Senior Manager IT

First Citizens Bank; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

First Citizens Bank seeks a senior IT leader to oversee technical resources and multiple teams. You will partner with peers to align IT strategies with business goals, guiding design, implementation, and support of systems and applications.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, and ensuring long-term objectives drive short-term results. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, cloud, and architecture, with a strong track record in leadership and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years in applications development, analysis or engineering or High School Diploma with 12+ years in related fields.
• Experience leading Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Cloud or Infrastructure teams is preferred.
• IDP strategy and adoption leadership is valued.

Responsibilities

• Strategize IT with senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Provide direction and oversight to IT projects and products.
• Manage budgets, forecast resources, and align initiatives with business goals.
• Ensure security, change controls, and compliance across platforms.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud Platforms

Policy-as-Code

Platform Observability

Platform Analytics

AI-assisted Engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree + 8 years in Applications development/analysis/engineering or HS Diploma + 12 years experience

Job description

Overview

This position manages technical resources and teams within Information Technology (IT) with the ability to manage other managers. Partners with peers and senior leadership to identify and align IT strategies with company's goals. Oversees the design, implementation, and support of systems and application. Oversees projects to produce effective results. Manages budget, including forecasting. Ensures short -term results lead to long-term objectives.

Overview

This position manages technical resources and teams within Information Technology (IT) with the ability to manage other managers. Partners with peers and senior leadership to identify and align IT strategies with company’s goals. Oversees the design, implementation, and support of systems and application. Oversees projects to produce effective results. Manages budget, including forecasting. Ensures short -term results lead to long-term objectives.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Duties & Responsibilities:

IT Strategy - collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders to understand business needs. Partners with senior management to develop and implement IT strategies aligned with the company’s business goal’s and objectives.

Project and Product Management Oversight - Identifies future needs and trends. Provides direction and oversight to IT projects and products. Assigns project tasks, drives project schedules, product releases, and conveys results or updates to the appropriate parties.

Managerial Functions - Establishes and monitors expectations to achieve company and department goals. Makes appropriate changes to IT policies, standards, procedures, and efficiencies in order to meet objectives. Manages the performance, training, and evaluation of assigned staff. Maximizes department achievements by providing professional development. Ensures bank needs are met through prioritization and resource allocation.

Technical Expertise - Serves as a technical expert and strategic leader to senior management, associates, and business units. Ensures that team activities comply with all appropriate configuration, change controls, and security standards. Participates in business meetings and special projects to provide insight on end-user needs. Keeps abreast of industry trends. Identifies and holds accountable vendors in support of system updates and maintenance.

Position Specific Skills

Previous leadership for technical implementation

Knowledge of Standard Development Life Cycles (like Waterfall or Agile)

Knowledge of system and data design

Qualifications

Minimum Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree and 8 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 12 years' experience in Applications development, analysis or engineering

Preferred Education

Preferred Area of Study:

Additional Information

Preferred Licenses or Certifications:

• 5+ years leading Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Cloud or Infrastructure teams
• IDP strategy and adoption leadership
• budget and roadmap ownership
• IDP, Platform Engineering, DevEx, Service Catalogs, Golden Paths, GitOps, IaC, CI/CD, Platform Automation
• DevSecOps
• API-first Architecture
• Product Management

Preferred Skills

Kubernetes, Cloud Platforms, Policy-as-Code, Platform Observability, Platform Analytics, AI-assisted Engineering.

Platform Integration Experience

Experience integrating developer platforms with source control, CI/CD, automation, cloud, security, observability, ITSM, and artifact management ecosystems.

Posting Information

This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants.

The base pay for this position is generally between $170,000 and $195,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment.

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.