K2 Partnering Solutions provides specialized technology services, focusing on enterprise software consulting, recruitment, and training. We connect businesses with experts in SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and AI, providing end-to-end consulting, implementation, and managed services to support digital transformation projects globally. We are seeking a Technical Lead (software engineering) with strong payments technology experience to support a large-scale banking and payments modernization environment. The position requires strong technical depth, the ability to influence engineering teams, and experience leading complex API/integration-based banking initiatives. This position is a long term contract (6-12mo+ extension) offers competitive salary, full benefits (medical, dental, and vision), 401k, and more!

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution across payments and banking integration initiatives
• Coordinate delivery across engineering, infrastructure, security, and architecture teams
• Translate business and functional requirements into detailed technical designs and execution plans
• Contribute to low-level technical design and API integration discussions
• Support development teams with technical guidance, issue resolution, and delivery coordination
• Review technical solutions, APIs, integration patterns, and implementation approaches
• Facilitate sprint/design discussions and technical workstream coordination
• Drive execution across multiple teams within distributed enterprise environments
• Work closely with business stakeholders, architects, and project teams to ensure successful delivery

Required Experience

• 10–15+ years of experience in software engineering, technical leadership, or enterprise application delivery
• Strong hands-on engineering background prior to moving into Technical Lead / Technical project management responsibilities
• Experience leading technical delivery across multiple engineering teams

Strong experience with banking and payments platforms, including areas such as:

• ACH
• Wire/Fedwire
• Real-Time Payments (RTP)
• Payment integrations and APIs
• Open Banking APIs

Strong experience with:

• Java
• APIs / Microservices
• MuleSoft
• AWS ecosystem
• Distributed enterprise applications
• Ability to review code, API specifications, and technical designs
• Experience coordinating technical execution within large enterprise banking environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence teams and drive execution without relying on formal authority

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting banking or payments modernization initiatives
• Experience integrating with core banking platforms and vendor systems
• Experience working within cloud-native AWS environments
• Exposure to event-driven architectures and enterprise integration patterns
• Experience running technical sprint/design discussions within Agile environments