Scrum Master, Technology & Operations

Job Description

• Act as visionary and strategist for solution area
• Design and implement long-term strategic goals and short-term tactical plans for managing and maintaining corporate technology and software
• Review, interpret and respond to detailed business requirements (BRD) to ensure alignment between customer expectations and current or future system capabilities
• Within the agreed enterprise architecture, define and design technology solutions to assist the business in meeting their business objectives
• Hands on experience to Develop, test and implement technology solutions and report on delivery commitments to ensure solutions are implemented as expected and to agreed timeframes
• Identify system, infrastructure and project interdependencies and balance competing demands to ensure project deliverables are achieved
• Where applicable, design, develop, and oversee implementation of end-to-end integrated solutions
• Document and maintain the organisations existing solutions architecture and technology portfolio; make recommendations for improvements and/or alternatives
• Provide expertise to identify and translate system requirements into software design documentation
• Provide quality assurance for services within the solution area
• Lead development of formalised solution methodologies
• Build and maintain repository for deliverables and methodologies
• Model business and systems processes based on findings through use case scenarios, workflow diagrams, and data models
• Develop and manage a systems capacity plan
• Develop, document, communicate, and enforce a policy for standardising technology and software as necessary
• Provide mentoring or guidance to the development team
• Evaluate options for solutions and services
• Incorporate external requirements and features in solution designs
• Resolve and provide solution to critical issues

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Programme Team
• Technology Stakeholders
• Change Delivery Team
• Vendor Management
• Production Support Teams
• Architecture Team (Both Group & Unit)
• Operations, HUB and Business teams
• External vendors

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Proven experience in system design and development
• Hands on experience in enterprise application stack in the banking/financial services domain
• Strong understanding of information processing principles and practices
• Solid grounding in core enterprise applications
• Strong knowledge of software evaluation principles and practices
• Proven project planning and management experience
• Good knowledge of applicable data privacy practices
• Demonstrable experience in solution architecture
• Demonstrable experience in integration solution design
• Good knowledge of tools like Openshift (OCP)/Kubernetes, DevOps, Elastic Stack (ELK)
• Aptitude to work as change agent that believes in a continuous improvement approach
• Experience with reverse proxies, web servers, gateways, service oriented architectures, web services (both REST and SOAP), service buses and integration patterns, security practices, database technologies
• Demonstrated experience and presence to gain the confidence of and influence senior management and other key stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in facilitation of workshops involving participants from senior management to business users
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies such as Scrum & Kanban. Understand both waterfall and Agile development life cycles
• Proven experience of delivery/team management
• Self-driven to operate independently and in matrix teams
• Demonstrated ability to produce effective written reports, analysis and other communications.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, coach and mentor a geographically dispersed team.
• Experience at working in a team-oriented, collaborative and consultative environment.
• Ability to assess and react to communication styles of business and technical team members.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers and subject matter experts
• Knowledge of frameworks and standards for solution architecture

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Lead or participate in major end-to-end business process re-engineering or business transformation initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into practical applications and operational solutions
• Demonstrated experience and presence to gain the confidence of and influence senior management and other key stakeholders
• Aptitude to work as change agent that believes in a continuous improvement approach
• Comprehensive understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), continuous integration, agile software development methodologies, values and procedures
• Experience at working in a team-oriented, collaborative and consultative environment
• Experience at developing solutions in Java/J2EE, Rest/SOAP APIs, SOA Messaging, Openshift (OCP) stack.

SKILLS

• Experience in managing cross functional and geographical teams
• Conversant with application and interface design patterns
• REST API and hands on experience in implementing shared services
• Strong understanding of database concepts
• Exposure to databases: Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Open Source databases like PostgreSQL and MongoDB
• Strong experience on database design & performance tuning
• Hands on experience in implementing large scale enterprise JAVE/J2EE applications
• Picks up new technologies with ease, solves complex technical problems and multitasks between different projects
• Personal Attributes
• Look for and take advantage of opportunities to learn new skills and develop strengths
• Show commitment to achieving challenging goals
• Examine and reflect on own performance
• Seek and respond positively to constructive feedback and guidance
• Demonstrate a high level of personal motivation
• Business Enablers & Results
• Undertake objective, critical analysis to draw accurate conclusions that recognise and manage contextual issues
• Work through issues, weigh up alternatives and identify the most effective solutions
• Take account of the wider business context when considering options to resolve issues
• Explore a range of possibilities and creative alternatives to contribute to systems, process and business improvements
• Implement systems and processes that underpin high quality research and analysis

Apply now to join the Bank for those with big career ambitions.,

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