Bank of Ireland has announced plans to recruit 130 specialist technology professionals as part of an investment in its in-house digital engineering operations.
It’s expected the staff will be in place within the next year with the recruitment process already underway.
The bank is looking to take a variety of professionals including Technical Architects, Software Developers, Engineers, specialised Project Managers, Scrum Masters and Data Analysts.
Bank of Ireland has been investing heavily in a technology overhaul across its operations in recent years.
Its technical modernisation plan – known as Project Omega – was launched in 2016 and is expected to cost up to €1.4 billion.
“Right now, we have almost half a million log-ins to our mobile app every day. 80% of our loans to farmers happen online or over the phone. And contactless transactions have increased from 70 million a year in 2017 to 170 million in 2020,” Jackie Noakes, Chief Operations Officer with Bank of Ireland explained.
The bank recently announced plans to shut 88 branches in the Republic and a further 13 in Northern Ireland due to falling footfall as a result of changing banking habits.
“The pace of banking is changing rapidly and we’ve reached a tipping point between traditional offline banking and 24/7 digital services. That makes roles like these critical to how we serve our customers, bring products and services to market, and develop our business into the future,” Ms Noakes added.
Bank of Ireland announced a voluntary redundancy programme last year that will lead to 1,700 staff departing before the end of the year.
The programme was over-subscribed.
The bank is encouraging female technical professionals to apply for the newly advertised positions.
It says almost half of all previously advertised IT roles at the bank were filled by female candidates.