Technology Services VP

First Bankers Trust Company is seeking an experienced technology leader to serve as our Vice President – Technology Services.

Why Join Our Team?

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, financial security, and work-life balance, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-sponsored retirement plan with company match and profit sharing
• Vacation time reflective of your experience
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and additional leave benefits
• 12 hours of volunteering time off per year to help make a difference in your community
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee wellness and assistance programs
• Professional development and growth opportunities
• Opportunity to participate in special interest groups, such as Young Professionals, or one of our Employee Resource Groups

The Vice President – Technology Services is the Bank’s senior technology leader, responsible for the people, infrastructure, data services, end-user support, and governance that keep First Bankers Trust running securely and reliably. Leading a team of two managers and their staff, the VP ensures the Bank’s systems are dependable, well-controlled, and positioned to support growth.

This is a hands-on leadership role that balances two priorities; running the bank: delivering secure, efficient day-to-day operations and disciplined governance, and building the bank: partnering across the organization to anticipate needs and translate them into practical, prioritized technology plans aligned with business goals and regulatory expectations.

Technology Leadership & Operations

• Set technology priorities aligned with departmental and Bank-wide goals, translating them into project plans with clear tracking against targets.
• Oversee day-to-day operations across infrastructure, network systems, data services, and the helpdesk, continually improving the quality and responsiveness of end-user support.
• Lead the implementation of new technology services and products, including hardware, software, and related purchasing.
• Manage the Bank’s core banking system and core processor relationship, ensuring reliable performance, integration, and ongoing optimization.
• Maintain strong, current knowledge, for self and team, of the Bank’s infrastructure and architecture

Information Security

• Serve as the Bank’s First Line of Defense for information security, embedding protection of systems, infrastructure, and data into every technology activity.
• Own and execute security controls within daily IT operations, including system administration, access management, patching, and configuration management, in line with established policies, standards, and baseline configurations.
• Partner with Risk Management to lead cybersecurity strategy, and proactively identify, escalate, and remediate risks, vulnerabilities, and control weaknesses with the Information Security Officer.
• Maintain accountability for secure system operation and monitoring, including alerts, logs, and risk indicators and serve as the primary operational line for detecting, containing, and recovering from security incidents.
• Support audits, risk assessments, and regulatory examinations by demonstrating control execution and providing accurate operational insight.