Technical Lead

The Technical Lead provides senior technical vision, architectural leadership, and delivery governance for TIAA's business-critical software platforms. Under general direction, this job owns architectural decision-making, SDLC governance, and production support ownership for a complex, externally-facing platform, while mentoring engineering teams and setting the technical standards that guide platform scalability, security, and quality. This job is considered the senior-most technical authority within its platform area and is accountable for the platform's long-term technical direction. Key Responsibilities and Duties
Owns the technical vision and architectural roadmap for the Insurance Solutions Technology platform, ensuring the platform can scale securely to support SIA product portability and future distribution partnerships
Defines and governs API security standards, architectural decision-making processes, and SDLC quality gates across the platform
Owns Level 3 production support strategy, ensuring the platform's stability and resilience meet the demands of an externally-facing, partner-integrated system
Provides senior technical mentorship and leadership to the broader engineering team, elevating the team's collective technical capability
Serves as the team's primary authority on responsible AI adoption - defining governance, quality, and security guardrails for AI-assisted and AI-generated code
Partners with business, product, and partner integration stakeholders to translate TIAA's annuity market expansion strategy into a coherent, sustainable technical architecture
Guides the platform's technical evolution as TIAA's annuity products expand into retail and future markets

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree Required

Work Experience
5 Years Required; 7 Years Preferred

Physical Requirements
Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work