Enterprise Innovation Developer II

Pen Air Credit Union; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

PenAir Credit Union in Pensacola, FL seeks an Enterprise Innovation Developer II to architect and deliver automation and AI-enabled solutions across multiple systems.

You will lead design, development, and mentoring, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable outcomes. A bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/SE or related field and 5–8 years of experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/SE or related field preferred.
• 5–8 years of software development, automation, or integration experience.
• Ability to design, implement, and support complex automation and AI-enabled solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of complex automation and AI-enabled solutions.
• Establish reusable patterns and standards across projects.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to developers.
• Respond to production incidents and perform root-cause analyses.
• Evaluate new capabilities and document results and business value.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders on feasibility and risks.

Skills

Solution architecture

Automation platforms

APIs integration

Source control

Testing & evaluation

Observability

Incident management

Technical documentation

AI-enabled solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/SE or related field

Tools

APIs

Git

AI platforms

Job description

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Information Technology-S FT Pensacola, FL, US

Company Description

Since 1936 PenAir® Credit Union has been the catalyst where community, resources, and impact come together and produce a powerful force for good. We have a unique culture and we’re passionate about it. Grown from the values we hold most dear, three guiding principles shape how we see the people we serve, the community around us, and our role within it. These guiding principles are Respect, Service, and Communerosity® and they’re woven throughout our culture.

PenAir is where people and community, resources and expertise align with your values to create real impact. Generational impact through strong financial education and support. We care about the things you care about. As the largest and oldest credit union in Pensacola, Florida, with more than $2.8 billion in assets, our purpose is to enhance the lives of those we serve in the Florida Panhandle, Southern Alabama, and Virginia.

Careers

Do you have a passion for helping others?
Currently, PenAir provides access to 15 convenient locations across Mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama and Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Bay counties in Florida. Join us and become a powerful force for good - after all we live, work, and play here too.

Join the team. You’ll fit right in.

Take control of your future by mapping out a career at PenAir. Working with us means you can shape your professional experience to suit your dreams. We offer valuable resources that provide you the opportunity to build upon and strengthen your skills. Whether it be a career path in advising our members directly on products and services, guiding them through major purchase decisions on a home or vehicle, or even helping build the technology and processes behind the scenes, there is a place for everyone at Pen Air! Success looks different for everyone. Where will your journey take you?

The PenAir difference.

Just like we strive to be a force for good at work, PenAir works just as hard to supply employees with a total rewards package that includes competitive salaries and meaningful benefits.

Holistic Amenities:

• Up to $15K available for continuing education


• Student Loan Paydown


• Adoption Assistance Reimbursement


• Wellness Programs


• Gym membership reimbursement


• Financial Wellness Resources


• Purchase assistance with computers and fitness equipment.

Benefits Package Highlights:

• Generous PTO Plan—20 days for new hires


• Paid Maternal & Parental Leave


• Competitive Retirement Plan


• Company paid Short Term Disability

The starting salary for this role is $78,158-$83,042 based on experience.

About the role:

The Enterprise Innovation Developer II serves as an advanced individual contributor and technical leader responsible for complex automation, integration, and AI-enabled solutions. The position independently architects, develops, deploys, and supports complex or high‑impact solutions; establishes reusable technical patterns and quality practices; leads the resolution of significant technical issues; and provides technical guidance and mentoring to developers and interns. The role also advises business and technology stakeholders on solution feasibility, architecture, security, scalability, risk, and maintainability.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, design, development, implementation, and ongoing support of complex or high-impact automation and AI-enabled solutions involving multiple systems, advanced integrations, sensitive data, emerging technologies, or significant operational dependencies.


• Establish, improve, and maintain reusable solution patterns, technical standards, development controls, testing and evaluation approaches, and documentation practices that improve consistency, reliability, security, maintainability, and supportability across solutions.


• Provide technical leadership during discovery and solution design; evaluate alternative approaches, integrations, dependencies, scalability, security, supportability, controls, and operational impacts; and provide technical recommendations to business and technology stakeholders


• Lead the diagnosis and resolution of complex production incidents, integration failures, performance issues, and systemic defects; perform or coordinate root‑cause analyses; and develop corrective and preventive actions with internal teams and vendors.


• Review solution designs, code or configuration, testing evidence, AI evaluations, and release packages; provide technical guidance, peer review, and mentoring to developers and interns; and promote effective engineering and solution‑development practices.


• Research and evaluate emerging automation, integration, AI, and development capabilities; conduct controlled proofs of concept; document results, limitations, risks, and potential business value; and recommend adoption, standardization, remediation, or retirement, as appropriate.


• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience

Typically requires five to eight years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, and demonstrated technical expertise. Relevant experience may include software development, automation, systems integration, application development, data solutions, architecture, or AI-enabled solution delivery. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to design, implement, and support complex solutions, solve advanced technical challenges, and provide technical leadership. Breadth of experience, complexity of work, and demonstrated impact are more important than expertise in any single technology or a specific number of years of AI experience.

Education/Certifications/Licenses

A bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, software engineering, information systems, data, engineering, business technology, or a related discipline is preferred. An equivalent combination of relevant education, technical training, industry certifications, and demonstrated professional experience may be considered.

Interpersonal Skills

A significant level of trust, credibility and diplomacy is required. In-depth dialogue, conversations and explanations with customers, direct and indirect reports and outside vendors can be of a sensitive and/or highly confidential nature. Communications may involve motivating, influencing, educating and/or advising others on matters of significance. Typically includes subject matter experts as well as first level to middle managers

Other Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of solution architecture, automation platforms, integration patterns, APIs, structured data, source control, testing and evaluation, troubleshooting, observability, incident management, and technical documentation.


• Advanced working knowledge of AI-enabled solution patterns, including prompt and retrieval design, document intelligence, evaluation methods, guardrails, model limitations, and human oversight.


• Ability to evaluate security, privacy, operational resilience, access controls, segregation of duties, scalability, maintainability, and supportability across the solution lifecycle.

This Job Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities comprising the position.