Senior Tech Lead

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Farm Credit Financial Partners seeks a Delivery Tech Lead to serve as the dedicated technical authority and accountability point for a specific experience domain within our Build organization. Unlike traditional technical leadership roles that span multiple areas, this position focuses exclusively on one of our four critical experiences:
Customer, Lending, Accounting, and Financial. Reporting to the Director of Technical Delivery, you will own all technical aspects of delivery within your assigned experience domain, providing technical oversight and mentorship to the development teams while maintaining hands‑on technical involvement.

• 3‑4 capability teams that you provide technical oversight and direction for
• 20‑40 technical professionals (developers, testers, analysts) that you mentor and guide
• Multiple scrum teams working on related business capabilities
• Specific core systems and integrations unique to your domain

• Own all technical decisions within your specific experience domain that impact delivery timelines and quality
• Define and evangelize technical standards tailored to your experience domain’s unique requirements
• Guide core system integration strategies and modernization efforts specific to your domain
• Develop deep expertise in the business processes and technical systems unique to your experience domain
• Make tactical technology choices that accelerate delivery within your domain without compromising stability
• Own the technical roadmap for your experience domain aligned with business priorities
• Review and approve architectural decisions within your experience domain boundaries
• Define clear technical interfaces where your domain connects with others
• Provide hands‑on technical guidance to teams while maintaining strategic oversight

• Fully accountable for on‑time, on‑quality delivery of all technical commitments within your experience domain
• Provide technical oversight for sprint and PI planning, ensuring feasibility and capacity decisions for your domain’s capabilities
• Make go/no‑go recommendations for releases impacting your experience domain
• Drive rapid resolution of technical impediments by working with teams to unblock delivery
• Ensure accurate technical estimation through hands‑on guidance and review
• Own technical aspects of Plan‑to‑Build and Build‑to‑Run transitions for your domain
• Coordinate with other domains when dependencies exist, maintaining clear boundaries
• Guide teams through technical challenges while maintaining accountability for outcomes

• Accountable for all code quality, testing standards, and technical debt within your experience domain
• Define and promote coding standards and development practices specific to your domain’s technologies
• Establish quality gates and definition of done for all technical deliverables in your domain
• Monitor technical debt levels and guide teams in maintaining sustainable delivery practices
• Drive automation initiatives by influencing teams to adopt quality‑improving tools and practices
• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements through technical guidance and review
• Establish domain‑specific quality metrics that reflect your area’s unique requirements
• Mentor teams on best practices while maintaining accountability for overall quality

• Mentor and guide technical professionals across capability teams within your experience domain
• Provide technical direction and oversight for the 3‑4 capability teams in your domain
• Build strong collaborative relationships with team members through technical expertise, not authority
• Drive technical innovation and continuous improvement within your domain
• Support hiring and onboarding by providing technical assessment and mentorship
• Foster knowledge sharing across teams within your experience domain
• Identify and develop emerging technical leaders within your domain
• Influence team performance through technical guidance and best practices