Associate, Software Developer – EBRD

Posted under Clerical / Assistants on February 3rd, 2021

Purpose of Job
The Associate, Software Developer is responsible for design and implementation, support and maintenance of the Bank’s applications and analytic tools, supporting Banking, Treasury, Risk, Finance, Corporate and other teams in the execution of their business processes.
The role includes leading all aspects of the enhancement, maintenance and support of multiple business applications and associated initiatives which are based on enterprise development platforms and related frameworks, often involving collaboration with internal application owners and other members of staff to deliver changes using Agile principles, supporting complex and dynamic business requirements. The role involves applying both business and technical expertise to deliver customer focused support and development services, potentially in a DevOps pipeline with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), but also facilitating manual deployment for legacy applications where necessary.
The individual will be expected to adhere to the core principles of the IT department, these include, but are not limited to – putting our users first; delivering technology that is useful, elegant and reliable; knowledgeable and engaging about both technology and our business; reliable and effective in both provision and execution; innovative and inquisitive; integral to the success of the Bank

Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Deliver working software in line with agreed quality and risk standards
Maintain expected service levels of the key applications you support and maintain
To adhere to, develop and enhance the working practices, standards, processes and practices in and out with your team.
Contribute to and improve the community of practice that you belong to
To follow standard development working practices e.g.
Participate in all the daily and weekly ceremonies in your team
Test driven development, Behaviour driven development, Test Automation, Secure by design
Work with users from business teams and Product Owner, as appropriate, to understand user needs and develop appropriately innovative and practical solutions.
Estimate and plan with your team colleagues, such as, Business Analyst (BA), Quality Assurer (QA), developers.
Work closely with Architects, Business Analysts (BA), Quality Assurers (QA) and other developers to build or enhance systems.
To liaise with members of the Infrastructure and Operations team, as necessary to ensure consistent implementation of features into a test and production environment, either via associated DevOps tooling, or manually as appropriate.
Delivering operational delivery automation and continuous improvement in conjunction with DevOps suppliers and IT Operations.
Adhere to and support audit, control and risk activities on behalf of the Bank
Helping your team to succeed at all times and continuously improve
Working in technologies beyond your core disciplines as required by strategic and project demands
Motivate self and others to continually reflect and adapt to improve quality and delivery cadence
Mentor and develop other developers in your team whether staff, contract or third party.
Participate in the technical development programme in order to ensure that system changes, patches, enhancements and developments are sound, support the Bank’s operational priorities and are conducted according to the Bank’s and IT’s procedures.
Provide production support coverage of business application responsible incidents as required.
Helping others, by undertaking general tasks not related to your core discipline if required

Qualifications & Skills / Experience & Knowledge
4.1b Risk, Software Developer (Active Pivot)
Strong experience in development, maintenance and support of Active Pivot as part of the Risk Management System
Proficiency in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems for developing and testing software
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, design and architectural patterns
Strong experience in relational, multidimensional and tabular modelling
Advanced skills for writing clean, reusable Java libraries, debugging and resolving technical problems when they arise
Advanced skills for implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
Good understanding of continuous integration and deployment processes with the use of mainstream tools.
Good understanding of CVA, Counterparty and Market Risk measures and management
Ability to talk to the business and align business requirements with application (Active Pivot) design
Previous knowledge of BMC – ControlM
Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working.