Lead Cassandra Technologist - San Francisco, United States - U.S. Bank

Description

At U.S. Bank, were on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel atall from Day One.

Job Description

Be a part of transformational change where integrity matters, success inspires and great teams collaborate and innovate. As the fifth-largest bank in the United States, were one of the country's most respected, innovative, ethical and successful financial institutions. Were looking for people who want more than just a job they want to make a difference U.S. Bank is seeking a Lead Software Engineer who will contribute toward the success of our technology initiatives in our digital transformation journey.

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 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

Performs analysis on failures, propose design changes, and encourage operational improvements

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 banks technology transformation

Contributes to a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement

Reviews tasks critically and ensures they are appropriately prioritized and sized for incremental delivery; anticipates and communicates blockers and delays before they require escalation

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree, or equivalent work experience

Six to eight years of relevant experience

Preferred Skills and Experience

Extensive knowledge on Cassandra (Datastax Cassandra) including performance tuning

Knowledge of Unix operating systems and commands

Experience working with Infrastructure as A code (IAAC) using Terraform

Proficiency in Ansible or similar configuration management tools

Scripting experience in Python, or similar programming languages

Cloud automation experience with Azure or other cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP

Good Knowledge on CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab and Jenkins

Automation first mindset

Building security and compliance as a step in E2E automation

Experience working in secure, compliant needs for mission critical systems in a cloud environment.

Experience building and operating at scale

Adept with agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles

Has technical expertise and leadership skills to resolve issues, ensure product goals are met, and serve as a mentor to coach and support junior engineers

Thorough understanding of the team's domain, how work in this domain relates to the team's objectives and deliverables and how it contributes to overall business strategy and how technical strategy maps to this

Ability to collaborate on all aspects of product development

Technically proficient and able to define and fulfill solutions requirements for end user

Able to communicate processes and results with all parties involved in the product team, including engineers, product owner, scrum master, third party vendors and customers

Proficient understanding of algorithms, data structures, architectural design patterns and best practices

Effective communication, presentation, leadership, problem-solving and analytical skills

Proven collaboration and influencing skills

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

If theres 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 ) .

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):

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Basic term and optional term life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Pregnancy disability and parental leave

401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

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

Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

Adoption assistance

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 companys status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ) EEO poster.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program ) .

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $144, $169, $186,560.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Job postings typically remain open for approximately 20 days of the posting date listed above, however the job posting may be closed earlier should it be determined the position is no longer required due to business need. Job postings in areas with a high volume of applicants, such as customer service, contact center, and Financial Crimes investigations, remain open for approximately 5 days of the posting listed date.