Job Description

Responsible for evaluating new techniques, practices, or technologies that meet the corporation's strategic goals. Evaluates the bank's current EDP environment in light of new practices in a designated industry or area of expertise. Communicates with systems and partners at all levels about new processes and recommendations. Acts as a business/technical consultant to other partners and coordinates implementation of new processes and techniques. 1. Consults with partners from systems and other business units regarding new techniques, practices, or technologies in data processing and the impact of proposed and ongoing projects. 2. Evaluates and makes recommendation on techniques, practices, or technologies that would enhance business needs. Also does work to ensure continuous process improvements. 3. Communicates with systems, vendors, and partners at all levels in the business unit, and clients about new technology/systems issues that would enhance current practices/maintain system availability and service level agreements. 4. Provides input into strategic planning and long-range direction for technology in the business unit. 5. Acts as the technical or business consultant on project development/production health, new techniques and the implementation of new processes. 6. Develops or maintains computer programs, including designing, coding, testing, debugging, and installation as needed. 7. Conducts feasibility studies and defines and designs system requirements for complex data processing projects. 8. Prepares project phase reports, including requirements, feasibility, definition and design. May also review and validate requirements, definition and design to evaluate production impact and support requirements 9. Carries out activities that are large in scope and technically difficult 10. Role is balanced between high level operational execution and development, and execution of strategic direction of business function activities
A College or University degree and/or relevant proven work experience is required Experience with project feasibility, definition requirements, and design and/or project leadership. Experience with various technical programming languages, and phase report studies are required. Knowledge of programming languages, various business applications, state of the art technology, and current trends in the computer industry is required to evaluate and recommend new technologies. Knowledge of various application designs and programming techniques, usually acquired through related experience, is required to evaluate processes. Analytical and problem solving skills are needed for systems guidance.