Remote Tech Lead — Digital Banking Platform

First Citizens Bank; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a seasoned Technical Lead for its digital banking platform. This remote role supports multiple Agile teams delivering customer-facing capabilities built on ReactJS/TypeScript, microfrontends, Java/Spring Boot, and cloud-native architectures.

You will mentor engineers, shape platform strategy, and drive secure, scalable solutions. The role emphasizes API-first, event-driven designs, DevSecOps, and strong stakeholder collaboration with enterprise architects and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical work in application development, server administration, information security, or engineering.
• 5+ years of technical leadership experience in banking, fintech, payments, or regulated industries.
• Experience modernizing large-scale customer-facing digital platforms.
• Strong communication and executive stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction across multiple Agile product teams delivering customer-facing digital banking capabilities.
• Serve as the primary technical advisor for engineering managers, architects, product leaders, and delivery teams.
• Drive delivery of scalable, resilient, secure, and highly available banking solutions.
• Guide technical roadmaps, platform evolution, and modernization initiatives.

Skills

ReactJS

React Native

TypeScript

Microfrontends

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

DevSecOps

OAuth2

OIDC

SAML

OpenTelemetry

SRE

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

ReactJS

React Native

TypeScript

Kafka

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

GitOps

OAuth2

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a seasoned Technical Lead for its digital banking platform. This remote role supports multiple Agile teams delivering customer-facing capabilities built on ReactJS/TypeScript, microfrontends, Java/Spring Boot, and cloud-native architectures.

You will mentor engineers, shape platform strategy, and drive secure, scalable solutions. The role emphasizes API-first, event-driven designs, DevSecOps, and strong stakeholder collaboration with enterprise architects and