Job Description

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Team Overview

The FactorTrust team is a highly talented and results-driven organization responsible for run-and-protect operations of the FactorTrust Bureau platform, while also leading cloud migration initiatives and new product development. The team brings a startup mindset, entrepreneurial spirit, and strong ownership culture to drive innovation, operational excellence, and modernization across scalable, secure, and customer-focused solutions.
This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

And Core Responsibilities

Lead and manage FactorTrust Bureau fulfillment and back-office applications, ensuring operational stability, platform reliability, and successful project delivery.
Manage an IT team composed of full-time associates and contractors, providing coaching, mentorship, and upskilling opportunities to support team growth and delivery excellence.
Own the full software development lifecycle, from solution design and development through deployment, support, and continuous improvement.
Oversee system design, application architecture, and technology changes to ensure scalable, secure, and business-aligned solutions.
Drive application support, incident management, change management, and service KPI performance to meet internal and external SLAs and improve customer satisfaction.
Design, develop, and implement enterprise-scale solutions that align with business strategy, technical standards, and organizational goals.
Provide technical leadership through code reviews, pair programming, design guidance, repository management, and engineering best practices.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across multiple platforms, components, cloud environments, and hybrid infrastructures.
Collaborate with engineering, product, architecture, operations, platform, DevOps, SRE, data governance, release management, and global corporate teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Evaluate emerging technologies and drive innovation to improve platform capabilities, scalability, reliability, operational efficiency, and customer outcomes.

Work Schedule

This role follows a Monday through Friday schedule from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Required Knowledge And Experiences

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, STEM, or equivalent relevant experience.
10+ years of software development experience, with a strong background in enterprise application development and Microsoft technologies such as .NET Framework and SQL Server.
Experience leading software delivery across the full development lifecycle, including design, development, deployment, support, documentation, and operational excellence.
Strong understanding of Credit platform capabilities, enterprise-scale application architecture, solution design, and business requirement translation.
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, conduct code and design reviews, solve complex problems, and drive initiatives aligned to organizational goals.

Required Technical Skills

Strong experience with Microsoft technologies, including .NET Framework and SQL Server.
SaaS/PaaS product development experience.
Strong programming and scripting experience, preferably with Java, Python, Scala, or JavaScript.
Experience with cloud services such as GCP, Azure, or AWS, as well as Kubernetes or Docker.
Experience with relational databases, NoSQL databases, Git/version control, API development using Spring Boot, automated testing, Infrastructure as Code, Continuous Deployment, and automated configuration management

We’re Also Looking for the Preferred Skills Below. Whether You Are Proficient or Could Use Some Brushing Up, We’re Happy to Support Your Career Development and Growth in:

Cloud Architect or Cloud Engineer certification.
Experience with large-scale data processing systems such as Hadoop, MapReduce, or Spark.
Front-end development and usability experience.
Experience supporting cloud-native and desktop business applications for U.S. Markets Credit platforms.
Experience cross-training and mentoring junior engineers

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TransUnion Overview:

At TransUnion, we encourage and are committed to creating a real, positive impact and shared sense of purpose within our Workforce for Good, which empowers our people to grow, innovate and contribute to a better future for our communities and customers. We strive to build an environment where our associates are in the driver’s seat of their professional development— while having access to help along the way. We recognize that success comes when our associates thrive both professionally and personally; that’s why we prioritize work/life flexibility and offer resources for our teams across the globe to collaborate and drive excellence.

Be a part of our Workforce for Good – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.

TransUnion Job Title

Lead Developer, Software Development

About TransUnion

TransUnion is a global information and insights company that makes trust possible in the modern economy. We do this by providing an actionable picture of each person so they can be reliably represented in the marketplace. As a result, businesses and consumers can transact with confidence and achieve great things.

This picture is grounded in our legacy as a credit reporting agency which enables us to tap into both credit and public record data; our data fusion methodology that helps us link, match and tap into the awesome combined power of that data; and our knowledgeable and passionate team, who stewards the information with expertise, and in accordance with local legislation around the world.

A leading presence in more than 30 countries across five continents, TransUnion provides solutions that help create economic opportunity, great experiences and personal empowerment for hundreds of millions of people.

We call this Information for Good® — it’s our purpose, and what drives us every day.

Customer support: https://transu.co/60024D64I

Business support: https://transu.co/60044D67G

Industry

IT & Software

Company Size

10,000+ employees

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Year Founded

Unknown

Website

transunion.com

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Required Technical Skills

We’re Also Looking for the Preferred Skills Below. Whether You Are Proficient or Could Use Some Brushing Up, We’re Happy to Support Your Career Development and Growth in:

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