Associate, Application Developer - Institutional Banking Group Technology

About the role

The Associate, Application Developer role in the Institutional Banking Group Technology (IBGT) group technology team ensures that technical solutions are successfully implemented by bridging the gap between business needs and technology. It covers the end-to-end systems development lifecycle, from planning and scoping through analysis and technical implementation, delivering high-quality solutions on time and within budget, and also manages the performance of technology suppliers.

Key responsibilities

• Work with business users, technical teams, vendors and ecosystem partners to design, develop, test and implement solutions such as Trade Finance initiatives and ecosystem developments.
• Validate requirements, review work products and drive process improvement and standardization.
• Manage production support and incident resolution with IT suppliers and negotiate vendor contracts.
• Design and implement code packaging strategies and CI/CD pipelines, and build automated tools for packaging, versioning, artifact management and deployment.
• Analyze, design, define, develop, test and deliver technical solutions, and drive continuous process improvement.

Required profile

• Hands-on experience with IT tools and platforms relevant to corporate banking, especially Trade Finance.
• Understanding of corporate banking operations and integration with external partners.
• Proven project management, SDLC and testing experience, and ability to write Business Requirement Documents and Functional Specifications.
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence, and business workflow management systems.
• Strong teamwork, analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.

Required skills

• Frontend: Angular, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Backend: Java, Spring Boot, OpenJDK, Elixir, MariaDB, Oracle, MSSQL
• Middleware: JBOSS, MQ, Maxscale, Connect Direct, Tectiao
• Products: COBOL, CICS TG & TX Cloud, IMEX
• DevOps: Linux, Windows, Apache HTTP Server
• Automation and integration: OCR, MQ Client
• Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word, Visio)