Application Development Manager - 6008
Description
Job Description |
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16 March 2021 |
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Employee |
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CLS helps clients navigate the changing FX marketplace – reducing risk and creating efficiencies. Our extensive network and deep market intelligence enable CLS specialists to lead the development of standardized solutions to real market problems. Our innovative, forward-looking products make the trading process faster, easier, safer and more cost-effective – empowering our clients’ success.
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Functional title |
Application Development Manager – Data |
Location |
London |
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Corporate title |
N/A |
Report to |
Neeraj Urdhwareshe |
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Department |
Technology |
No. of direct reports |
N/A |
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Job purpose |
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The role is expected to develop database solutions that support CLS’s core settlement applications. Must have: • Strong hands of experience (7-10 years) delivering database solutions (DB2 or SQL Server is preferred) • Financial industry experience • SDLC with focus on development practices |
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Essential Function / major duties and responsibilities of the job |
- Project Activities (70%)
Taking responsibility of the project development activities. This includes:
- Review requirements, high level designs
- Create detailed design documentation
- Provide resource and development effort estimation
- Participate in planning activities and provide technical input
- Ensure software development practices are adhered to e.g. unit testing, component integration testing etc.
- Development of database software
- Identify and escalate Risks / Issues / Dependencies
- Liaise with project stakeholders (internal to CLS and third party) to address for example knowledge gaps, queries and any other such dependencies
- Attend / arrange meetings, workshops.
- Enhancing/improving development practices
- Test automation
- Improving build processes
- Contributing to knowledge repositories
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Experience / essential and desired for successful job performance |
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Professional Experience • Software delivery experience in the 'Financial Services' business domain (preferably in FX, Payment – RTGS, SWIFT) • Proven ability of develop database solutions • Experience of managing or working with teams within an offshored service model • Hands on database development experience • Understanding of integration design patterns Personal Traits/Competencies • Self-starter • Quick learner • Analytical • Proactive • Motivated • Flexible • Leadership capability • Team player • Clear communicator. Skills Desired: • Good to have financial/banking domain experience. • Database technologies (DB2 or SQL Server preferred) • Physical and logical data modeling • SQL and Database Tuning expertise • Linux shell scripting • Knowledge of ETL tools, reporting tools is a plus
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Knowledge, skills and abilities / competencies required for successful job performance |
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Success factors / ‘How’. Personal characteristics contributing to an individual’s ability to excel in the position |
- Ability to analyse problems, get teams involved to solve and breakdown in deliverables
- Experience working on complex software spanning multiple teams and technologies