Assistant Vice President, Data Technical Lead in City of Westminster

You will be part of AMD-Architecture, Middleware, Data Management & Enterprise Service department. The AMD pillar of Technology has a department focused on Data Engineering & Business Intelligence (DEBI), who are responsible for designing & developing enterprise standard technologies that support data integration, processing, warehousing, mining & reporting.

Main Purpose of the Role

• To architect, design and develop EDM and data solutions as part of multiple initiatives across International MUFG entities (MUFG Securities, MUFG Bank and MUMSS).
• To drive innovation and automation so that we can deliver the highest quality service to our business partners.
• To ensure that development is cost effective and in accordance with business requirement and architectural guidelines.
• To mentor and lead other EDM resources that augment the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Support in estimations for different business initiatives.
• Ensure the solution follows and complies with the Technology defined policies, SDLC and best practices.
• Promote a dynamic, delivery driven culture that works in partnership with our BAU team and is responsive to business demands for change within both the capacity of Change & our BAU Team.
• Ensure designs meet customer requirements and MUFG/AMD standards and act as data support analyst to support a wide range of solutions for various business areas across the EMEA region with consideration for the supportability of these systems to reduce ongoing support costs.
• Document data definition and design specifications to required standards to ensure transparency and supportability of system applications.
• Lead and mentor the team of EDM developers to deliver on project/change initiatives.
• Maintain good working relationships and interaction with other systems development and support teams, as well as with the business areas for whom Technology deliver projects.
• Work closely with developers, testers and end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction.
• Contribute to the planning, execution and verification of Integration Testing and Systems Testing.
• Support users to plan and execute their User Acceptance Testing.
• Ensure the solution meets their assigned development project targets whilst maintaining high levels of quality.
• Gather business requirements from users and clarify what needs to be delivered as part of the systems development planning.
• Support the user in documenting the business requirements in the initial stage of projects.
• Translate business requirements into highly specified conceptual and functional design documents.
• Create detailed functional/non-functional design documents which will enable users to confirm the functionality and also enable the developers to understand what functionality is required.
• Liaise with external and internal clients such as business users, Change team, vendors in order to support the project development functions.

Risk & Compliance

• Ensure all activity fully complies with the appropriate policies, procedures and controls.
• Strict adherence to change management and privileged production access management processes.

Culture and Leadership

• Promote the MUFG values-led culture which is inclusive and diverse.
• Promote a dynamic, delivery driven culture that works alongside business units to provide responsive resolutions and value driven solutions.
• Leadership by example on cyber awareness to embed a proactive cyber culture.
• Find ways to strengthen working relationships with stakeholders, including business teams.
• Build relationships across the bank, establishing a strong peer network and helping to strengthen collaboration.

Essential Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in databases - SQL Server or Snowflake.
• Advanced experience with low-code/no-code data engineering/ETL tool, preferably Markit EDM (v19.2 or above), however similar tools such as Informatica Power Centre may be acceptable.
• Knowledge of the IT infrastructure (for example, hardware, databases, operating systems, local area networks) and the IT applications and service processes used within a Financial Services organisation.
• A keen interest in latest trends in technology.
• Detailed practical knowledge of software development and maintenance methods, tools and techniques.
• Demonstrates an understanding of strategic issues, and is an authority on the systems development life-cycle (SDLC) and typical problems associated with the implementation of information systems, from initial concept through development and implementation to operation and support.
• In-depth knowledge of Business Analyst and Systems Analyst practices as well as great understanding of Banking business operations is essential.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding and experience in projects involving Counterparty, Instrument and/or Market Data.
• Cloud (AWS or Azure).
• External Tools, APIs.
• Data pipelines, Lineage.
• Task Automation.
• Scripting Languages (Python, Powershell).
• Reporting tools (Power BI, SSRS or Tableau).
• Microsoft Fabric/Data Engineer - Modern Data Architectures e.g lakehouse, data mesh.
• ETL/ELT Tools (dbt, Databricks).
• Source Control (GitHub, Tortoise SVN).
• Batch Scheduling (Control-M, Autosys).
• CI/CD.

Education / Qualifications

• Degree educated and / or equivalent experience.

Personal Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability.
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.
• Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement.
• A structured and logical approach to work.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• A creative and innovative approach to work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment.
• Strong numerical skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to lead a high performing team.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.