Core Banking SME – Finastra – Banking
Posted 2 days ago by Rothstein Recruitment
Negotiable
Undetermined
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London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Core Banking SME at a leading International Bank involves taking ownership of bank-wide change initiatives and strategic projects. The position requires collaboration with senior management and project teams to provide core banking expertise and ensure technical delivery. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering technical tasks, documenting processes, and supporting the migration to production. This role is pivotal in implementing various planned initiatives for 2026, including CRM and GL projects, as well as migration to new platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with agreed projects and change teams to deliver change initiatives and strategic projects.
- Collaborate with the Solution and Integration architect to assess and design target architectures and solutions.
- Provide technical guidance on core banking and payment platforms.
- Deliver agreed technical tasks on time, supporting testing cycles and migration to production.
- Document technical delivery and handover to BAU team.
Key Skills:
- Proficiency in various programming languages and development frameworks.
- Experience in application and development lifecycle management.
- Experience with Kapiti/Equation/Finastra.
- Experience in analysis and design, testing, and documentation of software.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in software development.
- Strong understanding of application lifecycle management.
- Proven experience with delivery of change initiatives and strategic projects.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to handle complex technical issues.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
- Certifications such as PMP, Scrum Master, or relevant technical certifications.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Core Banking SME – Finastra – Banking
Exciting opportunity opens for an experienced Core Banking SME at a leading International Bank . This is a great chance to take ownership of bank wide change initiatives and strategic projects . You will closely collaborate with the IT Delivery Manager, Chief Technology Officer and project teams to provide core banking expertise and technical delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Work with agreed projects and change teams to deliver change initiatives and strategic projects to the organisation (outlined below)
- Work with the Solution and Integration architect to assess and design the target architectures and solutions
- Provide technical guidance to the project in terms of core banking and payment platforms
- Deliver agreed technical tasks on time, supporting testing cycles and migration to production
- Document technical delivery and handover to BAU team
Planned initiatives for 2026:
- Business Case to implement a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) including detailed analysis and high-level design
- Business Case to implement a GL (General Ledger) including planning
- Migration to IBMi Power 10 platform
- Implementation of IBMi Power HA
- Loans and Collateral Management project
- Basel 3.1 project
- Migration of Swift to Swift Alliance Cloud
- Implementation of off-the-shelf FSCS (Financial Services Compensation Scheme) solution
Requirements:
- Proficiency in various programming languages and development frameworks
- Experience in application and development lifestyle management
- Experience with Kapiti/Equation/Finastra
- Experience in analysis and design, testing and documentation of software
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in software development
- Strong understanding of application lifecycle management
- Proven experience with delivery of change initiatives and strategic projects
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to handle complex technical issues.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
- Certifications such as PMP, Scrum Master, or relevant technical certifications.
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