenges when confronted with change, ambiguity, adversity, and other pressures.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Masters' of Business Administration (MBA) degree or Master's

degree in business, engineering, design, or technology field; banking

or financial management education

2. Experience in banking, insurance, financial services, and/or

investments across multiple client segments including consumer,

small business, wealth and commercial business.

3. Familiarity with zero-trust security patterns, mutual TLS, service

mesh, and container vulnerability scanning tools.

4. Demonstrated experience with event-driven (Kafka) source/sink

integration and design.

5. Advanced understanding of platform resiliency, chaos engineering,

and graceful degradation strategies under fault scenarios. 

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS

Sitting

Constantly (More than 50% of the time)Standing

Frequently (25% - 50% of the time)Walking

Frequently (25% - 50% of the time)Visual / Audio / Speaking

Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone.Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding

Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers.Availability

Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need.Travel

Minimal and up to 10%

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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