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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Lead - **Company:** TIAA - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $154,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Apache ActiveMQ, Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, Application Integration Architecture, Business Process Model and Notation, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, DevOps, Web Development, IBM WebSphere MQ, Java Message Service (JMS), Kerberos (Protocol), Key Management, Octopus Deploy, OpenShift, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Enterprise Application Integration, Cloudbees, Cyberark, Software Security, Containerization, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Terraform, AWS EKS, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** September 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dallasjobsite.com/job.asp?id=3373929645&tx=JJ6155FFL&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * 5 or more years of experience with Java development (Java 17+), with demonstrated ownership of architecture and technical direction for enterprise platforms * Demonstrated experience owning SDLC governance, architectural decision-making, and API security standards for a complex, externally-facing platform * Proven ownership of Level 3 production support strategy for a business-critical, externally-facing system * Hands-on experience with cloud-native engineering: AWS EKS, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, Cloudbees, ArgoCD) * Demonstrated ability to define governance frameworks and quality/security guardrails for AI-assisted development tools * Exceptional track record of technical mentorship and leadership across engineering teams * Experience translating business and platform strategy into technical architecture and execution roadmaps Preferred Skills * Financial services or insurance industry domain expertise, particularly annuity products, recordkeeping, or accumulation ledger systems * Message-based integration architecture experience (IBM MQ, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis, Kafka, or JMS) * Broader cloud infrastructure architecture experience: AWS (ECS, S3, Glue, Lambda), OpenShift, Terraform * Secrets management and authentication architecture (CyberArk Conjur, Kerberos, or equivalent) * Experience guiding platform strategy in the context of external distribution partnerships or multi-partner integration models * BPMN / workflow orchestration architecture (Flowable, Camunda, or similar) * Experience operating in Agile/Scrum environments with accountability for cross-team technical alignment Related Skills Agile 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 Development ## Description * Owns the technical vision and architectural roadmap for the Insurance Solutions Technology platform, ensuring the platform can scale securely to support SIA product portability and future distribution partnerships * Defines and governs API security standards, architectural decision-making processes, and SDLC quality gates across the platform * Owns Level 3 production support strategy, ensuring the platform's stability and resilience meet the demands of an externally-facing, partner-integrated system * Provides senior technical mentorship and leadership to the broader engineering team, elevating the team's collective technical capability * Serves as the team's primary authority on responsible AI adoption - defining governance, quality, and security guardrails for AI-assisted and AI-generated code * Partners with business, product, and partner integration stakeholders to translate TIAA's annuity market expansion strategy into a coherent, sustainable technical architecture * Guides the platform's technical evolution as TIAA's annuity products expand into retail and future markets Educational Requirements * Bachelor's Degree Required ## Related Videos - [Hosting a modern justice system](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/332-hosting-a-modern-justice-system) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Shifting Stress to Progress— Understanding DevOps to do DevOps Better](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/268-shifting-stress-to-progress-understanding-devops-to-do-devops-better) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - 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