Tech Transformation Leader: Cloud, AI & Resilience

First Financial Bankshares; Terre Haute (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) match

ESOP

Banking benefits

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

First Financial Bank is seeking a seasoned Chief Technology Officer in Terre Haute, IN, to lead infrastructure and technology operations, translating strategy into a secure, scalable environment. You will guide critical systems, foster strong teams, and balance innovation with reliability in a regulated banking setting.

You’ll partner with the CIO on priorities, oversee budgets and vendor relationships, and drive resilience, incident response, and continuous improvement across the technology

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Business Technology, or related field; master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of technology leadership experience in infrastructure and operations.
• Experience with enterprise infrastructure, cloud services, networking, IAM, endpoints, and IT operations.
• Banking or regulated environments experience preferred.
• Strong cybersecurity, risk management, and regulatory compliance understanding.
• Proven ability to manage teams, budgets, vendors, and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee architecture, modernization, performance, and lifecycle of enterprise networks, servers, storage, cloud infrastructure, endpoints, IAM, backup and recovery.
• Establish standards for monitoring, incident management, patching, vulnerability remediation, and change management.
• Maintain disaster recovery and operational resilience capabilities for critical operations.
• Partner with the CIO to implement infrastructure priorities and modernization projects.
• Lead, coach, and develop technology professionals with clear priorities and standards.
• Oversee operating and capital budgets, technology assets, licensing, contracts, and procurement with focus on value.
• Collaborate with Information Security, Risk, Compliance, Audit, and other IT teams to ensure strong controls.
• Stay current on cloud, automation, AI, and emerging technologies and translate them into practical solutions.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Networking

IT operations

Security & risk

Budget management

Vendor management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Master's degree preferred

Job description

First Financial Bank is seeking a seasoned Chief Technology Officer in Terre Haute, IN, to lead infrastructure and technology operations, translating strategy into a secure, scalable environment. You will guide critical systems, foster strong teams, and balance innovation with reliability in a regulated banking setting.

You’ll partner with the CIO on priorities, oversee budgets and vendor relationships, and drive resilience, incident response, and continuous improvement across the technology