net/C Developer

Aquent, a leading talent solutions partner, is thrilled to present an extraordinary opportunity with a premier financial services firm. This organization stands at the forefront of empowering individuals and institutions through groundbreaking financial solutions, harnessing cutting-edge technology to secure and elevate customer experiences. You'll join a team that isn't just developing software; you'll be actively shaping the future of financial security and digital interaction. This role offers a unique chance to profoundly influence the reliability and trust of critical systems, making a tangible difference in the daily lives of countless customers and the overall success of the organization. Are you ready to step into a pivotal technical leadership role, driving the future of secure digital interactions?

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate individual to join a dedicated security technologies team. This is more than a coding position; it's an opportunity to be a hands-on leader, spearheading the design and development of a mission-critical Authentication platform that protects a vast user base. In this dynamic, fast-paced Agile environment, you will be instrumental in both architecting robust solutions and bringing them to life through elegant code. With a balanced focus on design and development, you'll collaborate closely with experienced engineers, product owners, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software releases on time. This is an exceptional chance to innovate, mentor, and lead within a forward-thinking technological landscape, directly influencing the security posture and digital experience for a wide array of users.

Your Impact & Key Responsibilities

As a senior technical leader, you will be at the forefront of securing digital identities and ensuring seamless, protected access. Your leadership and technical prowess will be crucial in developing and maintaining the foundational authentication systems that underpin all internal and external interactions. You will guide projects from conception through deployment, ensuring architectural excellence and operational stability, and contributing directly to the organization's mission of financial security. Your impact will include:

• Lead the development and delivery of software products through QA, UAT, and Production phases.
• Collaborate with product owners and key stakeholders across Project Management, Business, QA, and Technology Operations to ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within budget.
• Partner with the Scrum Master and product owner to provide accurate development sizing and cost analysis estimates.
• Work alongside the product owner and team members on story decomposition, feature design, and task prioritization.
• Utilize automated testing tools and frameworks, including test-driven development, to uphold software quality standards.
• Support Identity and credential management systems for Authentication between internal and external systems.
• Help resolve needs and remove roadblocks identified by team members in collaboration with the Scrum Master.
• Coordinate individual team deliverables to facilitate successful product releases.
• Identify technology risks promptly and implement mitigation strategies.
• Conduct regular reviews and code quality improvement sessions with both onshore and offshore developers, emphasizing requirements specification and design methodologies.
• Prototype, validate, and develop tailored application solutions to address business requirements.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 7 years of hands-on application programming and/or test automation framework experience, with 6-10 years in a comparable lead developer role within an Agile development environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing server-side applications (API Subject Matter Expert) utilizing C# and .NET technologies.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing solutions for applications requiring high availability, throughput, and scalability.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary system architecture as well as development standards and guidelines.
• Proven ability to mentor and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Background in AI development and Specification-Driven Development.
• Experience working with Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems.
• At least 3 years of demonstrated leadership in delivering and driving the adoption of technical innovations across teams.
• Strong familiarity with Agile/Lean development and testing methodologies, including Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.
• Experience working with databases such as MongoDB and Aerospike.
• Knowledge of authentication protocols such as Kerberos, certificate-based authentication, and Ping Identity solutions.
• Skilled in testing RESTful web services using test automation frameworks; capable of parsing nested JSON and XML.
• Proven ability to perform effectively under pressure in challenging environments.
• Proficient with source control systems and Agile tools including Bitbucket, Jira, Zephyr, Bamboo, and Git.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Background in CI/CD environments (e.g., Bamboo), including creating, modifying, and executing jobs from scratch using Git as a source control system.
• Expertise in troubleshooting production issues through analysis of logs (Splunk), dashboards, and metrics.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with SOAP.
• Previous experience within the financial services or brokerage industry.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.