First Merchants Corporation

• Analyze, evaluate and approve or decline loan files for credit worthiness and compliance with all applicable guidelines and policies. • Review and validate the calculations submitted by the process. • Validate income used is calculated correctly. • Validate income used is acceptable. • Validate asset value calculations. • Collaborate with the processor prior to underwriting on loan files with difficult characteristics. • Provide feedback and guidance to processors and other underwriters to ensure continual learning.

• Provide independent 2nd line risk oversight by assessing 1st line technology risk practices • Provide risk-based challenge and escalation support • Review, assess, and provide credible challenge to 1st line technology risk identification • Review Key Indicators and trend analysis for technology domains • Provide targeted, risk-based second line oversight of technology risk areas • Evaluate specific areas of elevated or emerging technology risk • Participate in and contribute to relevant governance forums • Monitor alignment with ERM policies • Engage and provide credible challenge in the Risk and Control Self-Assessment governance cycle • Draft and support technology risk reporting for executive management and Board level materials • Promote risk awareness across the Bank and serve as a 2nd line subject matter resource

• Collaborate with teams of IT/BI and non-IT personnel to create, manage, maintain and develop enterprise data framework and pipelines. • Provide hands-on leadership and feedback on projects and production systems. • Provide training, guidance, and thought leadership to the Data Engineering team. • Take a leadership role in large-scale corporate projects such as integrations and major customer impacting system upgrades. • Expand and optimize data pipeline framework across multiple applications and systems. • Collaborate with the BI team and business analysts to review requirements and translate to ETL design and implementation. • Understand ETL technical approaches and designs. • Provide support for existing data pipeline frameworks. • Diagnose and troubleshoot problems with existing data structures, ETL processes and logic. • Take a leadership role in setting organizational data management and architecture strategy. • Manage projects and workload according to FMB standard technology.

• Manage assigned digital platforms, including roadmap development, feature prioritization, and lifecycle planning. • Conduct ROI analysis, market research, and business case development for platform enhancements. • Identify opportunities to improve client experience through digital solutions; Collaborate with Marketing and Sales to support campaigns and training that drive platform adoption. • Partner with IT, Operations, Compliance, and other stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of platform initiatives. • Support vendor relationships and contribute to contract reviews and roadmap alignment for assigned platforms. • Monitor platform performance metrics and user feedback to inform enhancements. • Report findings and performance to key stakeholders. • Track KPIs and report on progress toward strategic goals. • Recommend and implement process enhancements that improve efficiency and reduce friction in digital experiences. • Develop, publish, and maintain product documentation, training materials, and supporting artifacts. • Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned platforms. • Ensure platform initiatives comply with regulatory requirements and internal policies; Partner with Risk and Compliance teams to assess and mitigate risks. • Stay informed on industry trends and emerging technologies, including AI, to identify future opportunities.

Role Description First Merchants Bank is seeking a Security Automation Engineer to join our team! This position will be responsible for designing, engineering, and governing automated vulnerability remediation execution across the enterprise. This role owns the end-to-end remediation system, including automation, orchestration, validation, and reporting. The role is accountable for transforming remediation from manual, ticket-driven processes into event-driven, automated execution pipelines capable of achieving multi-day remediation timelines for critical vulnerabilities. Working across Cyber, Endpoint, Systems, Network, Cloud, and Application teams, this role establishes standardized remediation playbooks and ensures vulnerabilities are remediated consistently, efficiently, and in alignment with regulatory and operational expectations. - Remediation Automation & Orchestration - Design and implement event-driven automated workflows that leverage AI and scripting to drive remediation across endpoints, servers, networks, applications, and cloud platforms. - Integrate vulnerability scanning tools, ticketing systems, and change management platforms into cohesive, low-friction remediation pipelines. - Reduce manual handoffs and execution variance through automation-first remediation models. - Evaluate and integrate AI-assisted triage and prioritization capabilities to support compressed remediation timelines. - Eliminate manual ticket routing and approval dependencies for pre-approved remediation scenarios. - Enterprise Remediation Playbooks - Create and maintain standardized remediation playbooks by platform and asset class (endpoints, servers, network, cloud, applications). - Define patching, configuration hardening, mitigation, and exception handling paths for each asset class. - Build playbooks that enable autonomous execution without human intervention. - Ensure playbooks account for scenarios where patching cannot meet SLA windows, providing fallback mitigation workflows (containment, isolation, configuration controls) as valid operational alternative(s). - Execution Ownership & Validation - Own remediation tracking, validation scanning, re-scan scheduling, and formal closure across all asset classes. - Partner with execution teams to identify and resolve systemic blockers to remediation. - Partner with Cyber to maintain enterprise-wide visibility into remediation status and proactively escalate aging items. - Risk, Audit & Compliance Support - Produce audit-ready remediation evidence as part of automated workflows. - Ensure exception handling and risk acceptance processes are documented, approved, and time-bound. - Support regulatory and audit requirements (FFIEC, GLBA, PCI-DSS, SOX). - Tooling & Platform Integration - Administer and optimize integrations between vulnerability scanning platforms, ITSM systems, and automation tooling. - Evaluate emerging tools and capabilities to improve remediation velocity, coverage, and automation breadth. - Serve as a subject-matter expert on remediation tooling for IT Operations and Cyber/Information Security teams. - Continuous Improvement & Metrics - Define, track, and report on key remediation KPIs: Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR), SLA compliance rate, backlog aging, and automation coverage. - Identify recurring remediation failures and engineer durable solutions that reduce or eliminate manual intervention. - Present remediation program metrics and maturity updates to IT Operations and Information Security leadership on a regular cadence. Qualifications - High School Diploma or equivalent (GED). - At least five (5) years of experience in infrastructure engineering, security operations, or IT operations within a regulated enterprise environment. - At least two (2) years of experience with API-based integrations, SOAR platforms, automation frameworks, and building and operating automation or orchestration workflows in an enterprise context. - At least two (2) years of hands-on experience with enterprise vulnerability management and scanning platforms (Crowdstrike VM, Tenable.io/Nessus, Qualys, or Rapid7 InsightVM). Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, security, or a related field (preferred). - Industry certifications: CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CEH, GIAC GPEN, or equivalent (preferred). - Experience evaluating or operating AI-assisted security tooling and an ability to govern AI use in a compliance-sensitive context (preferred). - Previous experience in banking, financial services, or another heavily regulated industry (preferred). - Experience with ITSM and ticketing platforms (preferred). - Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, Ansible, or equivalent) (preferred). - Strong working knowledge of vulnerability management lifecycles, CVSS scoring, and remediation prioritization strategies (preferred). - Proven ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct management authority (preferred). - Excellent written and verbal communication skills (preferred). 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 Company Description First Merchants is guided by a genuine philosophy of being a meaningful place to work and having a prosperous impact across all walks of life throughout the communities we serve, including consumers, businesses and other organizations. Our Vision, Mission and Team statement reflect and reinforce that authentic service philosophy. - Our Vision: To enhance the financial wellness of the diverse communities we serve. - Our Mission: To be the most responsive, knowledgeable, and high-performing financial organization for our clients, teammates, and shareholders. - Our Team: "We are a collection of dynamic colleagues with diverse experiences and perspectives who share a passion for positively impacting lives. We are genuinely committed to attracting and engaging teammates of diverse backgrounds. We believe in the power of inclusion and belonging." Apply today to begin your career with us!

• 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.

Role Description First Merchants Bank is seeking a Mortgage Loan Processor II to join our team! This role will be responsible for analyzing and evaluating all information provided within a loan file for compliance with applicable investor guidelines, regulations, and bank policies as well as coordinating with the originator, underwriter, and closer to get the loan to the closing table. - Validate and analyze income documentation. - Calculate income from paystubs and validate to W-2’s. - Calculate self-employed income. - Seek out additional documentation as needed to support the income used for qualification. - Address discrepancies. - Validate and analyze asset documentation provided. - Validate sufficient funds to close. - Validate required reserves. - Explain/remove inconsistent/large deposits. - Calculate asset value as required by applicable investor. - Perform initial appraisal review. - Complete the appraisal review form. - Seek corrections for issues and deficiencies. - Validate the appraisal to requirements. - Provide copy to borrower as required by regulations. - Validate ratio related debts. - Analyze credit report for accuracy. Request updates and clarifications as needed. - Run Automated Underwriting System (AUS) engines as needed and ensure supporting documentation required by the AUS findings and the investor requirements are met prior to submitting the file to underwriting. - Review flood determination and take required action. - Collect appropriate documentation to clear applicable conditions set by the underwriter. - Complete required work to prepare the loan file for the closer. Qualifications - High school diploma or equivalent (GED). - Over three (3) through five (5) years of mortgage processing or related experience. - Experience with government and/or conventional loan processing. Benefits - Base Pay - PLUS Bonuses - Additional Benefits Company Description First Merchants is guided by a genuine philosophy of being a meaningful place to work and having a prosperous impact across all walks of life throughout the communities we serve, including consumers, businesses and other organizations. Our Vision, Mission and Team statement reflect and reinforce that authentic service philosophy. - Our Vision: To enhance the financial wellness of the diverse communities we serve. - Our Mission: To be the most responsive, knowledgeable, and high-performing financial organization for our clients, teammates, and shareholders. - Our Team: "We are a collection of dynamic colleagues with diverse experiences and perspectives who share a passion for positively impacting lives. We are genuinely committed to attracting and engaging teammates of diverse backgrounds. We believe in the power of inclusion and belonging." Apply today to begin your career with us!

• Ensure maximum value is attained from applications and manage application standards. • Provide leadership on key projects aimed at improving process performance. • Deliver superior quality service and product support for bank customers. • Provide quality application support service to internal customers on all digital systems. • Own and manage end-users requests using the established work order management system. • Communicate, coordinate and resolve all issues regarding service quality. • Ensure maximum system uptime on all applications from a support perspective. • Escalate issues internally or to vendor for resolution as required. • Ensure data integrity is maintained. • Keep applications current with vendor releases, patches and other requirements. • Manage and administer activities related to all applications including implementation and management of interfaces.

• Elicit needs of the stakeholders • Analyze business requirements and identify business opportunities • Prepare documentation and evaluate risk for assigned applications • Ensure assigned applications work reliably for the business • Maintain, troubleshoot, and support systems daily • Ensure the assigned applications are fully utilizing the feature/functionality and that processes are efficient • Perform business process review and analyses in order to drive efficiency and utilization gains throughout the department • Actively seek ways to improve the client experience • Evaluate product offerings and potential enhancements and identify feasibility and business value proposition • Make recommendations to team with rationale and obtain a supported team decision • Lead and/or participate on projects as needed (system upgrades, bank integrations, etc.) • Collaborate with other departments to lead and facilitate the implementation • Maintain and manage reporting systems to provide actionable information to drive business decisions • Maintain Disaster Recovery plans and models • Ensure all application changes follow the standard process while keeping exceptions to a minimum and only with special approval

• Manage, coach, mentor and lead the closing team • Serve as liaison to accounting, boarding, vendor management, and Loan Operations • Ensure that SBL’s loan portfolio files are complete, comprehensive, and ready for quality assurance & compliance review • Supervise the closing team • Conduct pre-closing file reviews • Assist Closers with obtaining missing file information, answering questions, and troubleshooting closing issues • Supervise Post-Closing Clerk with assigned tasks • Consistently evaluate the pre- and post-closing functions and identify opportunities for process improvement, greater efficiencies, and better customer experiences.