What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI Cloud Application Developer position at UMB Bank?
UMB’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) team is responsible for driving automation, data-driven decision making and software modernization using AI centric tools. Currently, we leverage machine learning, natural language processing, predictive analytics, and generative AI to enhance customer experience, and improve operational efficiency. This includes utilizing fraud protection software to ensure regulatory and system availability.
As the AI Cloud Application Developer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying cloud-native services that support AI and machine learning workloads across the enterprise. This role focuses on hands-on development and automation of cloud infrastructure, ensuring secure, scalable, and compliant AI solutions in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The AI Cloud Application Developer collaborates with architects, data scientists, and application teams to enable high-performance model training, deployment, and monitoring while adhering to financial industry regulatory and security requirements. This is a subset of the overall responsibilities which will include multiple initiatives as assigned by IT leadership.
This role is hybrid (Mon through Thu on-site / Fri remote) for candidates in the Kansas City metropolitan area and open to qualified remote candidates outside of the Kansas City area but only within the US.
How You’ll Spend Your Time
Deadline to apply March 8, 2026
Compensation Range
$69,230.00 - $149,000.00
The posted compensation range on this listing represents UMB’s standard for this role, but the actual compensation may vary by geographic location, experience level, and other job-related factors. In addition, this range does not encompass the full earning potential for this role. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information.
UMB offers competitive and varied benefits to eligible associates, such as Paid Time Off; a 401(k) matching program; annual incentive pay; paid holidays; a comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage; health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts; adoption assistance; an employee assistance program; fitness reimbursement; tuition reimbursement; an associate wellbeing program; an associate emergency fund; and various associate banking benefits. Benefit offerings and eligibility requirements vary.
Are you ready to be part of something more?
You're more than a means to an end—a way to help us meet the bottom line. UMB isn't comprised of workers, but of people who care about their work, one another, and their community. Expect more than the status quo. At UMB, you can expect more heart. You'll be valued for exactly who you are and encouraged to support causes you care about. Expect more trust. We want you to do the right thing, no matter what. And, expect more opportunities. UMBers are known for having multiple careers here and having their voices heard.
UMB and its affiliates are committed to inclusion and diversity and provide employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an e-mail to talentacquisition@umb.com to let us know the nature of your request.
If you are a California resident, please visit our Privacy Notice for California Job Candidates to understand how we collect and use your personal information when you apply for employment with UMB.
As the AI Cloud Application Developer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying cloud-native services that support AI and machine learning workloads across the enterprise. This role focuses on hands-on development and automation of cloud infrastructure, ensuring secure, scalable, and compliant AI solutions in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The AI Cloud Application Developer collaborates with architects, data scientists, and application teams to enable high-performance model training, deployment, and monitoring while adhering to financial industry regulatory and security requirements. This is a subset of the overall responsibilities which will include multiple initiatives as assigned by IT leadership.
This role is hybrid (Mon through Thu on-site / Fri remote) for candidates in the Kansas City metropolitan area and open to qualified remote candidates outside of the Kansas City area but only within the US.
How You’ll Spend Your Time
- Develop and deploy cloud-native infrastructure and services to support AI/ML workloads.
- Automate provisioning and management of AI cloud environments using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools.
- Build pipelines for model training, testing, and deployment leveraging MLOps best practices.
- Collaborate with AI Cloud Architect to ensure secure and compliant designs that meet regulatory standards.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and cost-optimization strategies for AI workloads.
- Develop solutions for high-performance computing, GPU/TPU utilization, and distributed AI systems.
- Support integration of AI services into banking platforms, payment hubs, and customer-facing applications.
- Troubleshoot performance and scalability issues in cloud-based AI environments.
- Contribute to disaster recovery and resiliency strategies for AI workloads.
- Stay current with emerging cloud AI technologies, tools, and practices.
- You have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or related field and at least 3 years of experience in cloud development or infrastructure engineering, OR equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- You have proficiency with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep).
- Familiarity with deploying and scaling containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in scripting and development languages (Python, Go, Java, or Node.js).
- Understanding of cloud networking, IAM, and security best practices.
- Familiarity with AI/ML services (AWS SageMaker, Azure AI, GCP Vertex AI).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- You have a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Development, or related discipline and at least 5 years of experience in cloud engineering or development within financial services.
- You have any of the following certifications AWS Certified Developer – Associate, Google Professional Cloud Developer, Microsoft Azure Developer Associate.
- You have experience building MLOps pipelines and deploying AI/ML models at scale.
- You have a background in regulated industries with knowledge of compliance and security practices.
- You have experience with GPU/TPU optimization for AI training workloads.
- You have knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) for cloud AI systems.
- You have familiarity with distributed data frameworks (Spark, Ray) and streaming platforms (Kafka, Pub/Sub).
- You have understanding of privacy-preserving technologies and secure multi-cloud integration.
- You have exposure to hybrid cloud and edge AI deployment patterns.
Deadline to apply March 8, 2026
Compensation Range
$69,230.00 - $149,000.00
The posted compensation range on this listing represents UMB’s standard for this role, but the actual compensation may vary by geographic location, experience level, and other job-related factors. In addition, this range does not encompass the full earning potential for this role. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information.
UMB offers competitive and varied benefits to eligible associates, such as Paid Time Off; a 401(k) matching program; annual incentive pay; paid holidays; a comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage; health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts; adoption assistance; an employee assistance program; fitness reimbursement; tuition reimbursement; an associate wellbeing program; an associate emergency fund; and various associate banking benefits. Benefit offerings and eligibility requirements vary.
Are you ready to be part of something more?
You're more than a means to an end—a way to help us meet the bottom line. UMB isn't comprised of workers, but of people who care about their work, one another, and their community. Expect more than the status quo. At UMB, you can expect more heart. You'll be valued for exactly who you are and encouraged to support causes you care about. Expect more trust. We want you to do the right thing, no matter what. And, expect more opportunities. UMBers are known for having multiple careers here and having their voices heard.
UMB and its affiliates are committed to inclusion and diversity and provide employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an e-mail to talentacquisition@umb.com to let us know the nature of your request.
If you are a California resident, please visit our Privacy Notice for California Job Candidates to understand how we collect and use your personal information when you apply for employment with UMB.
Salary : $69,230 - $149,000