Job Overview
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This new Assistant Vice President role is within our EMEA Chief Compliance Office (CCO) Technology team. We are seeking a highly skilled Compliance Systems Engineer. This role is critical in ensuring the successful delivery and enablement of Compliance surveillance, monitoring, workflow, reporting and control systems utilising in-house and third party vendor technology solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in EMEA Banking Compliance function systems, strong engineering, application development and analytical skills, and the ability to handle complex system and data integration challenges.
EMEA CCO Technology is part of Cross-Product Platforms Technology area. Our team delivers and supports critical systems used across SMBC EMEA 1st and 2nd lines of defense functions including Compliance, Finance, Risk, Regulatory Reporting, HR, Data Management and other business and corporate operations areas
Purpose of this role:Deliver, enable and support Compliance surveillance, monitoring, workflow, reporting and control systemsCapture and analyse functional, data and technical requirements and translate them to IT solutionsBuild new and enhance existing in-house and 3rd party vendor applicationsConduct testing and release management
Facts / ScaleGlobal and regional corporate applications, vendor and in-house on-prem and cloud based solutionsLegacy and Modern Technologies, Data Lakes, Analytics, Intelligent Automation, Digital Workflow, AI & Data Science capabilitiesMember of a small team within a larger department of 250+ peopleCompliance IT platforms for all SMBC EMEA entities and branchesEnterprise wide projects involving other SMBC internal and third party teams based in different geographical locations
Accountabilities & ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, build, implement and support Compliance IT solutions tailored for banking, operations, risk, and regulatory requirements and following DevSecOps principlesUnderstand, QA and enhance existing solutions in .NET, Java, Python, SQL, Oracle etcLearn quickly and adapt solutions in different new technologies e.g. Azure, Data Lakes, Analytics, Data Governance, Digital Worklfows, Case Management, RPA, Power Apps, AI and Data ScienceWork with Identity & Access Management, Data Management, API Management, Cloud Engineering, Architecture, Information Security, Infrastrurcture and Application Manaement teams to enable new and make changes to the existing platforms and applicationsFollow data and process modelling and IT standards and best practicesApply DevSecOps principlesFollow Agile or Watefall life cycles dependent on the project methodologiesCollaborate with Compliance end-users, business analysts, Data Office, project managers, and IT teams to gather requirements, define build, test, implement and support solutions.Develop and maintain detailed documentation of developed solutions.Perform quality checks and validations to ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity of software and data.Identify and resolve issues related to data migration, including data inconsistencies, integration problems, and performance issues.Ensure compliance with banking regulations and standards throughout the software development process.Optimize software to enhance efficiency and performance.Stay current with industry best practices, regulatory changes, and technological advancements in compliance, migration and banking technology.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & QualificationsExperience with leading industry tools used for Compliance and Regulatory ReportingExtensive experience (5+ years) in software engineering, with a focus on compliance and regulatory domains within banking or financial services.Understanding of BPMN and DMN standards, experience implementing digital workflow, business process management and intelligent automation solutionsKnowledge of programming languages such as Python or Java, experience with ETL tools and data transformation platformsUnderstanding of banking compliance and regulatory requirements, and compliance standardsExcellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skillsAbility to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work under tight deadlinesExperience in implementing in-house and vendor solutions on premise and on cloud including SaaS solutionsExperience in system integration, data sourcing, processing, monitoring, reporting and analyticsExcellent communication skills with stakeholders at all levels including the most senior level in the Bank and with third partiesAbility to set and explain system changes to a non-technical audience and de-escalate issues and business impact caused by incidentsAbility to think strategically in terms of value creation, coupled with a strong commercial acumenThorough understanding of IT controls and software development lifecycleWorking knowledge of Agile Scrum methodologyEffective corporate culture carrier, diversity, inclusion and sustainability champion
Qualifications – Not essential as experience will play a large factorUniversity Degree (or eqivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or other similar subjectsAgile Scrum CertificationPRINCE2 or other Project Management qualificationBusiness Analysis CertificationAccountancy or other Financial Qualifications
DesirableCertifications related to data management or cloud technologies.Experience with data warehousing and business intelligence tools.Familiarity with cloud-based data solutions and platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure).