Treasury Infrastructure Specialist

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation•Jersey City, NJ

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

SMBC Group is seeking a Vice President-level Application Development Lead to establish and lead a U.S.-based development capability for a derivatives trade booking platform supporting Global Markets. The role primarily focuses on designing and developing APIs and related integration components, in close coordination with development teams in Tokyo and business and technology stakeholders in the U.S. The successful candidate will serve as a technical bridge between the U.S. and Japan, translating business and technical requirements and driving scalable, maintainable, globally aligned solutions. The role involves hands-on Java and Spring Boot development and technical leadership, including solution design, code reviews, and coordination with Japan-based developers on architecture, standards, interfaces, and release plans. The lead will help establish engineering practices and a sustainable U.S.-based development capability for future enhancements and integrations. Professional working proficiency in Japanese and English is required for detailed technical discussions.

Requirements

Strong hands-on Java development experience.
Strong experience with Spring Boot and enterprise application development.
Experience designing and developing REST APIs and application integration services.
Experience with Java 21 or other recent Java versions.
Experience with Gradle or comparable build tools.
Strong understanding of API architecture, application integration, automated testing, and CI/CD.
Experience leading developers and providing hands-on technical direction.
Professional working proficiency in Japanese and English, including the ability to conduct detailed technical discussions in both languages.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Spring Boot 3.x, Java 21, or Amazon Corretto.
Experience with JaCoCo, Spotless, and automated code-quality and testing practices.
Experience with event-driven or messaging-based integration.
Experience integrating applications with enterprise data platforms such as Databricks.
Knowledge of derivatives, trade booking, trade lifecycle, or Global Markets technology.
Experience working with globally distributed development teams, particularly development teams in Japan.

Responsibilities

Lead the U.S.-based development capability for the derivatives trade booking platform, initially focusing on API development.
Lead the design, development, testing, and implementation of Java-based APIs and integration components.
Provide hands-on technical leadership, including solution design and code reviews.
Work with the Japan-based development team to align architecture, development standards, interfaces, and release plans.
Facilitate detailed technical discussions between U.S. and Japan stakeholders in Japanese and English.
Design and develop APIs that integrate the derivatives booking platform with other Global Markets applications and data platforms.
Establish modern engineering practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, code quality, and maintainability.
Coordinate technical dependencies across applications and integration components.
Troubleshoot and perform root-cause analysis of complex application and integration issues.
Help establish a sustainable U.S.-based development capability for future enhancements and integrations.