Senior KDB Developer & Delivery Lead

Work Location :

Belfast, United Kingdom

Hours:

35

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

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Job Description:

** KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

CUSTOMER**

• Responsible for leading development teams and the delivery of development solutions and component / unit testing efforts
• Oversee and report on project status, managing project team resources and assignment, ensuring project milestones are met and monitoring to keep projects onschedule and to budget within identified standards
• Work with LOB TS partners to develop the content ofoverall development / solutions design deliverables andensure project estimates account for all activities in the project scope, including project management and application development, software quality assurancereviews, and vendor and contract management activities
• Ensure all requirements, project plans, and changes tocommitment are communicated to all affected team members
• Responsible for defining Application Development Vendorstrategy and managing Vendors and SLA’s and ensure work is delivered according to the agreed-upon Service Level and Operational Level Agreements
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to support / develop sound business cases with an on-going focus onreusability, scalability, innovation and enterprise-widesolutions
• Oversee and manage escalated issues to ensure resolution or redirect as appropriate ensure

SHAREHOLDER

• Ensure that the project team follows all quality assuranceprocesses, including periodic reviews and transitions
• Drive stakeholder communication and develop effectivestakeholder management required for successful
  
  Application Development delivery
• Act as an escalation point for all risks and issues affectingthe development team, and for working to define andimplement mitigation strategies
• Ensure full compliance with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines by ensuring that recognizedsystem development and project management processes,discipline and controls are consistently applied
• Control change to development project scope throughaccepted change management processes, impact assessment and documentation
• Responsible for delivering in line with financial forecast /plan, and achieving benefits targets as defined for Application Development teams
• Manage and track costs in line with investmentgovernance to deliver agreed outcomes and service-level within budget
• Oversee demand management and project intake process,ensuring the development team can deliver on intakerequirements and financial cost estimations are reviewed and approved
• Identifies all development related project dependenciesand risks and ensure mitigation/contingency plans are inplace for identified risks
• Represent the development team at project stakeholder meetings and obtain buy-in from senior management for allkey project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, quality assurance plans, budget, schedule,and scope changes
• Define and establish appropriate governance structures and processes to ensure that the Development teamadopts and adheres to all defined operational and service delivery processes

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Responsible for management of the overall development /design teams providing both leadership and technical guidance
• Set targets and objectives for the team, and deliver results
• Grow team expertise to align with enterprise demand andthe Bank’s technology direction; assess team skills and capabilities and continually look for ways to provide and enhance the value delivered
• Foster an environment / culture that encouragesproductivity, innovation, process improvement, teamwork and a high level of professionalism
• Co-ordinate necessary resources to ensure completion bydeadlines
• Provide coaching, development, succession, recruitment,resource management and overall team leadership forteam members and provide regular input into team members’ assessment of performance and development plans
• Prioritize and manage own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines
• Support a positive work environment that promotes serviceto the business, quality, innovation and teamwork andensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the business unit and/or team
• Establish effective relationships across multiple business and technology partners, program and project managers
• Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units

BREADTH & DEPTH

• Expert knowledge ofBank,technologystandards andmanagingpeople /projects
• Advancedunderstandingof businesses and/ororganizationalpractices/disciplines
• Strong knowledge ofexternalcompetition,and/or markettrends inrelation toown business
• Manages asizeablegroup or teamof…