Principal Platform Engineer Tech Lead
Core
Senior technical leader owning the full lifecycle of Foreign Exchange (FX) platforms, driving architecture, modernization, and operational excellence for mission-critical trading operations.
Role type
Principal Platform Engineer / Technical Lead (via careerplan.io/jobs/R73140-1-principal-platform-engineer-tech-lead-at-fifththird)
Builds
FX trading, pricing, execution, and settlement platforms and integrations
Domain
Financial Services / Capital Markets / Foreign Exchange
Required skills
Enterprise platform architecture, technical strategy, platform modernization, operational risk reduction, engineering leadership, vendor management, release management, production stability, root cause analysis, automation, Agile planning
Preferred skills
FX/Trading/Market Risk/Treasury platform experience, WallStreet Systems (WSS), Caplin, Aphelion, Bloomberg integrations, cloud technologies, DevOps, CI/CD, SRE, Infrastructure as Code, AI-enabled engineering tools
Technologies
WallStreet Systems (WSS), Caplin, Aphelion, Bloomberg
Responsibilities
Establish technical vision for FX platforms; lead architecture and design decisions for trading and settlement systems; drive platform modernization and transformation initiatives; serve as primary technical escalation point for complex production issues; own the Design, Build, Run lifecycle of squad-supported platforms; lead initiatives to reduce production incidents and operational risk; set engineering standards and mentor Platform Engineers; manage technical relationships with third-party vendors; lead large-scale technical initiatives from concept through deployment
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership