Remote Java Tech Lead: Hands-On Architecture & Delivery

First Citizens; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Technical Lead to join the Personal & Business Banking Digital Engineering organization. This remote role may be hired only in AZ, NC, NJ, or TX.

The position emphasizes hands-on engineering leadership, architecture direction, and delivery excellence across multiple teams. You will review PRs, contribute production code, mentor engineers, and collaborate with senior technology leaders to shape strategy while remaining deeply involved in technology and code-level

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of technical work in application development, security, or engineering.
• Experience leading technical discussions and influencing engineering decisions across teams.
• Strong understanding of modern software architecture and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across Agile pods delivering customer-facing digital banking capabilities.
• Translate architectural direction into actionable delivery plans and implementations.
• Review designs, PRs, and ensure alignment with security and platform roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical strategy across multiple teams.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Event-Driven

Apache Kafka

Microservices

Distributed systems

Secure development

Education

Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years experience

High School Diploma +12 years experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Technical Lead to join the Personal & Business Banking Digital Engineering organization. This remote role may be hired only in AZ, NC, NJ, or TX.

The position emphasizes hands-on engineering leadership, architecture direction, and delivery excellence across multiple teams. You will review PRs, contribute production code, mentor engineers, and collaborate with senior technology leaders to shape strategy while remaining deeply involved in technology and code-level