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Technical Lead ( Associate Director)
At Fitch, we have an open culture where employees are able to exchange ideas and perspectives, throughout the organization, irrespective of their seniority. Your voice will be heard allowing you to have a real impact. We embrace diversity and appreciate authenticity encouraging an environment where employees can be their true selves. Our inclusive and progressive approach helps us to keep a balanced perspective. Fitch is also committed to supporting its employees by advancing conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion. Fitch's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) have been established by employees who have joined together as a workplace community based on similar backgrounds or life experiences. Fitch's ERGs are available to connect employees with others within the organization to offer professional and personal support.
With our expertise, we are not only creating data and information, but also producing timely insights from every angle to influence decision making in this ever changing and highly competitive market. We have a relentless hunger to innovate and unlock the power of human insights and to drive value for our customers. There has never been a better time to make an impact and we invite you to join us on this journey.
Fitch is seeking a strong technical lead at Associate Director/ A VP level to improve and possibly re-platform critical software applications used widely by the Regulatory and Compliance users. The ideal candidate is someone who:
Led technically complex systems with strong current hands-on experience in design and development .
Has experience in interpreting complex requirements associated with Regulatory/Analytical tools.
Has experience mentoring and training associate level developers
Roles & Responsibilities
Work in Agile Environment to Design Architect and Implement the program
Work closely with project's Product Owners / Business Analyst/Enterprise Architects to understand requirements and advise on technical solutions
Architect , design and implement applications and databases in conjunction with the Architecture Chapter.
Lead the team on setting up CICD pipeline for the team's projects and integrate it with organisations delivery mechanism
Provide production support and help set support technical best practices
Conduct Technical Explorations and POCs to improve the teams systems.
Provide code reviews
Stay current on latest Information Technologies. Identify methods, approaches and technologies that may improve our software development processes.
Work with PO and Scrum master on Sprint Ceremonies
Work with the Regulatory/Compliance and Quality Assurance team to ensure that the framework and coding standards are adhered to.
Liaise with users and colleagues globally for the development and support of the software.
Mentoring and training associate level developers on the team.
Required Skills
Extensive experience of enterprise software development with solid design , development and hands on coding experience in one or more of: Python, .NET or JAVA
Strong background in relational database design and coding in SQL/PLSQL
Working knowledge in application servers, web servers, operating systems, and web application architectural concepts
Experience in setting up Deployment tools such as Bamboo, Ant, Maven
Self-starter, Independent thinker and problem solver
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience working with a mixed co-located & offshore team
Strong understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC) with a primary focus on agile methodologies.
Strong experience working on code reviews
Desirable skills
Working knowledge of Appian, Level 1 certification
Working knowledge of Deployment tools (Bamboo, Ant, Maven)
Working knowledge Source control tools (GIT/BitBucket)
Familiarity with reporting/BI tools like Qlikview, Qliksense, and NPrinting
Familiarity with ETL platforms like Talend.
Familiarity of Cloud Computing AWS or Azure (Compute, Storage, Database, Deployment and Application Services)
Experience in Financial Services and Regulatory industry
Mentoring and training associate level developers
Person specification
Strong academic background, educated to degree level, ideally in computer science or engineering
Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
Highly motivated to deliver results and meet deadlines
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