Core Systems Lead Engineer

Location: Negotiable (Remote) Ensure you read the information regarding this opportunity thoroughly before making an application. Travel: The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements. We are: Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy, Interactive, Technology, and Operations services, all powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 738,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. You Are: Most software developers, engineers, and architects get to build software systems. Very few get to say with a straight face: "I'm reinventing banking." We're combining technology, industry expertise, and entrepreneurial experience to massively disrupt our clients' core businesses. We partner with our clients to propel them into the future and to help create better products and experiences for everyone. We're doing this by leveraging the power of patterns (Anti-Corruption Layering, Strangler fig, Microservices, Event Sourcing, etc) and technologies (Kafka, Solace, Change Data Capture, Node.js, Go, Containerization, PaaS) to build cloud-native solutions for the enterprise based on modern event-driven architectures. Our team is deeply hands-on, highly technical, and prides itself in being battle-hardened, lead-from-the-front technology thought leaders. The ability to take complex ideas, synthesize them for common understanding, while maintaining a focus on details is a must for this role. In this role as a Core Systems lead engineer, you will act as the spearhead to set principles, practices, and standards to implement systems that are the heart of business. You will be involved in all aspects of specification review, prioritization, delivery, and day 2 operations for new systems that are often replacing functionality and systems that have been in place for decades. We are in the midst of helping clients fundamentally rethink how to transform 20+ years old systems and services in investment and core banking, payments, retirement, and wealth management into modern cloud-native. The industry is at a crossroads and needs help from the outside in order to make the most efficient use of capital, retain customers in the face of emerging competition, and compete as the market rapidly changes. This also means a fundamental change to architecture, engineering, and delivery processes, and rethinking once unshakeable assumptions. We are looking for industry veterans who know what it takes to satisfy demanding business strategic objectives and build systems that satisfy legal, compliance, business, and customer needs. If you are up for a challenge, we have a place for you. Specific Experience: Working as an architect in an industry-leading banking, payments, or capital markets firm OR has been in a key technical architecture role in a demonstrably successful fintech product company. Successful design and implementation of emerging technology to solve a key financial industry business or critical system architecture problem. What you'll Need: Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience managing the packaging, deployment, configuration, and observability of modern applications (several projects as ongoing contributor). Minimum 1+ year of experience designing and building software pipelines. Minimum 1+ year working with modern observability tools. Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. Bonus if you have: Experience explaining proper options for managing the software delivery lifecycle. Experience leading engineering teams. Experience with at least one modern programming language. Experience with the SDLC lifecycle & knowledge of relevant tools. Experience with using at least one major public cloud provider. Basic understanding of Cloud & Hybrid networking. Understanding and experience in agile project management and delivery. Experience with more than one programming language. Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure. Experience with serverless architecture. Experience with microservices architectures and constituent technologies. Experience with containerization and container platforms. Experience with Event Driven Architectures and constituent technologies. Experience with distributed transactional data stores. Active participation in Open-source projects. Professional Experience: Strong Critical Thinking, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills. Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills. Initiative-taking is required. Curiosity and a desire to continuously learn. Demonstrated leadership, comradery, and teamwork in a multi-cultural professional setting. Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. What We Believe: We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-01-01