About the role

Role Overview

Senior Software Engineer for Payments focused on API Development and Cloud Migration. This is a remote role limited to candidates based in AZ, NC, or TX. You will design, develop, modernize, migrate, and support secure, high-performance enterprise APIs across Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, enhance, and support secure, scalable, high-performing APIs and microservices
Modernize and migrate APIs/integration services from on-prem to AWS cloud-native architectures
Build cloud-native solutions using AWS services (API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, SQS/SNS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, IAM, KMS, AWS Transfer Family)
Develop RESTful services using Java and Spring Boot while following enterprise architecture and security standards
Support existing API platforms: troubleshooting, resiliency improvements, new functionality, and performance optimization
Implement event-driven systems using Apache Kafka, Amazon SNS, and Amazon SQS
Build and support containerized apps using OpenShift, Docker, and AWS ECS
Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions with architects, engineers, product owners, and stakeholders
Apply secure coding practices and API security controls (authentication, authorization, encryption, secrets management)
Participate in API migration activities (assessment, refactoring, testing, deployment, production cutover)
Use Terraform for Infrastructure as Code provisioning and deployment
Implement and support CI/CD pipelines for automated build/test/deploy/release
Use observability tools such as Dynatrace, CloudWatch, X-Ray, Grafana, Splunk for monitoring and troubleshooting
Provide on-call support, incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement
Contribute to code reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering best practices

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
4+ years of software application development (as stated)

Nice-to-haves

Deep expertise in API development, microservices, and cloud migration strategies
Strong hands-on experience with AWS and enterprise integration patterns

About First Citizens Bank

First Citizens Bank is a financial services organization operating in the banking industry. The role focuses on building and modernizing enterprise payment and integration platforms through cloud-native API development and migration.

Senior Software Engineer - Payments (Remote)

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