Principal IT Software Engineer - Data & IAM Platform

DIRECTV; Wilmington (DE); Remote; USD 171,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

DIRECTV seeks a Principal IT Software Engineer 2 to design and develop end-to-end solutions for customer profile data stores, orchestrating cross-team work and guiding target-state blueprints with modern technologies.

You will lead data pathways, govern architecture, ensure security and compliance, and mentor junior engineers while coordinating with vendor teams to deliver a cohesive technical vision across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 5–7 years software delivery in an agile environment with enterprise/web/mobile apps.
• Experience delivering applications at scale with SAFe or similar.
• Strong experience with Oracle, MongoDB, PL/SQL.
• DevOps foundation with CI/CD, quality/security automation.
• Cloud expertise (Azure/AWS) and data networking.
• OAuth integration and IAM platforms (ForgeRock/Ping) preferred.
• Web components/J2EE and Java development experience.
• REST/SOAP and related testing tools like Postman/SOAPUI.
• Excellent planning, multi-tasking, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Guide modernization of customer information operational data stores.
• Lead data pathways between internal and external systems, IAM integration.
• Govern application design, architecture, and modern tech patterns.
• Ensure security/compliance for data and services.
• Mentor juniors and drive new tech initiatives.
• Coordinate with vendor teams to align with technical vision.
• Act as domain expert communicating progress and risks to stakeholders.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to promote technical best practices.
• Contribute to DevOps practices, including production support and deployment.
• Communicate complex topics clearly in various formats.

Skills

Enterprise web/mobile development

Agile SAFe delivery

Cloud platforms

REST/SOAP integration

OAuth IAM integration

Database: Oracle/MongoDB

DevOps CI/CD automation

Strong communicator

Security/compliance focus

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

Oracle Database

MongoDB

Azure

AWS

J2EE/Java

REST/SOAP Web Services

Postman

SOAPUI

Mockito

CI/CD tooling

Job description

DIRECTV seeks a Principal IT Software Engineer 2 to design and develop end-to-end solutions for customer profile data stores, orchestrating cross-team work and guiding target-state blueprints with modern technologies.

You will lead data pathways, govern architecture, ensure security and compliance, and mentor junior engineers while coordinating with vendor teams to deliver a cohesive technical vision across the organization.