Job Title: Senior Software Engineer - Markets Payments Systems
Salary: £89,505 - £99,450
Location: London
Hours: Full-time
Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Halifax Office.
About us: We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good.
We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone, including you!
About this opportunity: Outstanding opportunity for a driven, pro-active individual to join a rapidly developing team of Markets Platform people in the Trade Execution lab!
Our platform covers the entire end-to-end customer journey of traded products for the Ring Fenced and Non-Ring-fenced Bank.
Our mission is to successfully develop and maintain high quality, stable software services alongside watertight risk and data control management.
We strive for a platform vision of 'Powering access to Global Markets' through the energy and diligence of brilliant teams!
We're a friendly, engaging, and hard-working lab who always have a huge amount of work to deliver!
Committed to the development of our most valuable asset - our people, providing them with the necessary skills to excel and uphold our outstanding IT function.
The team has development responsibility for approximately 5 applications covering high rated critical business processes crucial to the successful trade settlement flow for the Markets business.
This is a key function of the lab.
You'll enjoy working with an energetic group of motivated people covering many applications and technologies.
The role on offer is demanding but highly exciting; understanding LBG methods and controls will be very useful, and no two days will be the same, with new challenges in abundance.
This will require an understanding and adherence to governance controls, planning of activities, communication and engagement across the business teams and lab constructs, and you'll be responsible for ensuring the correct processes are followed to ensure delivered products meet the quality and standards that our customers expect.
Your understanding of how infrastructure, architecture and associated project delivery services are used across the organisation to realise delivery landmarks and operational success would be a great differentiator.
What you'll do: Interact daily with developers, architects, infrastructure engineers, and testers to achieve objectives for 'Change the Bank' projects and 'Run the Bank' activities.Work with immediate management and team members to help develop skills and facilitate cross-training efforts.Take initiative in identifying areas that need additional abilities or coverage to meet backlog portfolios.
This helps develop the team and improve the quality of services.The role aims to increase consistency, capability, and capacity within the team across a range of engineering products and initiatives.You'll support the execution of technical delivery for the payment's applications within the lab across the full build/test/deploy lifecycle.What you'll need: Windows (preferably 2019/2022) and Unix ServerCOBOL and Core JavaScripting (Windows MS-DOS and/or PowerShell) Ksh: Admin scriptsCREST FT interfacesUrban Code deploymentWebsphere NDUnderstanding of Platform constructsAdministration functions; Audit compliance / Penetration testing / User recertification / Risk managementA proven understanding of the Investment Banking industry from an IT perspectiveFamiliarity with TRACE vendor products, especially CrestBridgeCREST File structureAbout working for us: Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.
We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.
And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.
We're disability confident.
So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15%An annual performance-related bonusShare schemes including free shares.Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on topA range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policiesReady for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive?
Apply today and find out more.
Join our journey!
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