Remote Director of Digital Banking Engineering

First Citizens Bank; North Carolina; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank seeks a Director, Digital Technology Engineering to lead a global team of about 40 engineers responsible for the bank's commercial digital platform. You will own end-to-end delivery, modernization, security, and platform reliability in a regulated environment.

Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to translate business priorities into scalable technology solutions while driving engineering excellence and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field with 8+ years IT leadership experience.
• Extensive IT experience with management of large engineering teams.
• Experience delivering large-scale web/mobile platforms in regulated industries.
• Strong knowledge of secure software development and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global engineering organization of about 40 professionals across US and India.
• Own end-to-end delivery of multiple digital platform capabilities across web and mobile.
• Drive modernization, security, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to translate vision into scalable solutions.
• Provide executive visibility into platform health and delivery metrics.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field

High School Diploma with extensive IT experience

Tools

React.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

OpenShift

RESTful APIs

Elasticsearch

Job description

First Citizens Bank seeks a Director, Digital Technology Engineering to lead a global team of about 40 engineers responsible for the bank's commercial digital platform. You will own end-to-end delivery, modernization, security, and platform reliability in a regulated environment.

Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to translate business priorities into scalable technology solutions while driving engineering excellence and measurable outcomes.