Tech Strategy & Engineering Executive - Modernization Leader

Citadel Credit Union; Exton (PA); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Citadel Credit Union seeks an executive leader to drive technology strategy, modernization, and enterprise architecture across software, data, and platforms. You will shape real-time payments, fintech connectivity, and scalable engineering practices to support digital banking and member services.

Lead cross-functional teams, set governance standards, and deliver architectural roadmaps aligning with business priorities.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive technology leadership experience, including responsibility for engineering, architecture, platforms, or enterprise technology functions.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale technology modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering, enterprise architecture, cloud technologies, data platforms, AI, automation, systems integration, and enterprise applications.
• Experience developing and executing enterprise technology strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technology organizations and deliver complex technology programs.
• Strong understanding of technology governance, architecture standards, security principles, and operational excellence.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute Citadel's technology modernization roadmap and future-state technology strategy.
• Owns enterprise integration, payment-system interoperability, fintech connectivity, real-time payment capabilities, and architectural evaluation of emerging financial technologies and digital currency.
• Partner with executive leadership to align technology investments with strategic business priorities.
• Establish technology standards, governance frameworks, and engineering practices that support scalability, quality, and innovation.
• Drive continuous modernization of applications, platforms, integrations, and enterprise technology capabilities.
• Partner with the VP, Infrastructure & Cloud to align cloud architecture, landing-zone capabilities, infrastructure roadmaps, resiliency patterns, engineering platforms, and application-modernization requirements.
• Provide executive leadership for enterprise software engineering, application development, integration services, and DevOps functions.
• Establish engineering standards and development methodologies
• Quality Engineering, including test automation, performance testing, release-quality standards, and continuous improvement of software quality across the SDLC.
• Drive application modernization initiatives that improve scalability, reliability, and business agility.
• Lead software delivery capabilities that support digital banking, lending, operational, and member-facing solutions.
• Champion continuous improvement across development, release management, and deployment practices.
• Define and maintain Citadel's target-state technology architecture.
• Establish enterprise technology standards and architectural governance.
• Lead technology rationalization efforts, reducing complexity and technical debt across the organization.
• Ensure technology investments align with long-term architectural objectives.
• Oversee integration strategy and enterprise interoperability across systems and platforms.
• Lead enterprise data platforms, data engineering, data quality, governance technologies, metadata management, data integration capabilities, and and AI-ready data foundations
• Ensure scalable and secure data services that support organizational decision-making and growth.
• Partner with Finance and Analytics teams to enable effective access to enterprise data.
• Establish data platform strategies that support reporting, analytics, automation, and future AI initiatives.
• Oversee enterprise data architecture and information management capabilities.
• Develop and execute Citadel's enterprise AI and automation strategy, including architecture, platforms, engineering, automation standards, reusable capabilities, adoption enablement, technology performance, and value measurement.
• Oversee AI platforms, intelligent automation solutions, and emerging technology capabilities.
• Establish governance, standards, and responsible use practices related to AI technologies.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes, improve efficiency, and enhance employee and member experiences.
• Monitor adoption, business value realization, and performance of AI-enabled solutions.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Technologies

Data Platforms

AI & Automation

Architecture Standards

Stakeholder Management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering/Business

Jobbeschreibung

Citadel Credit Union seeks an executive leader to drive technology strategy, modernization, and enterprise architecture across software, data, and platforms. You will shape real-time payments, fintech connectivity, and scalable engineering practices to support digital banking and member services.

Lead cross-functional teams, set governance standards, and deliver architectural roadmaps aligning with business priorities.