Sr. .Net Staff Engineer - Payments

Company: Comerica
Location: Frisco
Posted on: May 25, 2025

Job Description:

Senior .Net Staff Engineer

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We are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to provide deep technical expertise and leadership across engineering teams. In this strategic role, you will help define architecture, guide execution on complex projects, and mentor other software engineers. You will drive innovation and be a key player in shaping the organization's technical roadmap for the payments space. The Sr. Staff Engineer will serve as a subject matter expert in one or more technical domains and should have a good knowledge in .Net design patterns and principles.

Senior Staff Engineer role will provide engineering support for complex system management activities related to system software, hardware, performance, problem determination or resource management requiring communication and coordination with vendors, technicians, clients, and management. The role will also provide technical input to management decision making in the areas of software, hardware, and performance. This role may include defining networking requirements; performing detailed analysis of various projects and requests; developing designs for projects that have medium to high complexity; formulating procedures; monitoring key performance indicators; and implementing advanced business solutions. It may also integrate systems or operate in a DevOps model depending on the maturity of the organization and/or product.

Additional responsibilities related to this role include:

Solve high-impact, cross-functional technical problem with long-term solutions.
Lead design reviews, set coding standards and promote engineering excellence.
Influence technical direction and drive adoption of best practices.
Solve high-priority technical problems and contribute to major organization initiatives.
Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to ensure quality and scalability.
Work alongside operation teams to provide production support whenever needed.

Position Responsibilities:
Design & Methodology

Work closely with business units, application teams, infrastructure areas and vendors to identity, review and evaluate the solution requirements.
Investigate and propose strategic fits for virtualization, consolidation and rationalization solution opportunities within the infrastructure or business.
Propose changes to the technical design solutions as applicable.
Evaluate and align strategic fit solutions across platforms and solutions specific to system hardware and software technologies.
Understand, participate, review and influence long term capacity planning and technology investments.

Technical Consulting

Provide client consulting and planning guidance as applicable for moderate to complex projects.
Provide consultation and works closely with other functional infrastructure areas/departments on multiple initiatives to meet common organizational/business goals and objectives.
Participate in and provides consulting to project teams on architectural, design development, integration opportunities, planning of complex systems.

Planning & Organizing

Map requirements into standard services solution, identity opportunities for integrating to existing or reuse technology and provide cost effective solutions for moderate to large highly complex project/programs/initiatives.
Review, identify and manage requirements for moderate to complex solutions and do a cost value, feasibility and risk analysis.

Risk Management

Review, participate, develop and update architectural standards, guiding principles, rationales and strategies.
Evaluate, review and approve highly complex design solutions for business and Infrastructure project or programs or initiatives.

Administration

Keep management informed of status of on activities through accurate, timely, and appropriate reporting.
Actively participate in committees representing the department and/or planning unit.

Position Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering or in a Technology related field, OR equivalent through a combination of education and/or technology experience, OR 12 years of technology experience
5 years of Technology Experience
6 years of experience identifying technical solutions for complex business problems, identifying the benefits and risks of the solutions and providing recommendations
This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Must have indefinite employment authorization.

Preferred Qualifications:

AWS Certification(s) highly desired (Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Certified Developer preferred)
Experience in utilizing cloud technologies including Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Solid understanding and hands on experience using Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.
.NET application design and Deployment (.Net Core 3.0 and above)
C#, Asp.net, VB.Net, Blazor, and Entity Framework
Hands on experience in REST API, WCF, Web Service, Web API, Document request model, and Open API specification
Server Migration experience
Migrating from .NET Framework to .NET Core/.NET 7+
DNS Cutovers, load balancer reconfiguration, zero-downtime cutovers
Knowledge in using Third Party Components like Telerik Control UI and reporting
Experience with DevOps Tools such as: Azure DevOps, GitHub/BitBucket Actions, Jenkins automation
Database Design and development, normalization, query cost estimation, and backup/restore recovery (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, NOSQL)
SSIS package design and development and SSRS design and development experience
Exposure to Java Spring Boot, Angular with React, is a plus

Work Best Category:
Category C - Days in the office will either be designated days or will vary week to week from 2-5 days

Hours:
8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday

Salary:
To Be Determined Based on Individual Experience

About Comerica
We know our employees are critical to our overall success and we are dedicated to investing in their future. One of the ways we do this is to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to recognize and reward individual performance, as well support health, well-being, development and security for our colleagues and their family. Total Rewards consists of cash compensation, development and flexible benefit programs designed to meet individual needs today and in the future. Your salary will be commensurate with your work experience and our programs are reviewed regularly to ensure each remain competitive. We are proud to offer benefits such as health and welfare programs, strong retirement benefits, and generous paid time off programs. You and your eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children, can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) and pension, income protection benefits such as life insurance, AD&D, and supplemental health programs to offset unexpected health care expenses. We also have a variety of time off programs for things like vacation, sick time, disability, and parental leave. Eligibility for some programs varies based on employment status and tenure.

Upon offer, Comerica conducts a comprehensive background and fingerprint check. Your fingerprints will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI and may be subscribed in the FBI's Record of Arrest and Prosecution Background ("RAP Back") service, which provides ongoing notification to the Company of any updates to your criminal history.

NMLS certification requirement: where applicable, a favorable background check screening, credit check, fingerprint check, and NMLS certification is required in accordance with the SAFE Act.

Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned into three major business segments; the Commercial Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica's colleagues focus on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico.

Comerica is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - veterans/individuals with disabilities, committed to workplace diversity.

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