Manager, Development - Tax

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Job Summary

Work as a Development Manager for a Strategic Tax application under Finance Technology. Individual will be responsible for end-to-end Development, Testing and Implementation of Tax application & solutions using Java, Javascript, Lit, Kotlin, Quarkus and GraphQL as the core programming languages and frameworks to develop Web based applications, API's and integrate with other applications within the Bank leveraging Azure Devops for Continuous Integration and Continuous Development

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

As part of the Strategic Tax solution, the aim is to provide an automated tax provisions calculation for Group financial reporting, local statutory reporting and provide inputs for tax returns compliance process globally. The strategic tool will use a homegrown Web application Development framework called "Service Bench" that is built on a highly scalable micro service driven architecture using state of the art modern technology stack to deliver a consistent user experience for business users.

Business

Responsible for End to Development with tasks not limited to but covering areas such as Analysis, Design, Development, Data management, Devops Integration using Pipeline build and maintenance, Level 3 support, Issue analysis debugging, Performance tuning, Configuration management, Automation & Monitoring.

Processes

Ensure adherence to Change & incident management process by Coordination and working with other teams in the organization for getting a release deployed into production.

People & Talent

Effectively uses teamwork to positively contribute to a high-morale, high-performance team culture, leading by example.

Consulting attitude who is approachable and ready to offer insights or assistance.

Should be results oriented and have a positive attitude.

Effective team player and collaborator

Strong personal integrity

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Can effectively communicate business and technical information across the organization, being sensitive to the needs of unique audiences.

Risk Management

Work in coordination with Production support & SRE to maintain stability of production applications via controlled, automated deployments

with minimal outages and impact.

Is able to collaborate with relevant IT teams and business users who may be Product owner or end users to manage a problem resolution effectively.

Work cross-functionally and think both critically and strategically.

Governance

Document detailed Unit test results, application functionality, design etc in Confluence and ADO with supporting evidence & test cases

Embrace Devops methodology for Dev, Build and Deploy and work in Agile delivery model.

Coordinate UAT and system integration testing.

Answer user queries support UAT / SIT / PT & other related activities.

Provide updates to the project / program manager with regards to progress and issues, where appropriate

Key stakeholders

Technology and Finance Group functions

Other Responsibilities

Overall 10+ years relevant experience in IT preferably Banking or Financial Services Domain

Should possess in-depth experience in software development using Java, Java Script and Lit with hands on exposure in implementing production grade applications, API's, and solutions.

Exposure to Quarkus, GraphQL and Kotlin will be added advantage.

Experience in delivering majors projects, programs against strict schedule.

Experience working on Azure Devops or similar Devops infrastructure is a must.

Experience with agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and toolsets (Git, JIRA, Confluence)

Ability to learn new skills, tools, programming languages and work independently on related projects with keen interest to learn and grow skills.

Proven ability to work within a team environment.

Ability to work with multiple tasks based on priorities and switching between deliverables.

Highly effective verbal and written English communication & presentation skills.

Ability to quickly understand and articulate problems and solutions.

Ability to make good / sound decisions and use independent judgement.

Strong reasoning, analytical and inter-personal skills.

Excellent attention to detail and time management.

Good knowledge on Agile practices

Qualifications

Education -

Bachelor's or master's degree

Certifications -

Cloud, devops

Languages -

Java, JavaScript

Skills and Experience

Java

Javascript

Lit

Quarkus

Kotlin

Maven

Postgres

Node.js

GraphQL

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we : Do the right thing

and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do

Never settle,

continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well

Are better together,

we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,

we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,

with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.

Time-off

including annual leave, parental / maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.

Flexible working

options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.

Proactive wellbeing support

through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits

A continuous learning culture

to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.

Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,

one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.