Lead Software Developer

About the Role

Baird is seeking a talented Software Developer to join our ThunderCATs team within our Corporate Resource Group (CRG) portfolio. The ThunderCATs team delivers critical IT solutions and support to key areas including Compliance Corporate Real Estate and Facilities (CREW) and Legal. Our high-performing delivery team currently includes 4 experienced developers 2 business analysts a senior QA engineer and a project manager alongside a closely aligned Data & Analytics team. This is a hands-on leadership role where youll guide technical direction while contributing directly to development.

If youre a leader ready to make an impact in a dynamic financial services firm wed love to hear from you.

The ThunderCATs team has experienced steady growth in scope and complexity. We support a diverse mix of custom-built applications and vendor solutions that serve multiple business units and other IT teams firm-wide. Recent projects have spanned Compliance Private Wealth Management (PWM) PWM IT Operations Marketing Finance CREW Data and Analytics and other CRG delivery teams. Development is heavily Azure based.

Our development work is heavily cloud-based centered on Microsoft Azure technologies and best-in-class architectural practices. As we continue to expand were looking for a technical leader who can help shape our future direction.

The Impact Youll Make :

• Partner closely with business stakeholders to align on priorities drive strategic initiatives promote strong architectural patterns and champion best practicesthat continuously improve our products and services
• Foster a shared ownership model providing technical leadership across our products and platforms
• Identify and act on opportunities to improve technology health introduce innovative approaches simplify systems consolidate where beneficial and enhance cross-team collaboration as a true technical product advocate
• Effectively connect long-term technology roadmaps with immediate business needs making pragmatic short-term decisions that support sustainable progress
• Lead design development and delivery of applications and services
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to the development team conducting code review promoting craftmanship and fostering continuous improvement
• Collaborate closely with business analysts QA project managers and stakeholders to define requirements scope features develop technical product roadmaps and ensure successful delivery
• Own key architectural decisions advocate for modernization efforts and help evolve our Azure-based ecosystem
• Stay current ecosystem advancements and cloud trends to recommend and implement forward looking solutions

What Youll Bring to Baird :

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Baird is committed to diversity and provides employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy citizenship national origin age disability military service veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information or any other status protected by law.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Account Payable,C++,Community Support,Garment,Import & Export,Java

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1