Database Developer
Job Description
Level 3
Job Description:
Company Profile:
We advise, manage and distribute capital for governments, institutions and individuals, and always do so with a standard of excellence. We are a leading global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments—Institutional Securities, Wealth Management (WM), and Investment Management. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
Our WM business is one of the largest in the world with more than $2 trillion in client assets, $73 billion in lending balances, and 16,000 Financial Advisors in 600+ offices across the U.S. Our Financial Advisors focus on delivering timely, customized solutions and services that help clients meet their financial and life goals. Our offering includes brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, access to credit and lending, cash management, annuities and insurance, and retirement services.
As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. We can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career – a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.
Department Profile:
Global Banking & Ops Technology (GBOT) is a dynamic and fast-paced area within the Firm’s WM Technology Division. We are responsible for creating innovative technology solutions for the Private Banking Group (PBG), one of the strategic growth areas of the Firm, providing cash management and lending products and services to our WM clients. This includes state-of-the-art technology for a nationwide network of Private Bankers and product specialists who work with Financial Advisors to provide access to products and services such as online banking, cards, deposit products, residential mortgages, securities-based loans and tailored lending. If you are an exceptional individual who is interested in solving complex problems and building sophisticated solutions in a dynamic team environment, GBOT is the place for you.
Position Description:
GBOT team is looking for a Database Programmer to join a technologically advanced team focusing on developing and enhancing the Lending applications. Candidate must have strong expertise in data modelling, database programming and database concepts and experience in implementing mission critical applications. Candidate should be fluent in related technologies including database indexes, query tuning and optimization and associated development tools. To be successful, the role will require the individual to understand the banking technology landscape, and to offer creative solutions that integrate current capabilities with proprietary system builds.
Job Functions/Duties and Responsibilities:
• Programming using SQL and PL/SQL and related technologies
• Query turning and optimization
• Provide solutions to the data engineering challenges
• Work as part of a banking Agile Squad
• Work in the Agile development methodologies, collaborating with business and technology teams located globally
• Candidate must have good communication skills and have the ability to lead IT deliverables
• Actively contribute and participate in sprint grooming and planning discussions, daily stand-ups, and Agile ceremonies
Skills Required:
• 5+ years of experience working with highly available and large volume databases
• Deep understanding of database concepts and related technologies
• Strong experience in database SQL and PL/SQL programming with DB2 & SQL Server databases
• Hands-on experience with performance tuning, optimizing database queries, etc.
• Hands-on experience with high performance data processing
• Hands-on experience with tools for Version Control, Job Scheduling, etc.
• Experience in collaborating with partners and stakeholders across geography and time zones
• Good communication skills and should be able to work across both Business Users and IT teams across geographical regions and time zones as well as the ability to lead IT deliverables
• Practical working experience in Agile development methodologies
Skills Desired:
• Understanding of requirements of large enterprise applications (security, entitlements, etc.)
• Understanding of modern databases ( NoSQL, Cloud based etc.)
• Exposure to Snowflake
Education:
• Minimum BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
