Interfaces BAU Team Lead

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The Corporate Technology Department provides a full range of IT service to all areas of the MUFG securities business. Working within Corporate Technology, the Interfaces Team supports and develops solutions which underpin the system architecture.

The Interfaces function within AMD, EMEA Technology is responsible for the support, stability, and ongoing evolution of middleware and integration platforms that underpin critical front‑office, middle‑office, and downstream processing systems. These platforms are business‑critical, with direct impact on Straight Through Processing (STP) activities across the firm.

**MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE**

To lead, manage, and continuously improve a blended team of support analysts and developers responsible for the end‑to‑end BAU support and controlled development of a business‑critical middleware platform. The role has accountability across L1 to L3 support, production stability, incident response, problem management, and delivery of minor enhancements, while ensuring high service levels for front‑office and STP‑critical systems. The role combines people leadership, operational ownership, stakeholder engagement, and hands‑on technical oversight in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

• Leadership & People Management
  • Line management of a mixed onshore/offshore team including developers (L3) and support analysts (L1/L2)
  • Define clear roles, responsibilities, and escalation paths across support tiers
  • Drive performance management, objective setting, coaching, and career development
  • Build a strong partnership with offshore teams to ensure effective knowledge transfer, quality, and accountability
  • Create a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
• Service Ownership & BAU Operations
  • Overall ownership of BAU service for middleware platforms, including availability, stability, and performance
  • Accountable for incident, problem, and root cause management
  • Major incident coordination and communication with technology and business stakeholders
  • Reduction of repeat incidents through structural fixes and automation
  • Ensure effective L1/L2 support triage with timely escalation to L3 where required
  • Maintain and continuously improve support documentation, runbooks, and knowledge bases
• Platform Stability & STP Enablement
  • Ensure middleware platforms meet the resilience, scalability, and latency requirements of front‑office and STP‑critical flows
  • Proactively identify risks to STP processing and mitigate through system improvements and operational controls
  • Monitor platform health, capacity, and throughput, working with infrastructure and architecture teams where required
• Delivery & Technical Oversight
  • Provide hands‑on technical leadership across support and development activities
  • Oversee delivery of minor enhancements, fixes, and tactical improvements to supported platforms
  • Ensure solutions are aligned with existing architecture, frameworks, and reusable components
  • Enforce high standards for code quality, testing (unit, integration, and regression), and documentation
  • Deputise for the Head of Interfaces when required
• Stakeholder Management
  • Act as a key technology contact for front‑office, operations, and business stakeholders
  • Balance competing priorities across BAU stability, regulatory obligations, and change delivery
  • Provide clear, timely, and transparent communication during incidents and service issues
  • Build strong working relationships across Technology, Operations, and Business teams
• Risk, Controls & Compliance
  • Ensure all support and development activity complies with internal policies, audit standards, and regulatory requirements
  • Strict adherence to change management processes, privileged access and production controls, SDLC and release governance
  • Proactively identify and remediate operational and technical risks
• Culture & Values
  • Actively promote MUFG’s values‑led, inclusive, and collaborative culture
  • Lead by example in cyber awareness, operational discipline, and professional conduct
  • Encourage continuous learning and improvement across the team

**WORK EXPERIENCE**

• Proven experience supporting and developing middleware or integration platforms within financial services
• Experience operating in a production‑critical, front‑office‑facing environment
• Strong background in BAU service management, including L1–L3 operational models
• Demonstrable experience working within controlled SDLC environments (e.g. ITIL, SDLC, Agile/Waterfall hybrids)

**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**

• Functional / Technical Competencies:
  • Strong knowledge of transactional messaging and STP architectures
  • Solid understanding of middleware technologies and integration patterns
  • Hands-on experience with Java-based platforms, including integration using FIX messaging and IBM MQ
  • Familiarity with front-office and back-end integration patterns, with exposure to low-latency and high-throughput systems