Bank of Ireland is to recruit for a further 100 technology roles as part of its technology and customer solutions teams after adding 230 tech specialists since 2021.
The new hires, including cloud platform engineers, cybersecurity experts, data infrastructure engineers, specialised project managers and business analysts, will be expected to further accelerate a range of digital projects across the group.
The announcement comes following a 41% in contactless transactions with Bank of Ireland (366m) in the past two years and continued enhancements to the company's app. Over 90% of everyday product applications with Bank of Ireland are now digitised.
The new hires will be involved in developing new customer features on digital channels, delivering against the group’s cloud strategy, protecting customers against emerging cyber threats, and capabilities such as advanced data analytics.
“Bank of Ireland is one of the most attractive and dynamic places to build a career right now," said Eimear Harty, HR director for Bank of Ireland's technology and customer solutions divisions.
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We have some exciting digital projects underway across the group, and we’re looking for talented specialists who want to drive improvements in the banking experience for millions of customers."
She added: “Banking is changing fast, it’s exciting, and these new positions will be at the forefront of advances in the sector. These new roles will further support our progress and momentum as we build a world-class, diverse technology team, delivering improvements for customers.”
Commenting on the announcement, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Simon Coveney said: “I want to warmly welcome this investment and jobs announcement from Bank of Ireland.
"These are high value tech jobs and I am glad that Ireland has the talent and demand for this type of expansion.”
All roles will be filled in line with Bank of Ireland's flexible working policy, meaning staff will be able to work on a hybrid basis from office locations, 13 remote working hubs and home.
New recruits will also have instant entitlement to Bank of Ireland's suite of policies around maternity/paternity leave, parents leave, foster care leave, early pregnancy loss, surrogacy, and fertility leave, all of which are paid leave entitlements.
The bank also has a performance-related profit share scheme, which will reward staff by April 2024 based on both the financial and operating performance of the company and individual performance during 2023.
Photo: Simon Coveney (second left) and Eimear Harty (second right). (Pic: Bank of Ireland)
