Remote Director, Digital Tech Engineering Banking Platform

First Citizens Bank; Scottsdale (AZ); Remote; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Director of Digital Technology Engineering to lead a global team of ~40 software engineers responsible for a custom Commercial Banking digital platform. You will own end-to-end delivery across web, mobile, APIs, and platform services in a highly regulated environment.

The role emphasizes architectural integrity, modernization, security-first practices, and strong partnership with Product, Cybersecurity, Risk, and Compliance.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience with at least 5+ years leading large engineering organizations.
• Proven experience leading teams of 25+ engineers in a global delivery model.
• Experience building scalable, custom digital platforms in regulated industries.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on with cloud-native patterns, DevSecOps, and distributed systems.
• Experience with full SDLC, including production support and operations.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance in banking.
• Vendor contract management and budgeting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global engineering organization of ~40 professionals across the United States and India.
• Own end-to-end delivery of multiple banking digital platform capabilities across web, mobile, APIs, and services.
• Ensure predictable delivery on schedule, within budget, aligned with objectives.
• Foster accountability, innovation, and engineering excellence.
• Coach and develop high-performing teams with succession planning.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Global delivery

Stakeholder management

Agile & DevSecOps

Cloud-native architecture

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/CS

Tools

OpenShift

REST APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Director of Digital Technology Engineering to lead a global team of ~40 software engineers responsible for a custom Commercial Banking digital platform. You will own end-to-end delivery across web, mobile, APIs, and platform services in a highly regulated environment.

The role emphasizes architectural integrity, modernization, security-first practices, and strong partnership with Product, Cybersecurity, Risk, and Compliance.