Senior Software Engineer(Application Support)

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U.S. Bank is seeking a motivated Application Architect with technical design and architecture experience to contribute toward the success of our technology initiatives. Responsible for the design and architecture of application systems. Develops the application's architecture and blueprints on which functional and non-functional requirements can be met. Reviews developer technical designs. Translates user requirements to technical requirements. Designs application's technical infrastructure, such as application components, platforms, interfaces, development tools, and testing approaches. Possesses broad knowledge of platforms and applications across all technologies. Converts specifications into design approach instructions to solve business problems through automation support. Participates in the definition of non-functional requirements and ensures that the application architecture supports these requirements. Provides strategic input for long-term application direction. Monitors and maintains compliance with Enterprise Architecture, Technology Standards, and Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning. Participates in evaluation of vendor products to determine conformance with bank technical standards and appropriate fit with business needs. Develops and maintains department's knowledge base. Mediates between the expert and knowledge base. Uses models, hypotheses, and cognitive analysis techniques to elicit real problem-solving knowledge from the experts. Senior level positions lead the mapping of the application's architecture to the chosen technology platform; may lead, provide direction, and coordinate activities of application architects.

Job Description

This position will be responsible for the analysis, design, testing, development and maintenance of best in class software experiences. The candidate is a self-motivated individual who can collaborate with a team and across the organization. The candidate takes responsibility of the software artifacts produced adhering to U.S. Bank standards in order to ensure minimal impact to the customer experience. The candidate will be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing, developing, testing, operating and maintaining products.


• Takes full stack ownership by consistently writing production-ready and testable code.


• Consistently creates optimal design adhering to architectural best practices; considers scalability, reliability and performance of systems/contexts affected when defining technical designs.


• Makes sound design/coding decisions keeping customer experience in the forefront.


• Takes feedback from code review and apply changes to meet standards. Conducts code reviews to provide guidance on engineering best practices and compliance with development procedures.


• Accountable for ensuring all aspects of product development follow compliance and security best practices.


• Exhibits relentless focus in software reliability engineering standards embedded into development standards.


• Embraces emerging technology opportunities and contributes to the best practices in support of the bank's technology transformation.


• Contributes to a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience


• Eight to Ten years of relevant experience

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience working with complex Web/mobile development projects


• Excellent troubleshooting skills


• Excellent technical knowledge with experience in supporting large-scale applications


• Ability to identify issues quickly and resolve


• Experience with diagnostics tools to identify root cause in application code.


• Good understanding of cloud technologies and APIGEE/Gateways


• Experience with DevOps, Agile, automation & Cloud implementation strategies.


• Experience with diagnostics tools to identify root cause in application code.


• Experience with performance monitoring tools such as Firebug, Fiddler, Httpwatch


• Performance monitoring tools such as App Dynamics, Dynatrace etc


• Exposure and working knowledge on No SQL database, relational databases systems MS SQL Server or similar RDBMS

If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

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Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members' whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

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  Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

  
  


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  Basic term and optional term life insurance

  
  


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  Short-term and long-term disability

  
  


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  Pregnancy disability and parental leave

  
  


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  401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

  
  


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  Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

  
  


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  Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

  
  


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  Adoption assistance

  
  


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  Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

  
  

EEO is the Law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Applicants can learn more about the company's status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EEO poster.

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