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GreatAmerica Financial Services is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. Our exemplary customer service, our principle-centered business philosophy and our team-based operating approach are key to our success and growth.

We Are Looking to Add a Key Member to Our Technology Group!

As a Software Engineering Leader supporting Core and Digital Banking, you will lead and develop a high-performing team of engineers responsible for delivering secure, reliable, and scalable technology solutions across GreatAmerica's core and digital banking environment. You will provide technical and strategic leadership across the development, integration, modernization, and ongoing support of business-critical financial systems that enable lending, servicing, payments, funding, and related customer and operational processes.

This role partners closely with Product Owners, business leaders, technology teams, and external providers to translate business, customer, and regulatory needs into sustainable engineering solutions. You will establish strong engineering practices, guide architectural and technology decisions, and promote disciplined delivery, operational resiliency, security, and continuous improvement. Through a combination of people leadership, technical expertise, and financial systems knowledge, you will strengthen team capabilities, improve platform performance and reliability, and support the continued evolution of GreatAmerica's banking technology ecosystem.

As a Software Engineering Leader, you will:

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Salesforce engineers and admins, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.
• Advocate for the team's priorities within the broader engineering and product organization.
• Recruit and retain top Salesforce talent.
• Promote a DevOps mindset and continuous delivery culture.
• Create inclusive, high-trust environments that empower individuals and teams

Technical Delivery & Innovation

• Own end-to-end delivery of Salesforce initiatives, ensuring quality, timeliness, and stakeholder satisfaction.
  

Architecture & Development

• Implement secure programming practices to avoid platform vulnerabilities.
• Lead development efforts using CI/CD tools (e.g., Copado), source control (Git), and test-driven development.
• Optimize existing features and refactor code to improve performance and maintainability.
• Implement robust logging, monitoring, and alerting for deployed solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application and data issues, ensuring platform health.
  

Integration & Data Collaboration

• Design and support inbound/outbound integrations for a given core/digital banking systems
• Provide OpenAPI Specifications (OAS) for external teams integrating with core/digital banking systems
• Collaborate with non-Salesforce teams on data modeling, access, and integration concerns.
• Extend support for functional and non-functional testing teams to ensure quality delivery.
  

Collaboration & Agile Execution

• Partner closely with Product Owners and cross-functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, demos, grooming, and standups.
• Contribute to design discussions, code reviews, and process improvements.
• Support cross-team dependencies and contribute to Agile Release Train planning (SAFe framework experience is a plus).
• Establish and enforce development standards, code quality, and deployment processes.
• Stay current with Salesforce platform capabilities, releases, and ecosystem trends.
• Drive innovation through evaluation and adoption of new Salesforce features, tools, and integrations.
• Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in Salesforce Governance COE and Architecture Review Boards to uphold platform integrity and best practices.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• 5+ years of technical leadership and people management experience, including leading engineers responsible for business-critical financial systems.
• 7-8 years of hands-on software engineering experience supporting core banking, digital banking, lending, leasing, servicing, payments, or closely related financial platforms.
• Proven expertise in:
  • Core and digital banking architecture, engineering delivery, modernization, and lifecycle management across vendor-packaged and custom-built solutions.
  • Financial workflows such as loan origination and servicing, payments, funding and booking, general ledger integration, customer account servicing, and document workflows.
  • .NET/C#, APIs, microservices, event-driven integration, and enterprise integration patterns for secure, reliable transaction processing.
  • Data modeling, SQL, stored procedures, reconciliation, data quality controls, and performance optimization for high-volume financial data.
  • Security-by-design practices, identity and access management, encryption, audit logging, privacy, and technology controls required in a regulated financial services environment.
  • Resiliency, availability, disaster recovery, observability, performance, and scalability for customer-facing and operationally critical systems.
  • Integration with core banking and financial ecosystem providers, including payment networks, credit bureaus, CRM, enterprise content management, and third-party banking services.
  • Cloud and hybrid architectures, platform migrations, vendor upgrades, technical debt reduction, and retirement of legacy or unsupported technologies.
  • CI/CD environments using tools such as Azure DevOps, automated testing, release controls, and repeatable deployment practices.
  • Git workflows, pull request reviews, code quality standards, and secure software development practices.
  • Agile/Scrum methodologies; SAFe experience preferred, with familiarity operating within regulated change management and audit requirements.
  • Vendor and cross-functional partnership, including translating business and regulatory needs into sustainable engineering solutions.

Skills & Abilities

• Candidates must possess the exceptional interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with internal & external resources, clients, and third parties
• Strong negotiation and collaboration skills and ability to develop and manage stakeholder expectations
• Exceptional communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Create inclusive team environments that foster trust and a sense of empowerment
• Effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and excels at communicating shifts in prioritization
• Adapt to shifting business priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Must be able to multi-task and have a combination of organizational and analytical skills
• Strong push to always gain a combination of business and technical knowledge of the product in their area
• Must be systems-oriented, enjoy working with new tools and be a self-motivated learner
• Entrepreneurial attitude, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Demonstrated self-starter who is goal-oriented, a critical thinker, and a creative problem solver
• Strong sense of urgency and follow-through in addressing issues and meeting timelines
  

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field.
• Salesforce Certified Admin, Advanced Admin, Platform Developer I & II required.
• Additional certifications (e.g., Revenue Cloud Consultant, Integration Architecture Designer) are a plus.

Other Computer Skills

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, VS Code

Computer Skills

• Expert knowledge of MS Office products and Design & Development best practices preferred

Sharing rewards is an integral part of our culture. We believe in the value of hard work and reward our employees beyond the paycheck. Our total rewards package is based on eligibility and includes:

Financial Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Monthly Bonuses for Eligible Employees
• 401(k) and Company Match
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off

Health, Wellbeing, and Family Planning Benefits

• Paid Vacation - starting at 80 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
• Paid Sick Days - Ten (10) per year with a conversion option for unused time.
• Ten (10) Paid Holidays per year
• Gym Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term and Long Term Disability
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental Leave

Education and Career Planning Benefits

• Tuition Assistance
• Networking Opportunities
• Leadership Development Opportunities

Perks

• Paid Parking
• Service Awards
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Business casual environment
• A strong organizational culture focused on our greatest asset: you!

If your experience aligns closely, please apply. We value diverse backgrounds and adding new perspectives. We encourage you to apply if you can make a strong impact in this role at www.greatamerica.com/careers.

Please note, applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.