About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

12

Department overview:

Managed Corporate Actions (MCA) service provides best-in-class centralized source of validated corporate action data for nearly three million equities, fixed income and structured securities, across more than 160 countries and territories.

MCA platform uses various complex business rules to produce high quality data and processed in high volume with strict SLAs for delivery of data.

Position summary

Development team delivers high quality deliverables using continuous integration, follows Agile and Lean principles, architect, design and develop solutions for challenging problems using latest tools and technologies. Development team takes pride in delivering innovative solutions to add value to corporate actions business.

We are looking for a proactive, self-starting and experienced Dev Lead to join its operations. This position is ideal for a hands-on technical lead who has a good understanding of development methodologies and process and experience applying them within an organizational setting.

As a lead position, this role requires an individual who can take overall ownership for the development process, working with stakeholders to ensure releases are delivered on time and develop the system according to design/processes and managing risks where appropriate. In addition to team management this position will involve hands-on development build as well. Application uses core technologies like Java, Oracle, ActiveMQ, Apache Kafka, ElasticSearch, RestFul APIs.

The role offers extensive business and technical challenges in a highly dynamic and collaborative work environment and an opportunity to mentor junior team members.

Duties & accountabilities

We’re looking for a strong and dynamic techno-managerial individual to develop and support a highly scalable platform. Experience in designing scalable robust applications and leading development team to attain that goal is a must.

• Design, develop and implement highly transactional and scalable applications
• All aspects of database development (modelling, stored procedures, performance tuning)
• Should be able to understand non-functional requirements like performance, scalability, reliability aspect of the application
• Collaborate and share technical and business knowledge to members of the development team and wider organisation. Analyse existing designs and interfaces and creating design extensions or enhancements
• Apply strong technical skills and good business knowledge – together with investigative techniques and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve issues in a timely and efficient manner
• Managing a team of Dev Engineers, assigning tasks and tracking progress to completion.
• Responsible for planning all development activities and managing development environments to ensure timely and compliant releases.
• Identify and implement improvements in the development process, including automation.
• The candidate will be expected to take ownership of development tasks and will produce high quality software to deliver on these tasks.
• The candidate is expected to be well versed in principles and best practices in software development and should be able to apply them within the boundaries and constraints of the project they work in.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about technology and has a passion for high quality of deliverables while managing the team.

Business competencies

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 13+ years’ experience in building applications using Java & Spring platform with expert level java coding experience
• People management experience - 2- 3 years
• Significant hands-on experience on designing scalable robust applications
• Strong experience in relational Databases like Oracle, designing normalized or de-normalized database, writing SQL queries & stored procedures and analyzing & fixing performance issues.
• Experience in profiling an application to troubleshoot issues, monitoring system performance (CPU, memory, processes, threads, network etc.) is a plus
• Experience in Spring Integration framework, RESTful services, Spring Batch, Spring REST, Spring framework, Spring Boot,
• Proficient in OOPS, Design Patterns and Data Structures.
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development and ability to write units tests leveraging frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, JMock etc. for extensive unit-testing
• Experience with build & release tools like Maven and Continuous Integration

Skills Desired

• Soft skills to be able to guide and mentor team
• Track record of good quality timely deliverables
• Ability to manage the Dev efforts, identifying and assigning tasks to team members and tracking through to completion.
• Able to provide regular progress and status updates to key stakeholders.
• Ability to take ownership and lead projects streams independently with little or no supervision.
• Experience of performance management of individuals
• Proficient in Agile development methodology
• Experience with any reporting framework like Jasper Reports
• Knowledge of ElasticSearch, Apache Kafka, NoSQL
• Experience working on analytic solution on high volume data using event driven architecture

Commercial awareness

Knowledge of Corporate Actions business is huge plus. Knowledge of financial markets or financial feeds would be very useful

Management requirements

Must have strong interpersonal, analytical and communication skills 

Ability to prioritize work for individual and team

Demonstrated ability to work in a globally distributed software development team.

Work closely with Dev team, QA team and BA team members globally to deliver high quality solutions in aggressive time frames

Personal competencies

Personal impact

• Proactive and able to work in a team
• Excellent written/oral communication skills
• Be able to maintain high benchmarks for developing good quality code
• Enthusiastic about technology and has a passion for high quality of deliverables.

Communication

Proven communication skills, team management skills, problem-solving skills, and knowledge of development best practices are critical to successful performance in this role

Teamwork

Ability to collaborate in a team environment. Experience in Agile development methodology is preferred.

About S&P Global Market Intelligence

At S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence.

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
 

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation – Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.
 

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