Senior Developer - Digital Payments

Overview

The Senior Developer will serve as a subject matter expert overseeing the design, development, testing, and deployment of Digital Payments products and features working in collaboration with architecture, platform, product, operations, and business teams to accelerate the delivery of innovative money movement solutions and capabilities aligned with member-centric business initiatives and corporate strategies. This role ensures adherence to SDLC, operational, architectural, and security standards, and provides technical guidance to both leadership and less-experienced team members. The Sr. Developer specializes in delivering cloud-based compute services and applications, requires extensive knowledge of integration technologies, and works independently on complex projects. Familiarity with Navy Federal's core banking platform, payment products, cloud, and platform strategy is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technical Product Owner / Manager, Project Manager, and Scrum Master to lead the planning and delivery of products and features
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and developers to analyze, define, and document the technical design for logical processes, workflows, system integrations, data, system environment, internal / external controls
• Perform analysis of technical challenges and advise team on mitigation and corrective action
• Maintain the product backlog including business and technical requirements in collaboration with developers, architects, Scrum Master, and business product owner
• Drive definition of technical enablers and non-functional requirements
• Perform peer design and code reviews; provide guidance on standards and best practices
• Develop implementation plans, coordinate with dependent teams, and drive the release and change management processes
• Manage the Continuous Integration & Delivery pipeline and toolchain
• Troubleshoot build / deployment, system, and application issues
• Oversee resolution of system and application defects
• Maintain and monitor systems, applications, services post-implementation
• Develop and maintain product documentation
• Develop in-depth domain knowledge of products, platforms, and technologies
• Conduct research and analysis on new and emerging technologies and share with the team
• Provide guidance and mentorship for less experienced team members
• Build and maintain relationships with leadership, team members, and key internal / external stakeholders including vendors
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related degree, or an equivalent combination of training, education, and experience
• Significant experience in one or more of the following disciplines: systems engineering, software engineering, technology management
• Significant experience with object-oriented programming languages with specific emphasis on Java / J2EE
• Significant experience developing web services, microservices, APIs using REST and SOAP architecture patterns
• Significant experience developing and deploying applications to private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure)
• Advanced experience in the following areas:
  • Enterprise cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos, Azure Data Lake)
  • Continuous Integration & Delivery practices and tools
  • Software development practices to include defining, developing, testing, and implementing system requirements; designing, coding, debugging applications deployed to on-prem and cloud platform environments
  • Engineering principles, practices, theories, and methods to identify and solve complex problems and perform sophisticated analyses
  • End-to-end IT processes, including architecture, design & engineering, implementation, and operations
  • Developing scripts or applications to automate system/application deployment, configuration, or management
  • Agile software development practices and product management lifecycle
  • Troubleshooting and resolving technical problems
  • Systems analysis, workflow, and procedural analysis
  • Applying innovative approaches to solve technical design issues
  • Influencing and guiding strategic thinking
  • Resolving conflicting requests and meeting changing requirements
  • Designing and deploying new, upgraded and/or existing systems
  • Analyzing and organizing problems or work processes for technical solutions
  • Problem solving, collaboration, critical thinking, team building, and presentation skills
  • Applying innovative approaches to solve technical design issues
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Organizational, planning and time management skills
  • Database and presentation software skills
  • Research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Working with all levels of staff, management, stakeholders, vendors
  • Leading, guiding, and mentoring others
  • Self-motivated and proactive, able to learn quickly and apply new concepts, tools, and applications
  • Demonstrated ability to solve complex system/integration problems through innovative solutions

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of financial/banking industry standards, open banking standards, regulations, and practices
• Advanced knowledge of Navy Federal products, services, programs, policies, and procedures
• Advanced knowledge and experience implementing and/or supporting payment processing systems (e.g., Real-Time Payments, FedNow, International Payments, Zelle)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Location: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 | 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526 | 141 Security Drive, Winchester, VA 22602

About Us
Navy Federal provides much more than a job. We provide a meaningful career experience, including a culture that is energized, engaged and committed; and fierce appreciation for our teams, who are rewarded with highly competitive pay and generous benefits and perks.

Our approach to careers is simple yet powerful: Make our mission your passion.

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Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected Veteran.

Disclaimers: Navy Federal reserves the right to fill this role at a higher/lower grade level based on business need. An assessment may be required to compete for this position. Job postings are subject to close early or extend out longer than the anticipated closing date at the hiring team's discretion based on qualified applicant volume. Navy Federal Credit Union assesses market data to establish salary ranges that enable us to remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range, based on your experience, location and market position

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