Director of Enterprise Engineering
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Job Location:
Houston, MS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Zions Bancorporations Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team is redefining what it means to work for a financial institution. For over 150 years we have delivered exceptional experiences to our clients and communities. Today we are accelerating innovation and modernizing technology to build the workforce of the future. Join us and help shape this transformation.
TheDirector ofEnterpriseEngineeringwill lead engineering strategy delivery and operations across three critical technology domains: Core Banking Platform Engineering Mainframe Engineering and Capital Markets Technology. This leader will shape the modernization agendadriving reliable scalable and secure solutions that support the banks growth regulatory responsibilities and long-term technology transformation.
The ideal candidate brings deep engineeringexpertise a strong understanding of financial services platforms and a leadership approach that balances technical depth with operational discipline. This role is highly influentialinterfacing regularly withsenior technology and business leaders to ensure the banks most essential systems are stable resilient and evolving for the future.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Define and execute the multi-year engineering roadmap for the Core Banking Platform.
- Execute on theestablished mainframe modernization roadmap and ensure delivery by the committed date.
- Partner withEnterprise Architectureand business leaders to ensure engineering decisions align with business strategy regulatory expectations and operational resilience needs.
- Drive modernization initiatives including cloud enablement API-driven integration automation and legacy platform evolution.
Engineering Delivery & Execution
- Lead teams responsible for designing building enhancing and supporting core banking applications and services.
- Oversee mainframe engineering (z/OS COBOL batch processingpaymentspipelines etc.) including performance optimization resiliency engineering and lifecycle management.
- Direct engineering for Capital Markets applicationsensuring high availability data accuracy and strong controls.
Operational Excellence
- Provide hands-on leadership during major incidents core releases production cutovers and regulatory events.
- Develop andmaintainrunbooks capacity plans disaster recovery strategies and performance benchmarks.
- Ensure full compliance with security standards audit requirements and financial-sector regulatory expectations.
People Leadership & Team Development
- Lead mentor and grow high-performing engineering teams across core mainframe and capitalmarketsdomains.
- Build an engineering culture rooted in accountability quality technical curiosity and continuous improvement.
- Manage budgets vendor relationships and resource planning for applications under your portfolio.
Qualifications
Required:
- 10 years of engineering experience including leadership roles directing application/platform engineering teams.
- Strong background in financial services banking platforms or other regulated high-availability environments.
- Demonstratedexperience defining and delivering on a technology roadmap.
- Proficientworking withcore banking systems transaction processingsystems andmainframebasedplatforms.
- Experience leading modernization initiatives including cloud migrations microservices and API integration patterns.
- Proventrack recorddelivering complex multi-stakeholder technology programs.
- Ability to communicate clearly with senior executives regulators and cross-functional partners.
Plus:
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) experience.
Prior experience with platforms such as FIS Fiserv Temenos Jack Henry Hogan or custom-built core systems.
Exposure to treasury or capital markets technology stacks (Murex Calypso QRM Wall Street Systems etc.).
Strong understanding of software development lifecycles DevOps tooling and observability frameworks.
Visa Sponsorship:
This position is currently not eligible for employment visa sponsorship (e.g. H-1B visa). This includes for example situations where a candidate may have temporary work authorization while enrolled in school or upon graduation (e.g. CPT OPT) but would need H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment in order to maintain employment eligibility.
Work Location:
This position is fully in office (5 days a week) at the Zions Technology Center - 7860 South Bingham Junction Blvd Midvale UT 84047or 1801 Main St Houston TX 77002
Benefits:
- Medical Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!
- Life and Disability Insurance Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- Health Savings (HSA) Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
- Paid Training Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- 401(k) plan with company match Profit Sharing competitive compensation in line with work experience
- Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
- Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
- Employee Ambassador preferred banking products
- Employees may at the companys discretion be eligible to receive a cash bonus award
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
About Company
Zions Bancorporation recognizes that its success comes from the dedication, experience, and talents of its diverse employee base. As we usher in the.....
