Job Description – Lead Software Engineer (Calypso)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Business Requirements Elicitation and Critical Analysis
* Technical expert, with strong proven experience of end-end implementation on Calypso Application
* Expected sphere of influence and collaboration is expected to be immediate team and interfacing teams.
* Skills involving negotiation and convincing are important, but person needn't be an expert.
* Train new joiners and team members technically
* Liaise with all related Business and Support Unit stakeholders, including Product Owner, to analyze and challenge business requirements
* Leading to functional specifications and detailed user stories
* Suggest better ways of working and delivering the tasks assigned
* Present technical related topics in relevant forums and discussions
* Help to implement decisions taken during IS Strategy Opco's of her/his conurbation
* Work out the team's deliverables as per the planning chalked out by the PO
* Make sure that all the deliverables are met as per time, cost and plan
* To help in implementing project/applications/services architecture and propose modifications
* To identify pain points and highlight the same along with some high-level solution proposal
* Research to determine if solutions currently exist within calypso or required customization
* Strengthen functional/technical testing strategy definition and activities
* Validate the effectiveness and coverage of test strategy
* Propose new ways of testing in line with evolving market standards/practices in QA area. Implementation Strategy and Support
Profile Required:
* Should have 9+ years of Java development experience with at least 6+ years of working knowledge in CALYPSO
* Hands on technical exposure on Calypso Backoffice function, Message setup, workflow, settlement (SWIFTS), Accounting, Settlement instruction, Payment, BO Positions & expert in customization around Calypso
* Basic product Knowledge on capital markets as Securities including Corporate Actions, Money Market, Foreign Exchange, Listed and OTC Derivatives
* Should be analytical and able to troubleshoot, debug issue independently & out of box thinking for the solutioning & designing
* Ownership attitude & good influencing skill is expected
* Highly motivated, good communication, ability to follow the open point till the closure is expected
* Good in verbal and written communication
* Agile environment exposure preferred