Software Engineer Lead

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values - honesty, integrity, loyalty and service - define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

Employer : United Services Automobile Association

Tasks : Identify and manage existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role. Ensure risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled. Follow written risk and compliance policies and procedures for business activities. Design, develop, code, and test significant complex cross functional technical solutions that impact multiple areas of disciplines while communicating with internal team members across multiple areas and client functions. Lead code / design reviews to ensure smooth daily operations and accurate planning for multiple teams. Organize work and lead multiple teams to deliver features and solutions. Independently resolve complex production issues and lead troubleshooting of end-to-end solutions that span multiple applications and systems. Mentor and coach junior / experienced engineers. Work with architecture to help define directions for cross functional or highly complex key technologies within a specific domain. May begin advancing professional development through active participation in industry organizations, writing programming publications, pursuing educational opportunities, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies. Provide support to the Enterprise and have an opportunity to significantly impact organizational growth and effectiveness through delivering best in class technology solutions. Engage in all phases of the software systems and application development lifecycle which include gathering and analyzing requirements, designing, testing, documenting and implementing software, and responding to outages. Apply expertise to scale projects efficiently while maximizing performance and minimizing costs. Identify and manage existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and ensure these risks are effectively identified and escalated to be measured, monitored and controlled. May telecommute.

Requirements : Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Applied Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field followed by 8 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or in a related occupation. Position requires :

Web Technologies : JavaScript, ES5, ES6, HTML5, XML, CSS3, and Webpack;

Web Application Frameworks : ReactJS and Reveille design;

Programing Languages : Java, NodeJS, and Groovy;

Microservices and Backend Frameworks : Spring, Spring Boot, and ExpressJS;

Messaging Middleware Technologies : AWS Kinesis and Apache Kafka;

Relational Databases : Amazon Aurora;

Non Relational Databases : AWS Elastic Cache and Amazon DynamoDB;

Cloud Computing Technologies : AWS (EC2, ECS, EKS, API gateway, Lambda, CloudFront, ELB, CloudWatch, EventBridge, and Kinesis);

Virtualization Tools : Docker Containers and Podman;

Deployment and Orchestration Technologies : Kubernetes and OpenShift;

Monitoring Tools : N Elastic & Kibana, and Datadog;

Build Tools : Maven and Gradle;

DevOps Tools : Gitlab CI / CD;

Testing Frameworks : Junit, Mocha, Mockito, Jest, Jasmine, Karma and Cypress;

Documentation : Atlassian Confluence and SharePoint;

Project Management Tools : Jira; and

Certifications : AWS Solution Architect Associate, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, and Sun Certified Java Programmer

Worksite : 9800 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio TX 78288

Relocation assistance is Not Available for this position.

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

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Compensation : USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits : At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an existing USAA employee, please use the internal career site in OneSource to apply.

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Find your purpose. Join our mission.

USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity.

USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource : our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you'll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond : the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don't have to be connected to the military yourself - you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members.

USAA is an EEO / AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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USAA is an EEO / AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.