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Lead LOS Configuration Engineer, Loan Origination Systems (Team Lead)

About the Company

Our client is a fast growing mortgage lender that has posted strong year over year growth and is scaling its technology team to match. Known for a people first culture and a modern, technology forward approach to the mortgage experience, they are looking for top professionals who value opportunity, lasting business partnerships, and a collaborative, high performance environment where smart people move fast.

Compensation & Work Environment

• Salary range: $115,000 to $140,000 annually
• Location: Irvine, California, or Remote
• Classification: Full time, Exempt
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k), subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans

The Role

This Lead LOS Configuration Engineer position focuses on logic, problem solving, and managing the operational core of a complex mortgage technology platform. You will own the rules, workflows, and system behaviors that keep a distributed ecosystem running reliably, spanning loan origination systems, cloud based workflows, business rules engines, and third party integrations. You will bridge Operations, Compliance, Product, and Engineering, translating business and regulatory needs into correct, versioned, supportable configurations.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a cross functional LOS Configuration team, owning the configuration backlog and release coordination
• Manage configurations for Blue Sage and related lending systems, including loan programs, fees, disclosures, and conditions
• Design deterministic business rules using Drools or comparable systems, and reverse engineer existing workflows to recommend improvements
• Use SQL, Groovy, or Java to investigate production behavior and resolve integration discrepancies
• Diagnose failures and workflow dependencies across distributed cloud platforms, ensuring compliance with TRID, fee tolerances, and disclosure timing

AI Assisted Development, Required and Non Negotiable

This organization operates on an AI first development model. Candidates must:

• Utilize AI tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor daily for configuration analysis, rule development, scripting, and troubleshooting
• Decompose complex tasks into well structured prompts and agentic tasks
• Critically review, test, and harden all AI generated output before deploying to a production lending environment
• Demonstrate measurable productivity gains from AI tools during the interview process via a live paired exercise

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 7+ years in mortgage technology, with 4+ years of hands on LOS configuration, workflow design, or platform engineering
• 2+ years leading a technical operations or business systems team with delivery ownership
• Hands on expertise with enterprise business rules management systems such as Drools, and strong SQL skills
• Deep knowledge of the mortgage lifecycle, including pricing, underwriting, closing, and funding, and associated regulatory compliance
• Daily, demonstrable use of AI assisted development tools

Preferred Experience

• Implementation or administration experience with Blue Sage, Encompass, Empower, MeridianLink, or DataTrac
• Advanced capabilities in Drools optimization and scripting languages like Groovy or Java
• Experience with AWS (Step Functions, Lambda, EventBridge) and Azure
• Hands on experience with MISMO 3.4 migrations and ARM or Non QM program setup

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, retirement, and PTO. Comprehensive benefits package available, see link for details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Noor Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to perform the essential functions of the role, which may include standing for extended periods, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis, with or without reasonable accommodation. Physical demands may vary depending on assignment and client site requirements.