SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DIRECTOR I, Production… at Truist · Charlotte

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DIRECTOR I, Production Support Operations Location: Charlotte, NC The position is described below. If you want to apply, click the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this page. After you click Apply Now and complete your application, you'll be invited to create a profile, which will let you see your application status and any communications. If you already have a profile with us, you can log in to check status. Need Help? If you have a disability and need assistance with the application, you can request a reasonable accommodation. Send an email to Accessibility (accommodation requests only; other inquiries won't receive a response). Regular or Temporary: Regular Language Fluency:  English (Required) Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Please review the following job description: The Director of Production Support leads teams responsible for ensuring the stability, resilience, and operational excellence of critical technology platforms supporting core lines of business. This role owns end-to-end production support operations while driving maturity toward engineering-first, site reliability–focused practices. The Director identifies and resolves complex technical, operational, risk, and organizational challenges, while building high-performing, accountable teams across onshore and offshore locations. This position carries full people management responsibility, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and disciplinary actions, and serves as a key partner to Technology, Risk, and Business leadership. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Production Support Leadership & Accountability Own end-to-end production support operations for multiple mission-critical applications supporting key lines of business, ensuring availability, stability, and performance meet defined SLAs and SLOs. Provide accountable, visible leadership for 24x7 operational support, including on-call models, escalation paths, and incident response effectiveness. Act as the senior escalation point for major incidents, ensuring swift recovery, accurate root cause analysis, and durable remediation. Incident & Problem Management Lead cross-functional incident recovery efforts in partnership with Incident Management, engineering teams, infrastructure, and business stakeholders. Ensure timely root cause analysis (RCA), post-incident reviews, and corrective actions that prevent recurrence. Establish and mature a production knowledge base, documenting known issues, recovery procedures, and architectural insights. Engineering-First & SRE Practices Drive adoption of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and lean engineering principles, including: Reduction of toil through automation Engineering-based reliability metrics (error budgets, SLIs/SLOs) Proactive resilience and failure prevention practices Champion automation of repetitive and manual operational tasks, including incident detection, response, validation, and recovery where feasible. Promote a culture of preventative engineering, partnering with development teams to improve system reliability upstream. Monitoring, Observability & AI Enablement Implement and continuously improve real-time monitoring, alerting, and observability across applications and infrastructure. Measure and optimize the effectiveness of monitoring and alerting to eliminate noise and accelerate mean-time-to-detect and mean-time-to-recover. Leverage AI and advanced analytics to correlate telemetry data (logs, metrics, traces) and proactively identify emerging risks and root causes. Champion the safe and responsible use of AI within production operations by adhering to enterprise guardrails and protecting sensitive data and system integrity. Operational Readiness & Change Enablement 14.  Oversee operational readiness across releases, disaster recovery and failover testing and certificate and dependency lifecycle management. Ensure production support is actively embedded in change planning, minimizing risk from releases and infrastructure changes. People, Vendor & Financial Management Lead one or more Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban), including onshore and offshore engineers, fostering high performance and accountability. Manage workforce vendors and partners, setting expectations, reviewing performance, and ensuring delivery quality. Own budget and staffing plan aligned to application criticality, operational risk, and business growth objectives. Risk Management & Governance Act as the first line of defense in production operations by proactively identifying and mitigating technology, operational, and resiliency risks. Partner effectively with second-line Risk, Audit, and Regulatory teams, ensuring findings are addressed and controls are continuously improved. Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and external audit expectations. Own and drive remediation plans for risk, audit, and regulatory findings, ensuring timely, effective and sustainable resolution. Lead responses to audit and regulatory inquiries, including providing evidence, clarifying controls, and appropriately challenging findings based on documented compliance. Strategy, Influence & Continuous Improvement Serve as a trusted advisor to senior Technology and Business leaders, communicating operational health, risk posture, and improvement roadmaps. Lead or contribute significantly to large-scale initiatives, platform transformations, or regulatory-driven efforts. Continuously assess organizational maturity and lead initiatives to improve reliability, efficiency, and talent capability. Management Responsibilities Full people management accountability, including: Hiring and succession planning Coaching and performance management Compensation input and talent development Disciplinary action and terminations as necessary Agile & Operating Model Expectations Act as an Agile and DevOps champion, embedding production support within fast-moving delivery models. Balance “keep-the-lights-on” operational excellence with continuous engineering improvement. Drive measurable outcomes such as improved uptime, reduced incident volume, faster recovery, and improved customer experience. QUALIFICATIONS Required Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1.    Bachelor’s degree and equivalent combination of advanced education and experience, which could include any combination of 8 years of experience in IT software engineering, 5 years’ relevant business experience (i.e. making technical-related decisions on the business side), 5 years’ experience in project management, and at least 2 years of management experience 2.    Broad and in-depth knowledge of technology trends, competitive environment, regulatory requirements and trends, and IT strategies employed to continually meet the demands of clients and regulators 3.    Ability to translate enterprise level strategic planning information into software and data management needs, create business plans, and turn them into effective business solutions 4.    Executive level communications skills, including, strong negotiation/facilitation/presentation skills and experience negotiating with vendors for relevant products and services 5.    Ability to lead projects of significant complexity and risk exposure, particularly with enterprise-wide implications 6.    Ability to exercise judgment in solving technical, operational, and organizational challenges in the context of complex business objectives and priorities 7.    Ability to lead and manage the performance of multiple teams against a set of financial and operational objectives Preferred Qualifications: 1.    Understanding of multiple approaches to production support and software engineering delivery. 2.    Full understanding of Agile methodology. 3.    Experience leading teams in an Agile organization, particularly those practicing Site Reliability Engineering. 4.    Experience using AI agents in day-to-day activities, particularly in regard to enabling software delivery and production support operations. 5.    Banking or financial services experience. 6.    Bachelor’s degree and twelve years of experience in software development, production support, including five years of management experience. OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS Visual / Audio / Speaking Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone. Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers. Availability Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need. Travel Up to 50% General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work. Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace. EEO is the LawE-VerifyIER Right to Work Additional Locations: Richmond VA - 1001 Semmes Ave - Truist Plaza Richmond