Job Description

Job Description

Position not eligible for sponsorship.

Location: Onsite in Memphis, TN; Maryville, TN; Birmingham, AL; Lafayette, LA; New Orleans, LA; Charlotte, or NC; Raleigh, NC.

Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated Lead ESB Developer to join our Integration Services team at First Horizon Bank . As a key technical leader in our API and ESB modernization journey, you will play a critical role in supporting our legacy IBM-based Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) platform, while driving the migration to Apigee and modern cloud-native APIs . This is a hands-on leadership role that combines development, design, troubleshooting, and mentoring responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of services on the IBM ESB stack , including:
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR)
• WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
• Collaborate with architects and application teams to sunset legacy integrations and support the migration to Google Apigee API Gateway
• Design and maintain SOAP and RESTful web services , including handling WSDL, XSD, YAML, and OpenAPI specifications
• Build and enforce reusable patterns, governance, and security best practices across ESB and API layers
• Support CI/CD deployment pipelines and release management processes
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance during peer reviews and troubleshooting sessions
• Participate in root cause analysis and production support, ensuring system stability and availability
• Maintain strong documentation and collaborate with cross-functional teams including Security, Infrastructure, and Application Development

Required Skills & Experience

• 5 years of experience in middleware integration or enterprise services development
• Hands-on expertise with IBM DataPower, WSRR, and WAS
• Strong understanding of SOAP, REST, XML, XSLT, XSD, WSDL, YAML , and OpenAPI specifications
• Familiarity with TLS/SSL cert management, mutual auth , and integration security standards
• Proficient in troubleshooting and debugging service invocation issues across distributed systems
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, XL Deploy, etc.)
• Strong scripting experience (e.g., Shell, Bash, or Python )
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Solid knowledge of Cloud technologies (e.g., GCP, Azure, AWS)
• Familiarity with service versioning, throttling, fault handling , and other ESB patterns
• Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Apigee or other modern API management platforms
• Experience with Dynatrace, Splunk , or similar observability tools
• Prior experience working in the Banking or Financial Services industry

About Us First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at .

Benefit Highlights
• Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
• HSA with company match
• Maternity and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mentor program
• 401(k) with 6% match
• More -- FirstHorizon.com/First -Horizon-National- Corporation/Careers/Our -Benefits

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