Java Technical Manager

HCL Technologies Limited; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking a Java Senior Technical Manager to lead enterprise-grade banking technology initiatives in San Antonio. The role is onsite, full-time, with a large engineering team.

You will deliver architectural leadership for Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, GoLang, and cloud-native solutions, while ensuring delivery governance and customer satisfaction. Strong collaboration with business stakeholders, benchmarking delivery KPIs, and mentoring about 75 engineers, tech

Qualifications

• 15+ years IT experience with 5+ years in technical/engineering management.
• Experience leading large engineering teams (50-100 members).
• Strong customer-facing, solutioning, and delivery governance skills.
• Proven experience in Banking and Financial Services domain.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural and technical leadership for enterprise-grade applications built using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, GoLang, AWS Lambda, and Terraform.
• Drive API-first, event-driven, and cloud-native architecture adoption.
• Establish engineering standards, secure coding practices, CI/CD, and DevOps best practices.
• Oversee solution design reviews, performance optimization, scalability, resiliency, and production readiness.
• Own end-to-end delivery for multiple banking technology initiatives.
• Lead solutioning discussions, technical workshops, estimations, and strategic roadmap planning.
• Build trusted relationships with customer executives and technology teams.

Skills

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

Kafka / Event Streaming

GoLang

AWS Lambda

Terraform / IaC

Team leadership

Delivery governance

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

API Gateway

CI/CD

GitHub

DevSecOps

Job description

HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self- motivated Java Senior Technical Manager to join in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.

Job Title: Java Senior Technical Manager

Position Type:

Full-time

Onsite:

Onsite (No remote)

Experience range: 15+ years

Mandatory required skills:

15+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in Technical/Engineering Management.

Experience in:

• Spring Boot & Microservices
• REST APIs
• Kafka/Event Streaming
• GoLang
• AWS Lambda
• Terraform & Infrastructure as Code

Experience managing large engineering teams (50-100 members).

Strong customer-facing, solutioning, and delivery governance experience.

Proven experience in Banking and Financial Services domain.

Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred skills:

SAFe Agile / Scrum certifications.

Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, API Gateway, CI/CD, GitHub, DevSecOps.

Exposure to AI-assisted SDLC and GitHub Copilot-driven engineering practices.

Experience managing globally distributed teams across onsite, offshore, and nearshore locations.

Technical Leadership

• Provide architectural and technical leadership for enterprise-grade applications built using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, GoLang, AWS Lambda, and Terraform.
• Drive API-first, event-driven, and cloud-native architecture adoption.
• Establish engineering standards, secure coding practices, CI/CD, and DevOps best practices.
• Oversee solution design reviews, performance optimization, scalability, resiliency, and production readiness.

Delivery Management

• Own end-to-end delivery for multiple banking technology initiatives.
• Manage scope, schedules, risks, budgets, resource plans, and delivery commitments.
• Ensure adherence to Agile/SAFe methodologies, quality standards, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Track and improve delivery KPIs, productivity, and operational excellence.
• Serve as the primary technology interface for customer leadership and business stakeholders.
• Lead solutioning discussions, technical workshops, estimations, and strategic roadmap planning.
• Build trusted relationships with customer executives and technology teams.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and proactive communication on program status, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead and mentor a team of approximately 75 engineers, tech leads, and developers.
• Build scalable engineering teams through hiring, coaching, succession planning, and career development.
• Foster a high-performance engineering culture focused on innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Manage performance, capacity planning, and team utilization across multiple workstreams.
• Deliver solutions across Retail Banking.
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, regulatory, and risk management standards.
• Partner with business stakeholders to modernize banking applications and improve customer experience.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range Minimum: $125,000 per year

Pay Range Maximum: $184,000 per year

HCLTech is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to [e-mail] for investigation.

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their work location, skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.

How You’ll Grow

At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.