Application Development and Integration Manager

Zions Bank; Midvale (UT); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance -

Paid Time Off and Holidays

401(k) with match and profit sharing

Tuition Reimbursement

Health Savings (HSA) and Flexible Sp –

Job summary

Zions Bancorporation's Enterprise Technology and Operations team seeks an Application Development & Integration Manager – Core Banking (BaNCS) to lead the engineering, vendor partnerships, and operations of the BaNCS core banking platform. You will champion delivery excellence, observability, and enterprise alignment to deliver reliable, scalable banking services.

The role requires building a high-performing team, advancing Agile/DevOps practices, managing SLAs, and collaborating with business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in software engineering or core systems delivery.
• Experience with core banking architectures and BaNCS preferred.
• Leadership of engineering teams and vendor partners.
• Strong QA, CI/CD, and release management experience.
• Solid understanding of regulatory, risk, and data privacy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Direct end-to-end lifecycle, maintenance, and modernization of BaNCS and peripheral apps.
• Manage vendor partners, set SLAs, and enforce engineering standards.
• Oversee QA, automated testing, and environment management for stability.
• Lead Agile/DevOps adoption and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with business, operations, and enterprise architecture stakeholders.
• Monitor KPIs and SLOs to ensure availability and audit compliance.
• Drive observability and monitoring across the core banking ecosystem.
• Provide governance for integrations, upgrades, and risk management.
• Mentor technical leads, developers, and QA engineers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Vendor management

Agile / Scrum

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

TCS BaNCS

AWS

Azure

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Application Development and Integration Manager

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. With a commitment to technology and innovation, we have been providing our community, clients, and colleagues with the best experience possible for over 150 years. Help us transform our workforce of the future, today.

We are seeking an Application Development & Integration Manager – Core Banking (BaNCS) to join Zions Bancorporation. In this high-visibility leadership position, you will play a strategic role in directing the engineering, vendor partner development, and operational stability of our mission-critical TCS BaNCS core banking platform and surrounding application ecosystem. You will champion delivery excellence, elevate quality assurance standards, and streamline release processes across cross-functional teams and strategic partners. By driving technical modernization, establishing modern observability practices, and fostering internal customer satisfaction, you will directly shape how Zions Bancorporation delivers reliable, resilient, and next-generation banking services to our clients and communities.

The Application Development & Integration Manager will:

• Direct and oversee the end-to-end application lifecycle, ongoing maintenance, feature development, and modernization initiatives for the TCS BaNCS core banking platform and its integrated peripheral applications.
• Manage strategic vendor development partners, establishing performance metrics, ensuring contract deliverables, and holding external teams accountable to strict engineering standards and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Ensure high-quality standards and optimized engineering processes by overseeing Quality Assurance (QA) initiatives—including automated regression testing and test environment management—to maximize platform stability, minimize production disruptions, and accelerate speed to delivery.
• Implement operational best practices, Agile/DevOps adoption, and continuous improvement frameworks to streamline software release cadences, reduce technical debt, and establish a high-performing engineering culture.
• Collaborate closely with lines of business, branch operations, and enterprise architecture stakeholders to maintain high internal customer satisfaction, prioritize backlogs, and translate complex banking requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Monitor critical core platform KPIs, availability metrics, and service-level objectives (SLOs) to ensure highly available, reliable operations that adhere to audit and regulatory expectations.
• Drive a proactive culture of system health by implementing comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks across the core banking ecosystem.
• Provide technical leadership and governance for platform integrations, system upgrades, and technology policy exception management in accordance with enterprise risk and InfoSec standards.
• Mentor and lead technical leads, developers, and QA engineers, fostering a culture of technical innovation, accountability, and engineering excellence.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical work experience) and 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, application development, or core systems delivery within banking or financial services.
• Cloud Development & Engineering Best Practices: Proven experience driving modern engineering standards (including clean code, architectural patterns, and security-first development) and designing/migrating applications within cloud environments (such as AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Leadership & Vendor Management: 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams and overseeing external vendor development partners and managed service agreements.
• Core Banking Expertise: Demonstrated operational experience with core banking architectures, with hands‑on familiarity in TCS BaNCS strongly preferred (or comparable enterprise core platforms such as FIS or Fiserv).
• Quality Assurance & Stability: Proven track record of defining and overseeing QA frameworks, automated testing pipelines, and environment management to safeguard production stability.
• Process & Delivery Optimization: Strong expertise in Agile/Scrum delivery models, CI/CD toolchains, and incident/release management practices.
• Stakeholder & Business Alignment: Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills with a proven ability to partner with executive leaders, manage client expectations, and champion the customer experience.
• Compliance & Risk Awareness: Thorough understanding of financial industry governance, data privacy, and IT risk mitigation standards.

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.

Location:
This position is fully in office (5 days a week) at the Zions Technology Center—7860 South Bingham Junction Boulevard, Midvale, UT 84047

The Zions Technology Center is a 400,000-square-foot technology campus in Midvale, Utah. Located on the former Sharon Steel Mill superfund site, the sustainably built campus is the company’s primary technology and operations center. This modern and environmentally friendly technology center enables Zions to compete for the best technology talent in the state while providing team members with an exceptional work environment with features such as:

• Electric vehicle charging stations and close proximity to Historic Gardner Village UTA TRAX station.
• At least 75% of the building is powered by on-site renewable solar energy.
• Access to outdoor recreation, parks, trails, shareable bikes and locker rooms.
• Large modern cafe with a healthy and diverse menu.
• Healthy indoor environment with ample natural light and fresh air.
• LEED-certified sustainable building that features include the use of low VOC‑emitting construction materials.
• 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
• Additional benefits specific to department if wanted

This position will be open until filled.

All candidates, including those with criminal histories will be considered for employment. However, a background check adjudicated consistently with the FDIC Section 19 regulation will be completed on any candidate who accepts a conditional job offer from the Company. Because the Company is a financial institution, the FDIC guidelines apply to all positions within the company and as such any and all job duties have a direct relationship to a candidate’s criminal history and that criminal history would need to align with the FDIC Section 19 regulations.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association prohibits illegal discrimination and reaffirms its policy of providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), by extending equal employment and advancement opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, gender, disability, national origin, ethnic background, citizenship, protected veteran status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

It is the Company’s policy not to discriminate because of a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran. This includes spouses and other family members. Also, Zions will safeguard the fair and equitable treatment of protected veteran spouses and family members with regard to all employment actions and prohibit harassment of applicants and employees because of their relationship or association with a protected veteran.

Applicants Requesting Accommodations: If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting us at [e-mail] or 801/844-7618. Please email your resume/cover letter, indicate what position you are interested in and include "Accommodation needed" in the subject line to ensure your information is routed to the appropriate contact.

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