Horizon System Architect

First Merchant's Bank

$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
  • Over five years of core banking application support experience essential.
  • Bachelor's degree in MIS, CIS, accounting, finance, management or related field is a plus.
  • Experience in leading or participating in merger/acquisition integration activities is advantageous.
  • Strong knowledge of customer relationship management systems, especially HORIZON, preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manage system uptime for all applications and escalate issues as needed.
  • Coordinate resolution processes with internal teams and solution vendors.
  • Handle end-user security requests for all users of the HORIZON system.
  • Oversee Allink system interface for customer balance and transaction updates.
  • Lead migration of physical customer notices to a digital delivery system.
  • Focus on optimizing strategies for the HORIZON Core System investment.
  • Ensure customer data is secure and protected throughout all operations.
  • Install, process, and update banking software applications in a timely manner.
  • Analyze new hardware and software options, providing recommendations to senior management.
  • Monitor industry trends for cost-effective banking solutions.
  • Direct data processing conversion projects for acquisitions and mergers.

Benefits

  • Base Pay PLUS Bonuses
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • 401k
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Vacation/Sick Time
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Additional Benefits
Full Job Description
This position will manage the processing and delivery operations functions for the enterprise. Ensure all systems achieve maximum uptime and are managed to ensure a high level of security, redundancy and performance for all clients served.

As part of this role you will:

  • Manage maximum system uptime on all applications from a support perspective; escalate issues internally or to the vendor for resolution as required.
  • Communicate, coordinate, and resolve issues appropriate to the scope of support services; including solution vendors.
  • Manage end-user security requests for all Horizon users.
  • Manage Allink system interface that connects to online banking to provide customer balances and transactions.
  • Leading the effort to migrate customer notices from the physically printed, manually mailed notices into the Digital Delivery System to reduce cost and provide customer convenience.
  • Focus on HORIZON Customer Relationship Management System.
  • Focus on other general strategies to leverage the investment we have in the HORIZON Core System.
  • Ensure customer data is appropriately secure and protected.
  • Ensure new and existing core banking software applications are properly installed, processed, and updated in a timely manner.
  • Perform analysis on potential new computer-related hardware and software systems; provide system recommendations to senior management.
  • Continually monitor the computer industry for related hardware and/or software that is beneficial and cost-effective for a core banking solution and related processes perspective.
  • Direct data processing conversion projects for new acquisitions and/or mergers.


In order to be successful in this position, we require the following:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
  • Over five (5) years of core banking application support experience.


The following would be a plus:

  • Led or participated in merger/acquisition integration activities on a core banking solution.
  • Bachelor's degree in MIS, CIS, accounting, finance, management or related field.


First Merchants offers the following:

  • Base Pay PLUS Bonuses
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • 401k
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Vacation/Sick Time
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Additional Benefits


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