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Job Title : Retail CRM Tech Lead
Location : Cleveland, OH | Buffalo, NY| Albany, NY,| Columbus, OH
Duration : Long term contract
Cognizant / Key bank
Department : Banker Experience Technology
Job Description :
- We're looking for a hands-on Retail CRM Tech Lead to drive the engineering direction of a cross-functional Agile squad.
- You'll partner with product managers, designers, and other tech leads to build and enhance CRM platforms that power personalized, compliant, and efficient customer engagement across the retail banking lifecycle.
- You'll influence architectural decisions, own technical delivery, and coach engineers as you help modernize and scale a CRM stack that supports retail bankers.
Key Responsibilities
Own end-to-end technical strategy and implementation for CRM capabilities (customer onboarding, journeys, sales automation, campaigns, support workflows).Lead a team of developers to design, develop and deploy robust, scalable and secure software solutions in compliance with enterprise standardsTranslate product goals and customer needs into scalable, high-performance architecture and clean code.Collaborate with the product owner and squad members to define stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria.Provide hands-on engineering leadership-write code, conduct code reviews, and remove blockers.Drive integration with core banking, data lakes, marketing platforms, and third-party CRM solutions.Ensure platform security, performance, compliance, and auditability in line with financial regulations.Partner with enterprise architecture, data governance, security, and DevOps teams to align with broader tech strategy.Mentor engineers in design patterns, test automation, and clean code practices.Support release planning, capacity estimation, and iterative delivery through Agile ceremonies.Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to development standards and improve team skillsProvide direction and recommendations on solutions for security vulnerabilitiesRepresent Security variances in Security Technology review meetingsIdentify performance bottlenecks and implement solutions to ensure system scalability, reliability, availabilityDrive high standards for code quality, testing and documentationProvide recommendations for tools and develop plans and strategies to improve overall hygiene for code development, delivery and release practicesContinue to develop a culture of modern software development practicesOwn the applications and operational system tasks associated with the applicationsEnsure seamless communication between development teams, other departments such as QA, Enterprise Architecture etcEnsure timely delivery and continuous improvementSkills :
Solid experience with Oracle Siebel (25.1 and higher) and exposure / exposure to modern CRM ecosystems (Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Pega, or custom-built platforms).Experience with Siebel installation, ecosystem and infrastructureSolid backend engineering experience (Java / .NET / Node.js preferred). Front-end familiarity (React / Angular) is a plus.Deep knowledge of integration patterns : APIs (REST / GraphQL), messaging (Kafka / MQ), ETL pipelines.Strong Relational Database experience (SQL, Oracle)Familiarity with customer data platforms (CDPs), campaign management tools, and personalization engines.Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, code management (bitbucket, Gitlab), CI / CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes) and cloud infrastructureUtilized code review tools such as SonarQubeExperience with automated testing frameworks such as Cypress, Mocha etcExperience working in Agile squads using Scrum or Kanban.Good understanding of CI / CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and DevOps tools.Comfort working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).Financial services or regulated industry experience is a strong plus.Experience :
8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role.7+ years of experience with Oracle Siebel and exposure / experience with modern CRM ecosystems (Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Pega, or custom-built platforms).5+ years of experience with databases such as Oracle, SQL2+ years of experience in a tech lead role demonstrating leadership and team management skills5+ years of experience in banking / finance industryNice to Have
Experience implementing real-time event-driven customer journeysExposure to customer identity resolution, consent management, and data privacy frameworksCertifications in CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce Certified Platform DeveloperThanks & Regards,
Bhavani. K
Technical Recruiter
Phone : +1 614-588-8528 / +16144959222 Ext : 340
Email ID : bhavani.k@vividsoftglobal.com