Technical Lead – FinTech

NationsBenefits India; Plantation (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NationsBenefits is seeking a Technical Lead (Platform) to guide a FinTech engineering team in Plantation, FL. You’ll lead Java-based microservices, drive architectural decisions, and ensure secure, scalable fintech applications.

You will mentor engineers, promote DevOps practices, and collaborate with product and business teams to deliver high-performance solutions across cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8–12 years of Java development experience.
• 5+ years of experience mentoring or coaching individual contributors.
• Strong experience with: Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Microservices, RESTful APIs.
• SQL / NoSQL databases; Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Git, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, team leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven ability to design and deploy secure applications within regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers.
• Recruit, onboard, and train engineering talent while promoting best practices.
• Conduct performance reviews, one-on-ones, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Define and execute technical strategy and architecture for scalable, secure FinTech apps.
• Guide engineers through design, code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Lead design, development, and deployment of Java-based microservices (Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST).
• Architect and maintain microservices across Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Work with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with Product, Program, and Business Leaders; promote Agile and DevOps.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Hibernate

AWS/GCP/Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

Jenkins

CI/CD

SQL/NoSQL

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

NationsBenefits is looking for a Technical Lead (Platform) to join our FinTech Engineering team in Plantation, FL.

This role is ideal for an experienced Java engineering leader with strong hands-on expertise in Spring Boot, microservices, cloud platforms, DevOps, scalable application architecture, and secure FinTech systems.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing engineers.
• Recruit, onboard, and train engineering talent while promoting development best practices.
• Conduct performance reviews, one-on-ones, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Define and execute technical strategy and architecture for scalable, secure, and high-performance FinTech applications.
• Guide engineers through software design, code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of Java-based microservices using Spring Boot, Hibernate, and RESTful APIs.
• Build fault-tolerant, scalable, and low-latency systems capable of handling high transaction volumes.
• Architect and maintain microservices-based solutions across Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Work with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Program Managers, Business Leaders, and cross-functional teams.
• Promote Agile, DevOps, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure applications comply with financial regulations, data security, privacy standards, GDPR, and PCI DSS.
• Design and optimize SQL/NoSQL databases for large-scale financial transaction processing.
• Work with real-time data processing technologies such as Kafka and Hadoop.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8–12 years of Java development experience.
• 5+ years of experience mentoring or coaching individual contributors.
• Strong experience with:
• Java
• Spring Boot
• Hibernate
• Microservices
• RESTful APIs
• SQL / NoSQL databases
• Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Git, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, team leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven ability to design and deploy secure applications within regulated environments.

Preferred Experience

• Payment Tokenization and MDES
• Hands-on experience with Mastercard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) APIs, integration patterns, and digital wallet token lifecycle.
• Secure credential provisioning and token management.
• Key and certificate lifecycle management.
• Experience with EMVCo and PCI DSS standards.
• Experience integrating Azure services with payment ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Strong cloud security knowledge for handling sensitive payment data.
• Experience with Jenkins, Kubernetes, and cloud-based CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with front-end frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Knowledge of Kafka, Hadoop, and distributed data processing tools.

If you have deep Java engineering experience and enjoy leading teams while building scalable, secure FinTech platforms, we’d love to hear from you.