Banks and credit unions
IT staffing for banks and credit unions
Financial services is hiring tech faster than almost any industry. Banking and finance tech postings were up 47% year over year in early 2026, according to Dice, and Gartner expects banking IT budgets to grow about 9.5% this year. Regulators are raising the bar at the same time. Madrone places the security, data and platform people banks and credit unions need.
Who we serve
Roles we place
| Role family | In demand here |
|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | Security analysts, identity and access engineers, compliance |
| Data and AI | Data engineers, fraud and risk data scientists |
| Enterprise applications | Core platform specialists, ERP and business analysts |
| Cloud and DevOps | Cloud and platform engineers |
| IT leadership | IT directors and AI program managers |
What AI is changing
Fraud detection, lending decisions and customer service are moving to AI first, and every one of those needs clean data, tight access controls, and someone who can explain the model to an examiner. The IT team's job has shifted from keeping systems up to proving they're safe.
By the numbers
Sources: Dice, via CIO Dive.
Questions
Contract or hire for an exam finding?
Contract the remediation; hire if the finding points to a gap that will come back every year.
Do your candidates clear background checks?
We run background checks to the standard your compliance team sets.