Application Manager, AVP
About The Position
The Application Manager serves as a senior lead for Securities Finance initiatives, developing technology and innovative solutions for the Enhanced Custody business unit. The role analyzes, designs, and develops software applications and provides solutions for one or more organizations with minimal management guidance. The position combines technical leadership with hands-on coding. The manager works with business and technology stakeholders to define scope, analyze requirements, design and build scalable applications, and coordinate developers and analysts across geographies. The role also owns technical issue diagnosis and resolution, documents solutions, and develops subject-matter expertise in relevant technical and functional domains.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- 8–10 years of experience.
- Highly skilled as a design lead and developer in programming languages such as Java or Python; messaging technologies such as MQ or Kafka; and databases such as Oracle.
- Experience with AWS concepts and deployments.
- End-to-end understanding of software architecture, design, development, and implementation.
- Experience with continuous integration, build processes, test automation, and deployment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience writing and reviewing technology documents, including user guides.
- Able to complete the role independently or with minimal supervision or guidance.
- Developed specialist knowledge or expertise in one or more areas and able to apply knowledge and skills to standard and moderately complex activities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Scrum, Agile modeling, and adaptive software development.
- Financial services, mutual fund, or securities industry experience.
Responsibilities
- Participate in scope definition, requirements analysis, and functional and technical design following the Agile SDLC.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data sources, operational processes, and data dependencies; challenge the status quo and advocate for change where appropriate.
- Design and develop scalable, robust applications using ReactJS, Spring Boot Java, and SQL in an AWS environment, aligned with business goals and industry best practices.
- Manage application developers and analysts across different geographies to achieve implementation milestones.
- Perform hands-on coding and coach junior staff.
- Document work and interact with business and technology stakeholders and team members as needed.
- Provide technical expertise and ownership in diagnosing and resolving issues, including determining and providing workarounds or escalating issues.
- Monitor emerging technologies and industry trends and recommend tools and technologies to improve the technology stack.
- Develop subject-matter expertise in technical and functional domains.
Benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance coverage.
- Long-term disability coverage.
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave.
- Short-term disability.
- Family-care support.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Eligibility for annual performance-based incentive awards.
- Certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
- Flexible work programs.
- Paid volunteer days.
- Matching gift programs.
- Employee networks.
- Development programs and educational support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
