Application Development and Integration Manager

Zions Bancorporation • Midvale, UT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Zions Bancorporation is seeking an Application Development & Integration Manager – Core Banking (BaNCS) to lead engineering, vendor partner development, and operational stability for its mission-critical TCS BaNCS core banking platform and integrated application ecosystem. This high-visibility role will guide delivery excellence, quality assurance, release processes, technical modernization, observability, and internal customer satisfaction to support reliable banking services.

The manager will oversee the application lifecycle, maintenance, feature development, and modernization initiatives; manage strategic vendor development partners; improve QA and engineering processes; and foster Agile/DevOps practices. The position partners with lines of business, branch operations, and enterprise architecture, while monitoring platform performance and ensuring operations meet audit, regulatory, enterprise risk, and InfoSec expectations. The manager also provides technical leadership and governance and mentors technical leads, developers, and QA engineers.

This position is fully in office five days a week at the Zions Technology Center in Midvale, Utah. The campus is a 400,000-square-foot technology and operations center with features including EV charging, proximity to the UTA TRAX station, outdoor recreation, a cafe, natural light and fresh air, and LEED-certified sustainable construction. At least 75% of the building is powered by on-site renewable solar energy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent practical work experience.
• At least 8 years of progressive experience in software engineering, application development, or core systems delivery within banking or financial services.
• Experience driving modern engineering standards, including clean code, architectural patterns, and security-first development.
• Experience designing or migrating applications within cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• At least 3 years of experience leading engineering teams and overseeing external vendor development partners and managed service agreements.
• Operational experience with core banking architectures.
• Proven experience defining and overseeing QA frameworks, automated testing pipelines, and environment management.
• Strong expertise in Agile/Scrum delivery models, CI/CD toolchains, and incident and release management practices.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, including the ability to partner with executive leaders, manage client expectations, and champion customer experience.
• Thorough understanding of financial industry governance, data privacy, and IT risk mitigation standards.
• This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on familiarity with TCS BaNCS is strongly preferred.
• Experience with comparable enterprise core banking platforms such as FIS or Fiserv.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee the application lifecycle, maintenance, feature development, and modernization of the TCS BaNCS core banking platform and integrated peripheral applications.
• Manage strategic vendor development partners, establish performance metrics, ensure contract deliverables, and hold external teams accountable to engineering standards and SLAs.
• Oversee quality assurance initiatives, including automated regression testing and test environment management, to support platform stability and reduce production disruptions.
• Implement operational best practices, Agile/DevOps adoption, and continuous improvement frameworks to streamline releases, reduce technical debt, and build a high-performing engineering culture.
• Collaborate with lines of business, branch operations, and enterprise architecture stakeholders to prioritize backlogs and translate banking requirements into technical solutions.
• Monitor core platform KPIs, availability metrics, and SLOs to ensure reliable operations that meet audit and regulatory expectations.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks across the core banking ecosystem.
• Provide technical leadership and governance for platform integrations, system upgrades, and technology policy exception management in accordance with enterprise risk and InfoSec standards.
• Mentor and lead technical leads, developers, and QA engineers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting day one.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and dependent care accounts.
• Paid training.
• Paid time off.
• 11 paid federal holidays.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Profit sharing.
• Competitive compensation in line with work experience.
• Mental health benefits, including coaching and therapy sessions.
• Tuition reimbursement for qualifying employees.
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products.
• Additional benefits specific to the department, if wanted.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager