[Hiring] Manager, Software Development @First Merchants Corporation

Role Description

First Merchants Bank is seeking a Manager, Software Development to join our team! This position will manage all activities related to the design, development, testing, documentation, deployment, and maintenance of internally developed software applications and technology solutions. This includes extensive work designing, implementing, and maintaining API-driven architectures, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable integrations across enterprise systems.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Software Development team focused on quality, velocity, compliance, and secure engineering practices.
• Manage workload distribution, sprint planning, performance expectations, and career development for team members.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and adherence to enterprise SDLC standards.
• Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with organizational SDLC requirements, including planning, requirements documentation, design reviews, development, testing, and deployment.
• Ensure development teams follow secure coding practices, peer code review standards, Git workflows, and unit testing expectations.
• Drive the development of robust, scalable, secure, and easy-to-use web-based and API-driven applications that meet business requirements and architectural direction.
• Oversee API-driven architecture and RESTful service development.
• Lead system integration design efforts including APIs, microservices, and service components.
• Champion API-first design and reusable service patterns.
• Lead tactical planning and continuous improvement efforts for SDLC processes, coding standards, testing frameworks, and development tooling.
• Identify and execute efficiency gains, technical debt reduction opportunities, and modernization initiatives.
• Maintain strong relationships across Technology and business units to ensure solution alignment, clear communication, and effective delivery.
• Provide technical leadership and consultation to business partners regarding solution design, feasibility, and prioritization.
• Ensure development practices align with security standards, audit expectations, and regulatory requirements (including SOX and data classification guidance).
• Maintain readiness for internal/external audit requests, SDLC evidence reviews, and architectural governance checkpoints.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED)
• A minimum of (7) years of software development experience, including a minimum of (3) years of management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field of study
• (5) years of software development management experience
• Software Development or Agile Certifications