Vice President​/Director, Sr Java Developer

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan.

SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges. In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients.

It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $ and $. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award.

In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description — Works to build and maintain a variety of software applications, tools, or functions for the business. Compiles business requirements and translates them into technical specifications for development. Documents application functions and update code repository. Supports QA testing and implement fixes for exceptions.

Develop and maintain software applications, tools, or functions for the business to offer new or improved services and capabilities or improve business processes and operational efficiency. Gather business requirements and analyze to conceptualize the application design that best meets project objectives and functional criteria. Utilize analysis to create technical specifications for the application. Provide documentation of code changes, application functions and workflows, definitions, and troubleshooting steps.

Ensure proper logging and updates to the code repository. Participate in the testing and quality assurance of developed code. Take steps to resolve identified bugs and ensure consistent and optimized code. Conduct periodic review and analysis of application or function performance. Identify bottlenecks or areas in need of improvement and implement changes to the code to resolve these issues.

Work with business teams, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements, needs, or process gaps that would be addressed via proposed applications. Engage with IT systems architects, database administrators, and cyber security team to meet the back-end functionality demands of the application. Partner with graphic artists, user interface designers and front-end engineers to create the front-end interface of the application and optimize user experience.

Liaise with other technology and development teams as needed to coordinate on the integration of applications with the larger company software ecosystem. Participate in periodic development meetings to align development priorities and objectives, assign tasks, and share experiences and challenges with applications under development.

Display advanced proficiency with programming languages and protocols required for the development and maintenance of assigned applications and functions. Exhibit understanding of application development planning processes such as Agile, Scrum, and Dev Ops and…