Overview:

Serves as subject matter expert for specific technologies and services used by the Bank.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Technology management, customers, and support teams on a regular basis to lead the design, development, and execution of technical solutions that meet or exceed current and future needs of the organization. 
• Responsibilities may include infrastructure architecture and design, research and development of new or expanded systems, creation of technology standards and policies, thorough analysis of user requirements and operational constraints, unit test and system integration, and user acceptance testing.  
• Regularly and independently interact with business partners of varying associate and management levels to ensure clarity of the problem/opportunity and elicit business requirements. Estimate the size of the effort required to complete complex, moderate to large scale projects where applicable.
• Coordinate vendor interactions and manage contract and/or vendor resources as needed.
• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers, technicians, and integrators.  Review documentation, proposals, and changes proposed by less experienced staff.
• Seek to expand knowledge and understanding of financial services trends, practices, and technologies on a continuous basis.   
• Follow and promote use of industry best practices, standards and procedures.
• Maintain a high level of technical aptitude and strong working knowledge of supporting application(s), development environments and the supported client environment.  Maintain a strong and detailed understanding of vendor products, services, systems, and updates.
• Assist in developing expense and capital budgets
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.  Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Scope of Responsibilities:

Education and Experience Required:

Combined minimum of 10 years’ higher education and/or experience in systems design, management, and/or architecture

Thorough understanding of the system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture, vendor best practices, IT Service Management, and systems design 

Education and Experience Preferred:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Minimum 10 years’ professional experience in a technical engineering position involving infrastructure design technologies, data management and interchange, system design and/or development for complex applications

Ability to translate complex business/functional requirements into structured high quality implementations using any variety of industry standard approaches

Demonstrated ability to develop alternative solutions to complex problems and recommend the best solution to the technology business, and project teams

Advanced technical skills

Advanced analytical skills

Advanced troubleshooting skills

Advanced problem solving skills

Verifiable industry and/or vendor expertise in relative technologies

Able to meet with clients of varying levels to gather, document, and analyze system specifications and requirements, work closely with integrators, developers, and testers in the fast-paced environment

Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in team environment

Ability to use effective facilitation skills and techniques to elicit and review requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders and group size

Understanding of how the people, processes and technology within an organization interact in relationships and patterns to create a feasible solution on projects of medium to high complexity

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Effective influencing skills

Process-oriented

Logical thinker

Strong knowledge of server/client and virtual technologies

Ability to master complex tasks with minimal supervision

Experience with project estimation and budget/ planning activities

Adaptable

Able to learn quickly in a rapid pace environment

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $139,700.00 - $232,900.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location

Buffalo, New York, United States of America