Lead Software Engineer

A client with Kforce in Newport Beach, CA is seeking a a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to help modernize capabilities surrounding our legacy annuity policy administration platforms, including the design, development, testing, and deployment of AWS-based solutions and the orchestration layer that processes business events, applies routing and transformation rules, coordinates downstream activities, and manages exceptions.This role requires a strong combination of software engineering, AWS data platform development, Integration architecture, DevOps automation, and Technical leadership. The successful candidate will establish development standards, guide other engineers, conduct code and design reviews, and translate architectural direction into production-ready solutions.Duties:

• Lead the design and development of an AWS-based operational data layer containing replicated data from mainframe policy administration systems
• Build ingestion and processing components supporting cross-platform data ingestion and integration, batch integration, and event-driven data movement
• Develop data transformation, mapping, validation, reconciliation, and exception-handling capabilities
• Implement solutions using appropriate AWS services such as Amazon S3, Aurora or RDS, DynamoDB, AWS Glue, Lambda, and managed messaging services
• Establish controls for data completeness, consistency, lineage, security, retention, and auditability
• Implement monitoring for data latency, throughput, data-quality exceptions, failed transactions, and platform availability
• Partner with mainframe, data engineering, and integration teams to resolve source-data and data movement issues

• AWS Developer, Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Data Engineer certification
• Experience integrating AWS applications with mainframe platforms
• Familiarity with COBOL, DB2 for z/OS, VSAM, CICS, batch processing, or mainframe data structures
• Experience with cross-platform data integration tools and technologies
• Experience with Amazon EventBridge, SQS, SNS, MSK or Kafka, Step Functions, ECS, EKS, or Lambda
• Experience building high-volume, highly available, and auditable financial-services platforms
• Familiarity with insurance, annuity, policy administration, or regulated financial-services environments
• Experience with Snowflake or enterprise analytical data platforms while maintaining separation between operational and analytical workloads
• Experience with legacy-system modernization patterns, including strangler architecture, parallel processing, reconciliation, and phased migration
• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools for code analysis, development, testing, or technical documentation

Leadership Competencies:

• Leads through technical credibility and hands-on contribution
• Coaches engineers while holding the team accountable for engineering quality
• Makes pragmatic decisions within established enterprise architecture and security standards
• Communicates clearly across application, data, infrastructure, security, architecture, and business teams
• Balances near-term delivery needs with long-term maintainability and reuse
• Works effectively in an environment involving legacy platforms, cloud services, vendor partners, and multiple dependent teams

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.


We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.


Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.


This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.


Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.


By clicking "Apply Today" you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages or emails from Kforce and its affiliates, and service providers. Note that if you choose to communicate with Kforce via text messaging the frequency may vary, and message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You will always have the right to cease communicating via text by using key words such as STOP.