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) for its Enterprise Technology and Operations team. This high-visibility leadership role directs engineering, vendor partner development, and operational stability for the TCS BaNCS core banking platform and its integrated application ecosystem. The manager will champion delivery excellence, quality assurance, streamlined releases, technical modernization, observability, and internal customer satisfaction to support reliable banking services.

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.
Proven experience driving modern engineering standards, including clean code, architectural patterns, and security-first development, and designing or migrating applications in 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 to safeguard production stability.
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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Direct the end-to-end application lifecycle, ongoing 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 improve platform stability and delivery speed.
Implement operational best practices, Agile/DevOps adoption, and continuous improvement frameworks to streamline releases, reduce technical debt, and develop 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 service-level objectives to support 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 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.