Team Lead Software Development

At First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard, we’ve created a culture that emphasizes personal success, respect, health, and wellness, fun and giving back. This is an environment where you will be rewarded, valued, and celebrated for your hard work.

We offer a robust and expanded package of health benefits, incentives, paid time off and growth and career advancement opportunities. We celebrate our employees and show our appreciation with private concerts, outdoor bashes, cash and car giveaways and more! See some of ourepic celebrations andemployee recognitions.

Considered one of the nation’s strongest financial organizations, we’ve achieved our success by embodying the views and values of The PREMIER Way. From our CEOs to the newest hires, we all follow these shared views and values to guide us on how to treat our customers, co-workers and communities. The PREMIER Way also serves as a roadmap on how to be successful inside and outside of the workplace. We believe in investing in our employees, their families and our communities.

Job Description:

Location: Sioux Falls, SD

Company: PREMIER Bankcard

About the Role

Oversees a team of developers responsible for creating, maintaining, and updating application programs and systems. Coordinates the work of subordinate developers and ensures adherence to programming quality standards. Provides training in programming techniques, with a focus on automating, maintaining, and enhancing existing manual procedures, programs, software, and systems. Engages in problem analysis and system design as part of the program development process.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Investigates and resolves significant issues on behalf of management related to PREMIER enterprise CRM applications, API specifications and implementations, data schema, and documentation of all processes.
• Perform tasks that substantially impact business operations across multiple internal and external PREMIER applications. This includes analyzing information requirements and specifications for systems construction and maintenance to ensure efficiency, data security, and the adoption of new technology platforms. The low code platforms, databases and tables may be highly complex and extensive.
• Completes major assignments that affect business operations through various internal and external systems, API’s, including databases and tables.
• Participate in planning both long-term and short-term business objectives.
• Coordinates the completion of department projects and outstanding Internal Program Requests, organizing the workflow among team members.
• Ensures that Internal Programming Requests are implemented smoothly and without disruption by participating in software releases. These assignments directly relate to the expected performance of general business operations.
• Completes or delegates the completion of Help Desk tickets.
• Assist developers with questions regarding PREMIER technology stack and proper coding standards.
• Ensures developers adhere to a stringent Software Development Life cycle (SDLC) , Agile Methodologies, Enterprise strategies, and provides coaching as needed to ensure compliance.
• Ensures that each employee has the necessary training and resources to perform their job duties efficiently and effectively.
• Reviews, monitors, and tests of the functionality and performance of work assigned to subordinate developers, including IPRs and projects.
• Resolves operational production problems where there are no clear precedents.
• Provides feedback and further direction to developers as needed.
• With guidance from management, monitors and evaluates individual employee performance, delivers performance reviews, recommends salary adjustments, and addresses employee issues, concerns, and future development.
• Ensures adherence to department and company policies and procedures.
• Presents recommendations or solutions to outstanding or potential issues under the guidance of their superior.
• Ensure work rules and attendance standards are consistently met.
• Accurately completes reports detailing work time spent on individual IPRs or projects.
• Conducts tasks in compliance with all consumer protection regulations, ensuring no harm to consumers.
• Interviews, recommends for hire, provides training, and supports staff. Provides constructive and timely performance reviews. Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Skills and Qualifications

• Enhanced computer skills, including multiple coding languages and knowledge of processing, data transmission software, low code platforms and API development.
• Proficiency in English with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to concentrate, work independently, and pay attention to detail.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including logical thinking.
• Capacity to learn, adapt to change, and become proficient quickly.
• Ability to exercise self-control, adhere to company policies, and uphold company values.
• Facilitates the flow of work within and between work units, meeting productivity requirements.
• Listens carefully to complex issues and respond effectively; educates and mentors.
• Sets performance expectations, delegates responsibility, and stimulates career growth.
• Analyzes and develops timely solutions to complex issues.
• Meet deadlines and deliver expedient customer service.
• Organizes and completes assignments or projects within the allotted time, ensuring all components are included.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in developing systems with API’s and/or low code Platforms preferred.
• One (1) year of progressively responsible management experience in an API, low code platforms, and database, preferred.
• Experience in AWS cloud-based implementation, preferred.
• Experience in observability tools like Datadog is preferred.
• Combination of education/experience that would enable incumbent to meet essential duties and required competencies of the position is required.
• undefined.

Competitive Benefits Package

• Full medical benefits when working 20+ hours per week
• Traditional and High Deductible health plan options available
• FREE dental and vision coverage
• Generous Paid Time Off plans
• 401(k) - dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% of total compensation
• Special discounts and offers for events at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
• PREMIER Wellness Program
• Paid Community Volunteer Hours - PREMIER averages 30,000 hours per year
• Fun Employee Parties

Our Culture

• We have an emphasis on personal success, respect, health, wellness, fun and giving back
• Employees are rewarded, valued, and celebrated for hard work.
• Career advancement opportunities is a way PREMIER leaders show they care.
• Appreciation is shown through concerts, outdoor bashes, cash, car giveaways and more.