Manager, Application Development

Position Summary

A growing financial institution is seeking a Manager of Application Development to lead a team of developers supporting enterprise and core banking systems. This hands-on leadership role will drive the design implementation and optimization of both custom and vendor applications including Jack Henry Symitar and other mission-critical platforms. The ideal candidate is a strong technologist with financial services experience team leadership skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mentor and coach a team of application developers (Symitar/Core).
  

• Collaborate cross-functionally with business and IT teams to deliver high-impact solutions.
  

• Oversee solution architecture code reviews and development best practices.
  

• Manage resource planning sprint delivery and stakeholder communications.
  

• Implement processes that promote continuous improvement efficiency and compliance.
  

• Coordinate with third-party vendors and align internal solutions with strategic roadmaps.
  

• Ensure adherence to standards in coding testing version control and security.
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience (Computer Science preferred).
  

• 6 years experience working with core financial technologies such as:
  

  • Jack Henry Symitar Synapsys Synergy SymXchange ARCU
    

  • MeridianLink Encompass Alkami OpCon and other COTS systems.
    

• Proven experience leading development teams and delivering enterprise software projects.
  

• Strong background in software development methodologies version control and testing.
  

• Effective communicator with the ability to engage and influence executive leadership.
  

• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum and iterative project methodologies.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science Information Systems or related field.
  

• Hands-on Symitar development experience (PowerOn / RepGen).
  

• Familiarity with IBM AIX SQL HTML and JavaScript.
  

• Knowledge of ITIL and implementing standardized engineering processes.
  

Benefits

Perks & Benefits

• 4 weeks PTO plus paid holidays and paid volunteer time off.
  

• Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
  

• 401(k) with up to 4% match.
  

• Tuition reimbursement (up to $5250/year) and LinkedIn Learning access.
  

• Employee Assistance Program covering the full household.