AVP, Systems Integration, Digital Banking

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:  Forbright is a nationwide full-service bank and commercial lender focused on helping to build a brighter future for our clients and the communities we serve. Forbright is committed to exceptional client service by providing seamless, innovative personal banking services to depositors and creative financing solutions to visionary middle market businesses and investors in healthcare, technology, financial services, real estate, and other industries. 

COMPANY CULTURE:  We are a dynamic, high energy, fun, and fast-paced organization that has an exciting growth trajectory, meaningful mission, and embedded responsible practices into our daily interactions. We offer our team members a culture of collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, recognition, and giving back. We look to hire individuals that are passionate about our mission, and who are motivated, customer and results-oriented, innovative, adaptable, and thoughtful.

COMPANY MISSION:  We are a mission-driven institution. We operate a sound dynamic institution that is well capitalized, liquid, profitable and uses best practices to manage risk and assure compliance with laws and regulations. We use Forbright’s capital, capabilities, innovation, and expertise to help our clients succeed and contribute broadly to building a brighter future. 

JOB SUMMARY: The AVP, Systems Integration, Digital Banking is a senior technical contributor responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust software solutions across the organization. This role sets technical direction, mentors engineers, and collaborates with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance systems. The AVP, Systems Integration, drives architectural improvements, champions best practices, and ensures integration projects meet business and regulatory requirements.

• Technical Leadership: Serve as a technical lead for complex software projects, setting standards for code quality, architecture, and best practices 
• Solution Design & Development: Design, develop, and maintain solutions across cloud and on-premises systems, leveraging AWS Cloud, Confluent Kafka, Node.js, React, Typescript, Postgres, and other modern technologies 
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with IT, Operations, Business Units, vendors, and partners to define integration requirements and deliver scalable solutions 
• Mentorship: Mentor and coach engineers on integration patterns, code reviews, troubleshooting, and professional growth 
• Architecture & Innovation: Drive the evolution of integration architecture and patterns; evaluate and recommend new technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve integration efficiency and reliability 
• Compliance & Security: Ensure integration solutions meet security, compliance, and performance standards. 
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Contribute to technical documentation and promote knowledge sharing within the team 
• Incident Response: Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for integration issues. 
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor and evaluate the performance of integration solutions, making recommendations for improvement as necessary 
• Perform other duties as assigned 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required; Master’s Degree preferred 
• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on, full-stack software engineering experiencerequired 
• Deep expertise in AWS Cloud, Confluent Kafka, Node.js (or equivalents), and modern integration patterns (e.g., event-driven, microservices)  
• Expertise in at least one modern JavaScript framework (React, Angular, Svelte, etc) 
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments preferred 
• Proven track record of technical leadership, mentoring, and driving engineering excellence 
• Proven track record of delivering outcomes in collaboration with non-technical stakeholders 
• Strong analytical skills 
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver projects on time and within budget 
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure as code 
• Experience using observability tools (Splunk, Grafana, DataDog) 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)   
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills   
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail    
• Outstanding problem-solving and time management skills   
• Self-motivated, self-directed, and results-oriented  
• Adaptable and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment   
• Can work independently and within a team; solution-oriented with a collaborative approach 

The pay range for this position is below. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior experience. $150,000 (entry level qualifications) to $180,000 (highly experienced).

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees are capable of performing their job position. Work is primarily conducted in an office setting while certain positions may allow for remote work through the use of technology at management discretion. The functions described below are representative of those to successfully perform duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees to perform the essential functions. While performing duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required for extended periods of time to:

• Remain in a stationary position

• Use hands and fingers 

• Utilize a computer monitor with visual acuity

• Operate technology or other office machinery such as printers, scanners, etc.

• Communicate clearly verbally and/or in writing with others

ADDITIONAL DUTIES: For Forbright Bank to remain efficient and nimble as a growing organization, team members are expected to exhibit a high level of flexibility regarding any duties that may be situationally assigned outside of this job description. 

PERKS/BENEFITS:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans

• 4 weeks PTO

• 401k + company match

• Metro SmartTrip benefits ($50/mo)

• Remote or hybrid work schedules for most positions

• Incentives for purchasing solar panels, electric vehicles, biking to work, etc.

• Paid subscriptions to Veterans Compost, Capital Bikeshare, Imperfect Foods reimbursement, and more!

• Best Workplaces for Commuters 2023 & 2024 winner

• The Washington Post Top Workplaces 2023, 2024, and 2025 winner

• American Banker Best Banks to Work For 2023 winner

It is the policy of Forbright Bank to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and to administer all aspects and conditions of pre-employment and employment without regard to protected characteristics.

Employment with Forbright Bank is at-will, which means that either you or the Company may terminate the relationship at any time.

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