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Job Title : Chapter Lead - FXDBS

Location: Bangalore

Business and Team:

Institutional Banking and Markets (IB&M) is responsible for managing the Group's relationships with major corporate and government clients and institutional investors, and provides a full range of capital raising, transactional and risk management products and services. Within IB&M technology our mission is to combine the next generation of technology, with leading banking and markets capabilities to help our clients succeed. We're building empowered and autonomous engineering teams that are product focused and responsible for end-end delivery.

Impact & Contribution:

As the Chapter Lead for the FXDBS squad, you will oversee the implementation and management of the group's FX Deposits Booking and Settlements technology (currently primarily managed via the Wallstreet application) whilst working closely with the team's technical delivery capability and Markets business to ensure that the groups technology supports the businesses strategic plans. You will be leading engineers that report to you, instilling a growth mindset and innovative ways of working.

You'll play an important role in steering the organisation by providing expert advice relating to technology, solution design and architecture, people leadership and hiring. You will bring a perfect blend of people management and technical expertise and will be responsible for shaping the evolution of the technical squad by contributing to the technology strategy, drafting quarterly crew memos, prioritising backlog, defining delivery roadmaps, and deciding which problems to invest in solving.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Extensive experience managing and leading FX product implementations in platforms like WSS/ ION/ Murex/ others and related devOps technical teams.
Strong technical expertise in platforms dealing with FX business with strong software development background and investment product knowledge.
Strong in depth understanding of Financial and Capital markets.
Have demonstrated experience in leading high-performing cross-functional engineering teams with a solid technical background.
Effectively communicate engineering practice standards and consistent ways of working across squads and CBA that align to global best practice.
Drives a true DevSecOps mindset, where engineering owns what they build and truly value customer feedback.
Have worked with a wide group of enablers, including user experience designers, customer operations, accessibility advocates and product owners.
Promote open communication and create a safe working environment where our engineers voices are heard to achieve great outcomes for our organisation, our customers, and the community.
Encourages risk-taking and constructively challenges the status quo while influencing stakeholders and building diverse and inclusive teams.

Essential Skills:

We use a broad range of tools, methodologies, and frameworks. We don't expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these key technology skills will set you up for success in this team:

Should have 18+ years of working experience
Modern CI/CD tooling, AWS engineering, and data analytics is essential, as are advanced SQL capabilities and solution design experience.
The role demands excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to provide third-level technical support.
Expertise in using Jira and Confluence, automated testing methodologies, and knowledge of performance tuning for SQL, as well as SSL standards for secure communications, are considered highly desirable additional skills.
General skills required include the ability to operate effectively within agile teams, outstanding written and verbal English communication, and a stable, relevant background in financial services.
Spanning at least five years. A deep appreciation for how AI can enhance engineering productivity is also essential, while scripting proficiency in languages such as Python, Bash, Perl, and Shell is highly valued.

Education Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree/Master's degree in Engineering in Computer Science/Information Technology

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through to submit a valid application. We're keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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