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This job is considered a subject matter expert in the Applications Development & Support area and provides technical leadership across the development lifecycle.\nKey Responsibilities and Duties\nLeads the design and development of production-quality Java solutions (microservices, batch pipelines, APIs) that serve enterprise financial and insurance platforms, with a focus on externally-facing, partner-integrated capabilities\n\nProvides technical leadership across the development lifecycle, including architecture decisions, code review, and mentoring of other developers on the team\n\nPartners with business analysts, partner integration teams, and downstream data consumers to design, develop, and troubleshoot complex end-to-end technical solutions supporting SIA product portability\n\nDesigns, secures, and maintains external customer-facing APIs at enterprise scale, ensuring performance, security, and reliability standards are met\n\nLeads containerization and deployment strategy using AWS EKS, working across CI/CD tooling (Jenkins/Cloudbees/ArgoCD) to drive delivery velocity and platform stability\n\nApplies, validates, and stress-tests AI-generated code in a production-grade, externally-facing environment, ensuring quality and security are never compromised\n\nPerforms maintenance programming and correction of identified defects across own work and the work of the broader team\n\nEducational Requirements\nBachelor's Degree Required\nWork Experience\n5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred\nPhysical Requirements\nPhysical Requirements: Sedentary Work\n Career Level\n9IC\nRequired Skills\n5 or more years of experience with Java development (Java 17+), with deep expertise in Spring Boot and Spring Batch\nHands-on experience developing and securing external customer-facing APIs at enterprise scale\nHands-on experience with AWS EKS, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, Cloudbees, ArgoCD)\nExperience with REST API design and integration; deep familiarity with contract-first approaches (OpenAPI/Swagger)\nDemonstrated ability to leverage AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Kiro, or similar) to drive SDLC quality and delivery velocity\nExperience with production-support incident triage using Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar observability tools\nProven track record providing technical leadership and mentorship to development teams\nPreferred Skills\nProficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and/or data-processing tasks supporting platform and integration workflows\nMessage-based integration experience (IBM MQ, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis, Kafka, or JMS)\nBroader cloud infrastructure experience: AWS (ECS, S3, Glue, Lambda), OpenShift, Terraform\nSecrets management and authentication chains (CyberArk Conjur, Kerberos, or equivalent)\nFinancial services or insurance industry domain exposure\nBPMN / workflow orchestration (Flowable, Camunda, or similar)\nAgile/Scrum practices in a Jira-based SDLC\nAbility to work across technical and business teams to translate strategic platform goals into engineering execution\nRelated SkillsAgile Methodology, Continuous Integration and Deployment, Data Analysis, Debugging, DevOps, Enterprise Application Integration, Operating Systems Management, Problem Solving, Programming, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Web Application DevelopmentAnticipated Posting End Date:\n2026-10-16Base Pay Range: $128,000/yr - $153,000/yrActual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. 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We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways-because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.\nBenefits and Total Rewards\nThe organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.\nEqual Opportunity\nWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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