Application Development Manager

CLS helps clients navigate the changing FX marketplace – reducing risk and creating efficiencies. Our extensive network and deep market intelligence enable CLS specialists to lead the development of standardized solutions to real market problems. Our innovative, forward‑looking products make the trading process faster, easier, safer and more cost‑effective – empowering our clients’ success.

Location: London

Corporate title: N/A

Report to: N/A

Department: Technology

No. of direct reports: N/A

Job purpose

The role is expected to develop database solutions that support CLS’s core settlement applications.

Must have:

• Strong hands of experience (7-10 years) delivering database solutions (DB2 or SQL Server is preferred)
• Financial industry experience
• SDLC with focus on development practices

Essential Function / major duties and responsibilities of the job

• Project Activities (70%)

Taking responsibility of the project development activities. This includes:

• Review requirements, high level designs
• Provide resource and development effort estimation
• Participate in planning activities and provide technical input
• Ensure software development practices are adhered to e.g. unit testing, component integration testing etc.
• Development of database software
• Identify and elevate Risks / Issues / Dependencies
• Liaise with project stakeholders (internal to CLS and third party) to address for example knowledge gaps, queries and any other such dependencies
• Enhancing/improving development practices
• Improving build processes
• Contributing to knowledge repositories

Experience / essential and desired for successful job performance

Professional Experience

• Software delivery experience in the 'Financial Services' business domain (preferably in FX, Payment – RTGS, SWIFT)
• Proven ability of develop database solutions
• Experience of managing or working with teams within an offshored service model
• Understanding of integration design patterns
• Good to have financial/banking domain experience.
• Physical and logical data modeling
• SQL and Database Tuning expertise
• Knowledge of ETL tools, reporting tools is a plus

Success factors / ‘How’ Personal characteristics contributing to an individual’s ability to excel in the position

• Ability to analyse problems, get teams involved to solve and breakdown in deliverables
• Experience working on complex software spanning multiple teams and technologies

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