First National Bank GH · 1 month ago
Director of Technology, Java API Development (Omaha)
First National Bank of Omaha is committed to the success of its employees and is seeking a Director of Technology to lead their technology strategy for the Operational Data Store team. This role involves managing a technology team, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring the delivery of scalable technology solutions that support business objectives.
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Responsibilities
Lead, manage, mentor, and grow technology team supporting the Operational Data Store (ODS) team
Collaborate with Architects, Tech Leads, and Product Owners to deliver projects on time
Drive architectural decisions and technical standards for microservices, APIs and data infrastructure to ensure scalability, maintainability, performance and compliance
Consistently deliver results for a system critical to the functioning of many of the FNBO applications
Continually refine and improve engineering practices including such things as CI/CD, code review, testing, and deployment
Ensure operational excellence and system reliability through proactive monitoring, incident response, capacity planning, and maintenance of SLAs for the ODS product
Establish a collaborative work environment that fosters autonomy, transparency, innovation, and personal growth fostering a fail fast and learn fast environment
Manage technology budgets, forecasts, and vendor relationships
Stay current on emerging technologies and engineering best practices
Qualification
Required
Master's or bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems or a related field of study, or equivalent experience
7+ years technology leadership experience, including 2+ years managing full-stack development and operations for enterprise applications
Proven success managing high-performing technology teams
Strong communication skills and ability to translate technical concepts to business stakeholders
Strategic thinking with demonstrated ability to align technology with business outcomes
Experience with DevOps principles and software delivery lifecycle
Preferred
Java Spring Boot applications and AWS cloud technologies
AWS EKS/Kubernetes orchestration
Data governance and quality management
Real-time data processing and API management
Banking or Financial Services industry experience
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
401k, With Matching Contributions
Time Off Programs
Health Savings Account (HSA)/Dependent Care
Employee Banking
Growth Opportunities
Tuition Assistance
Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
Company
First National Bank GH
First National Bank Ghana received a universal banking license from the Bank of Ghana during the second half of 2015 with Richard Hudson as Chief Executive Officer.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$20MKey Investors
British International Investment
2025-12-09Debt Financing· $20M
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