Description:
Application Architect
- Great opportunity with boutique Financial Services firm
- Supportive and collaborate office environment
- Permanent Full Time Brisbane CBD Role
About Us
FIIG Securities is an Australian based and owned pioneer in the fixed income market with over 25 years’ experience, billions under advice and 6,000 private clients.
With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, our team of 85 employees provide investors with access to our expertise and investment opportunities across the fixed income asset class, delivering consistent and reliable income and capital stability.
We put the client at the centre of everything we do. We’re in the business of creating secure and rewarding financial futures for our clients by providing them with direct access to and ownership of fixed income and easy management of cash deposits. We have a track record of being a leading arranger of debt financing for Australian corporates.
We are passionate and committed to helping Australians secure their financial future by providing access to the fixed income market.
We are proud to be officially certified as a Great Place To Work®, as validated by our employees.
About Your Role
This role is responsible for leading the development and maintenance of FIIG’s Application Architecture and Guiding Principles including:
- Design and document FIIG’s Application Architecture and Guiding Principles
- Engage with business leaders and stakeholders to gather input and review
- Support the approval and roll out of the Application Architecture and Guiding Principles to relevant staff
- Ensure that FIIG IT and/ or the technology provider builds to defined architectural principles and best practice
Your daily responsibilities will be;
- Lead, develop and maintain FIIG’s application architecture including product roadmap, environments management, integration with external partners and reporting patterns in alignment with FIIG’s technology roadmap
- Develop and review the technology architecture strategies and designs
- Lead technical evaluations to assess the merits of various solution options against technical requirements, business criteria, and managing trade-offs
- Work with the business and other IT colleagues to develop designs that meet the business requirements, and can be suitably implemented within the chosen technology
- Own, investigate, troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in the product suite, including in the production environment to support ‘Business as Usual’ (BAU) activities
- Mentor application development resources on complex investigations, technical troubleshooting, and customer service best practices
- Build solid strategic partnerships with Front Office and Back Office staff in order to understand client business needs
- Stay abreast of changes in the technology landscape and advise FIIG of implementation and change strategies required to take advantage of new development
- Analyse and prepare recommendations to address any potential problem areas in FIIG’s application architecture as part of a continuous improvement process in consideration of changes in business environment, improvements in scalability, integration to external partners, availability, maintainability, and TCO drivers and operational differentiators
- Ensure that project and system documentation is produced in a timely manner, is in line with standards, and that requirements are traceable to designs (and vice-versa)
- Ensure that designs and configuration are documented to the level required, and appropriately reviewed / signed-off
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of the organisation and with external partners
- Ensure that activities operate within the policies and procedures of the organisation
- Provide leadership, direction and feedback to work stream sponsors, leads and staff to ensure the successful delivery of project streams
- Work effectively with the Program Manager, Program Sponsor and senior leaders in the organisation to ensure reliable and timely delivery of stated project goals
- Identify and evaluate the implementation risks associated with project activities and take appropriate action to escalate and control the risks
Skills / Systems
- 5+ years’ experience as a Senior Application developer or Application Architect within a Microsoft .NET environment (including CSS, React / Typescript, C#, .NET, .NET core and JavaScript. Interface / Web Service experience highly desirable)
- Extensive experience working with third party suppliers (platforms and resources)
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies, and experience in using software development tools (including GIT, Microsoft TFS, Visual Studio, MSBuild, and PowerShell)
- Experience in build and deployment automation and release management (including TeamCity, Octopus Deploy)
- Proven ability to analyse information and develop appropriate plans and responses
- Extensive experience with core system implementation and post implementation support
- Ability to learn new systems and environments rapidly
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and to react positively to shifting priorities
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Committed work ethic, and accountability
Qualifications
- Relevant tertiary qualification
- Previous experience within the Fixed Income asset class
- Previous capital markets platform experience with a focus on trading, funds management, settlements and custody
Behavioural Competencies
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the program and organisation
- Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques
- Be open to new and unique ways to improve operational delivery of the program
- Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations within the program parameters
- Work co-operatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance program effectiveness
- Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the program and organisation
- Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the program and organisation
- Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities
- Determine strategies to move the program forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results
- Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem
About our Diversity and Inclusion
FIIG Securities is a supportive organisation which encourages high performance whilst embracing diversity and inclusion. We understand that work is only part of your life and while our workplace can be demanding at times, we seek to balance the work demands with an element of flexibility.
To Apply
If you are interested in being part of a brand who cares about their clients, please apply with your resume and a short letter of application telling us why you think you are a suitable candidate for this role.
If you are interested in this position and would like to know more before applying, or for a confidential discussion, please contact HR@fiig.com.au