Closing Date: 5 th March 2010
Job Description
Team Structure: · Total team size 5 in Rates Implementation Team (London and Delhi)- The successful candidate will manage the Environments Services Team- Team Function and responsibilities - The successful candidate will be required to form a team of technical individuals who will take on responsibility for all Environment Management within the Rates area- They will be responsible for the provision of stable test platforms coordinating with the Infrastructure teams, Application Development Teams, Projects and Users to ensure the test platform is available when requested, usable and supported during its period of use-
- The team will also be responsible for undertaking process improvement initiatives to reduce the manual error prone tasks for environment build and environment management-
Requirements
Business Knowledge · Proven track record of providing support in a development or technical role in the Financial Banking Industry · Ideally 5+ years experience in a financial environment (preferably derivatives trading), although willing to also consider candidates with less experience if their Technical experience is very strong and there is a desire to learn the business and work in a service function- Technical knowledge · Good understanding of the required technical platforms, including UNIX, Shell Scripts, Perl, Sybase, XML, Windows, GRID and Web Based Technologies · Experience of managing or providing support in a complex front to back environment · Strong knowledge of Configuration Management and Version Control · Good understanding of Quality Assurance and how it is achieved Additional Useful Skills: · Experience of testing in a complex banking environment · Knowledge of Release and Change Management functions
Responsibilities
Role specific responsibilities · Day to day management of the supply and demand for environment provision across the various customers of Rates Test Platforms · Prioritise and plan with the Technology and Project Teams to ensure there are sufficient and appropriate configuration of environments for the various demands for upstream and downstream test requirements · Identify and manage gaps in the service provision including availability and stability of test platforms · Provide start of day (for each location) environment readiness reports coordinating with offshore tests teams to execute automated smoke tests · Initiate and contribute to process improvement for all application environment setup and deployments · Provide key stakeholder reporting on environment usage, outages and impacts · Provide a Level 1 support service to all streams of testing using Rates environments
The Individual
· Team player · Self Driven · Excellent communication and organisational skills · Enjoys managing and coordinating complex setups and solutions · Takes ownership and escalate when required · Ability to remain calm, confident and assertive in a dynamic environment · Be highly responsive to FO user requests and complaints
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