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Director, Software Engineering

Soteria Reinsurance Ltd., Salt Lake City, UT, United States


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End Date: May 19, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id:

2127244## ## Job Description:**Position Description**:Oversees the design and delivery of core and scalable digital security access solutions for external facing applications, including login Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign On (SSO), by leveraging modern software engineering practices and secure coding principles. Leads the development and execution of technical strategies in a fast-paced, agile environment to meet evolving digital security requirements, using Cloud native technologies (Amazon Web Services (AWS)) and front-end frameworks (React and Angular). Implements DevSecOps practices, including test drive development (TTD), Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), and infrastructure automation to enhance software quality, reduce time-to-market, and maintain high availability. Draws on in-depth knowledge of the business or function to provide business unit-wide solutions by developing complex, multi-faceted software applications. Researches and recommends new technologies in support of the strategic direction of the business unit and participates in the research and recommendation of appropriate models, methods, tools, and technologies to achieve business-unit-wide solutions.**Primary Responsibilities:*** Translates and incorporates business vision and strategy to architectural strategy recommendations at the functional level.* Participates in high-level, cross- functional architecture design teams.* Identifies and consults with internal and external technical resources to produce cross-company strategic designs.* Consults on development and delivery of major technology initiatives for the business unit.* Consults on deployment of major project deliverables.* Consults on the documentation of major technology applications.* Oversees the technical implementation of cross-divisional or company architectural components.* Initiates and drives project or strategy discussions with users or external groups to resolve issues.* Sets vision, goals, and direction of team/organization.* Plans and leads organization-wide initiatives.* Provides leadership, technical supervision, and expertise to multiple teams in broad technical areas on complex organization-wide projects.* Advises senior management on technical strategy.* Researches and recommends new technologies.* Works across groups to identify opportunities for organization-wide technology initiatives.* Regularly provides guidance, training, and coaching to other team members for performance and career development.* Identifies and plans for future resource needs.* Determines technical approaches at a strategic level for the business unit.**Education and Experience**:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and six (6) years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering (or closely related occupation) developing security code and processes within a financial services or enterprise security centric environment.Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and four (4) years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering (or closely related occupation) developing security code and processes within a financial services or enterprise security centric environment.**Skills and Knowledge**:Candidate must also possess:* Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) participating in the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) -- building and supporting enterprise Web applications (using NIST guidelines) and providing enterprise security solutions for IAM, Risk Based Framework (RBF), and critical and High Availability (HA) applications, using Microservices Architecture, Java/J2EE, Dropwizard, Spring Boot, Camunda rules engine, Apache Kafka, and RESTful and API management systems leveraging Cloud infrastructure and technologies -- Amazon Web services (AWS) in a digital and cybersecurity domain and financial industry.* DE developing and implementing Cloud-based solutions for Continuous Delivery pipelines to optimize deployment cycle times for software artifacts, and implementing self-service deployment strategies and patterns, using Canary, Blue/Green deployments, and feature toggles; and implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, Artifactory, Veracode, Kubernetes, Maven, and uDeploy.* DE designing and developing IAM products and services on Cloud infrastructure and technologies (AWS and EKS) that implement SSO, using SAML2.0, OAuth 2.0, Delegated Access, OpenID Connect, SAML Bearer, JWT Bearer, Open Standards, and Cloud infrastructure and technologies -- AWS, EKS, EC2, and Cloud front.* DE developing secure and responsive Single Page Applications (SPA) and developing rich browser compatible User Interfaces (UIs), using Angular, React, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Typescript, and Cloud infrastructure and technologies -- Lamda, Cloud front, and S3.#PE1M2#LI-DNI## ## Certifications:## ## Category:## Information TechnologyMost roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Some roles may have unique onsite requirements. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position.Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories. #J-18808-Ljbffr