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Lead Specialty Software Engineer -Finastra LIQ

Wells Fargo & Company - Institutional Retirement & Trust business

Iselin, NJ
Full Time
Senior
120k-263k
2 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Specialty Software Engineer with a deep understanding of Finastra LIQ and syndicated lending. This role will work closely with the Wells Fargo LIQ team to ensure the platform is ready to accept converted loans from AFS. The role will be part of the overall LIQ team with a specific focus initially on AFS to LIQ conversions. It involves building complex solutions to convert data from AFS to LIQ, including analysis, mapping, development, testing, and conversion activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead complex initiatives on selected domains
  • Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
  • Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost
  • Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
  • Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature
  • Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
  • Mentor less experienced software engineers
  • Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
  • Lead team to achieve objectives
  • Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
  • 5+ years Finastra LIQ experience
  • 5+ years conversion experience (AFS to LIQ preferred)
  • 1+ year Automated Financial Systems (AFS) level 3 experience

Nice to Have

  • Experience working with CI/CD tools such as SonarQube, Static Application Security Testing (SAST) such as Checkmarx or GitHub Code Scanning, and software composition analysis (SCA) tools such as Black Duck or Dependabot
  • Experience with Java, NodeJS, GO, Python and Bash scripting
  • Experience in JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Background in agile environments and cross-functional team collaboration
  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Understanding of non-functional requirements and software design best practices
  • Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively across organizational lines and with virtual team members
  • 5+ years of experience in Financial Industry a plus
  • Extensive hands-on experience of building large scale conversion applications
  • Ability to produce technology platforms of high capacity, high volume, high throughput and low latency

Qualifications

  • Educational background is not explicitly specified, but experience levels are emphasized

Benefits & Perks

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Working at Wells Fargo & Company - Institutional Retirement & Trust business

Wells Fargo values building strong customer relationships while maintaining a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture. Employees are accountable for executing risk programs, following policies and procedures, and making sound risk decisions. The company emphasizes proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification, escalation, and making decisions aligned with the business unit’s risk appetite.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 6, 2025
Salary120k-263k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

About Wells Fargo & Company - Institutional Retirement & Trust business

Website

wellsfargo.com

Company Size

5001-10000 employees

Location

Iselin, NJ

Industry

Commercial Banking

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