Lead Developer

Category IT & Computer-related Job Location Fort Worth, TX Tracking Code 500289 EX 11 Position Type Full-Time/Regular How will this role impact First Command? The Lead Developer is a leader across the development organization. They work closely with members across teams and with business owners and leaders. In conjunction with development responsibilities, the Lead Developer establishes and champions best practices and processes for development and First Command’s SDLC. They work alongside Architect and Lead roles to define, lead, and assist in vision and design of business solutions, and they are drivers of improvement for our processes and technical practices. A Lead Developer is a person who needs little to no supervision or oversight. They are self-motivated individuals who have strong time management skills which facilitate working on special interest initiatives. What will the employee do in this role? Works alongside the architect and consultant roles to define the vision and solutions Leads team members in solution designs and work breakdown Participates in all phases of the software development lifecycle Preparation and execution of test plans (unit, integration and functional) Leads effort to create and document deployment and release plans Establishes and champions First Command coding and design standards/best practices Communicate and work alongside members of their team in support of their day-to-day work items Works with business partners to ensure alignment between the ask and the output Works across teams to drive technical and procedural improvements Performs peer reviews and sign-off for other team member’s work to ensure adherence to defined development standards Key player and leader in an Agile environment, participating in daily huddles, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc. Continued education of First Command business processes by engaging business partners Mentors junior team members in best practices and standards Serve as an escalation point for other team members on technical issues Works with architect and consultant roles to evaluate new technologies that will define parts of the development technology roadmap Leads Community of Practices or other internal training opportunities within the development group Leads troubleshooting processes to determine root cause analysis Responsible for performing business and technical knowledge transfer with their peers Continued education to learn additional technologies, agile processes, programming languages, industry best practices and tools that are needed within First Command What skills and qualifications does this employee need? Education Required – Bachelor’s degree Work Experience 6 to 12 years’ experience Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required – Expert knowledge of programming languages all 3 tiers (UI, API, DBMS Required – Expert knowledge of SQL or comparable data querying language Required – Expert knowledge of Git and Development IDE Required – Extensive experience with web and cloud platforms (Azure Preferred) Required – Solid Knowledge of DevOps tools and mindset Required – Solid Knowledge of HTML5/CSS3 Required – Solid Experience with REST and SOAP services Required – Application of SOLID design principles within solutions Required – Test Driven Development Experience Required – Visio or comparable drawing tool Required – Work alongside others and be a team player Required – Ability to lead a team’s efforts and direction Required – Up to date with latest programming trends, techniques and technologies Preferred – Knowledge of infrastructure and networking concepts Preferred – Infrastructure as Code LI-NC1 LI-Hybrid ©2025 First Command Financial Services, Inc. is the parent company of First Command Brokerage Services, Inc. (Member SIPC, FINRA), First Command Advisory Services, Inc., First Command Insurance Services, Inc. and First Command Bank. Securities products and brokerage services are provided by First Command Brokerage Servic…