Lead Solution / Technical Architect recruitment

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Job Title: Lead Solution / Technical Architect

Corporate Title: Vice president (VP)

Department: Global Technology (GT)

Location: London

Overview:

IB Operations, TMG Finance IT seeks a Technical Architect in a critical role on the Transaction Accounting Programme. The role involves defining and ensuring successful delivery of the end state architecture for the Capital Markets Sub ledger strategy. The scope includes defining technology road map for sub ledger platform spanning multiple asset classes.

This includes architecture around transaction accounting and control processes and integration with strategic end state architecture components for reporting and trail balance generation. This is a good opportunity to enhance and evolve IT architecture in a cutting edge IT environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Definition and oversight of the implementation of Sub Ledger architecture (including application and process changes), appropriate Testing methodologies, appropriate tool sets and techniques
Extensive experience of leveraging rules engine to define accounting posting rules
Building of sustainable client/partner relationships
Challenging Business requirements and providing leadership on the approach to Transaction Accounting end state
Significant experience in Finance in Investment Banking with expertise in PL or Financial Reporting
Definition and Functional oversight of all projects in the CTB book of work
Definition of test strategy and execution of test plans
Using appropriate tools for delivery of project work - Visio, Quality centre etc
Ability to follow structured methodologies and best practices in managing full SDLC for CTB
You will have:

Experience in delivery of sub ledger platforms using highly scalable and flexible rules engines
Extensive experience IT Design and Delivery including delivery of complex system
Experience in defining and implementing Service Oriented Architecture,
Extensive experience in iLog JRules, JAVA, JMS, ETL, Weblogic, UNIX, Oracle 10g
Basic understanding of Finance and Market Data
Good understanding of Transactional Flow, PL and Financial Reporting with significant Architecture capability
Proven ability to upwardly influence the strategic direction of business IT solutions
Ability to work in fast paced, competing and alternating priorities with constant focus on delivery

Deutsche Bank is an equal opportunity employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best available person for a job regardless of marital / civil partnership status, sex (including pregnancy), age, religion, belief, race, nationality and ethnic or national origin, colour, sexual orientation or disability.

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