Applications Development Manager

• Ensure strong reliability, scalability and performance of our components
• Drive architecture and execute on our technical strategy
• Partner with multiple teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy products and process improvements
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Partner with business to continue to evolve our architecture roadmap beyond near term objectives
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Assist in third line support during core trading hours
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• Together with the partner teams, user community, business analysts and Tech management contribute to innovative & best-in-class solutions for our business

• Design, develop and maintain complex Oracle database solutions to meet business requirements
• Optimize database performance by tuning queries and maintaining indexes
• Ensure data integrity and security by implementing best practices and standard procedures
• Develop stored procedures and triggers to support business requirements
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to junior developers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze and solve complex database issues
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to peers
• Continuously evaluate and improve database processes and procedures
• Excellent analytic & problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of the FI market and products is very desirable
• Self Motivated, Strong interpersonal and articulation skills (spoken and written)
• Excellent persuasive, influencing and negotiation skills
• Outstanding analytic and problem solving skills
• innovative and solutions oriented
• Excellent People and Work management skills
• 8+ years of experience in Oracle/any relational database development
• Expertise in ORAAS, query optimization, performance tuning, and distributed database design
• Strong knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL programming
• In-depth understanding of database architecture and data modeling principles
• Experience with data warehousing and ETL processes
• Ability to develop complex stored procedures and triggers
• Innovative and Positive ‘Can Do’ attitude
• Ability to make effective judgements on available data / knowledge
• Planning and Organising – Ability to identify the steps to be taken to achieve objectives
• Resilience – Used to working towards tight deadlines, under pressure and using appropriate coping methods to stay focused
• Accountability –self start on goals and achieve targets
• Strong team orientation and commitment to overall team success
• willing to go above and beyond to ensure team success
• intense customer focus and commitment to driving quality
• Leadership – Strong sense of leadership focusing on achieving team satisfaction and delivery goals
• Graduation/Post Graduation qualifications in Computer Engineering (preferable) or any Engineering stream with a very good academic record throughout
• A high degree of Analytical ability and Quantitative skills is desirable

Knowledge of the FI market and products is very desirable