Director of Distributed Systems

Job Title : Director of Distributed Systems

Location : Winston-Salem, NC

FTE Role

US citizens and Green CardHolders and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We areunable to sponsor H1b candidates at this time

Summary

• SSIS, TSQL, SSRS background
• Must have both .Net and Java. Currently on .Net with developing roadmap to move to Java - they should be able to help with this.
• Need someone experienced - manager, financial services, long tenure at least 10+ years.
• Work with architects and developers to develop roadmap to move from .Net to Java.
• Should know how to code and jump in where needed.
• financial services are highly preferred.
• Manages 4 to 5 people (2 developers, 2 testers and part-time database engineer

Job Description

• This position is for a Director of Software Development for our core distributed systems development group. This is a hands-on management position leading a team of developers building and supporting core payment systems applications.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and modernizing the distributed (Windows and Linux) applications that support our core payment networks.

A key aspect of the role will be to support the migration to Cloud based computing.

Qualificationsrequired :

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in the field of Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or other related field
• 10+ years related experience, at least 5 years in a management capacity
• Thorough knowledge of secure development practices
• Experience in .NET and JAVA development for mission critical applications
• Strong database experience
• Experience in both Agile and Waterfall development methodologies
• Knowledgeable in Project Management methods, processes and deliverables
• Experience tracking and reporting relevant development metrics (e.g., capacity, productivity, progress, quality)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in building a solid team than can work across multiple applications.
• Experience in transformation : Moving .NET platforms to more current technologies.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of an Enterprise Application Architecture.

Qualificationsdesired :

• Experience in wholesale banking, particularly with payments (ACH, Wires) would be helpful.
• Experience developing and / or migrating applications to the cloud (AWS or Azure)
• Knowledgeable in test automation and CI / CD process and tool sets
• Experience with large Data warehouses, reporting and Business Intelligence
• Certifications are a plus; MCP, MCSD

Essentialfunctions and responsibilities :

• Collaborate with the IT infrastructure team, the Planning and Execution team, the third-party vendors, and other Business Groups in the development / delivery of business application
• Develop and execute an appropriate delivery team model (e.g., resources, skills, process management) to meet current and projected needs / constraints
• Ensure on-time, on-budget, and high-quality code delivery
• Effective resource management and planning
• Develop and implement strong Application development techniques and effective methodologies
• Responsible for providing backend support for the development, testing and other production issues and new projects
• Manage deployments for Coding, Patching, etc.
• Enterprise Testing - Support the coordination of Component / Unit Testing (dev)
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of information processing principles and practices
• Basic knowledge of core enterprise IT infrastructure
• Basic knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws as relevant to IT compliance
• Application / Infrastructure Lifecycle

A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum basesalary for this position is $160K to $180K / Annum.