Senior Applications Architect (C#, .Net, WCF, WPF, Java) / Global Private Bank (Switzerland) recruitment
The successful hire will foster and promote standard development tools, methods and architecture standards for the development of in-house applications and the integration of vendor packages.
Main accountabilities:
- Provide a clear vision on how to improve the efficiency and productivity of application development at the Bank.
- Act as an expert adviser on applications architecture and technological roadmaps.
- Along with developers and business unit IT functions, define and promote common architecture principles, standards, tools and implementation methodologies.
- Ensure the provision of software infrastructure services (e.g. SVN repositories, TeamCity, JIRA, Visual Studio, Infragistics).
- Promote technical exchange among developers by chairing an application development forum.
- Contribute to IT projects in an architect and/or senior developer role.
- Contribute to the assessment and bench testing of IT solutions in feasibility phase.
- Perform pre- and post-project architecture reviews.
- Manage the current portfolio of application development tools provided to developers across the Bank and ensure that they evolve over time to meet developers' needs.
Qualifications:
- At least five years experience in an architectural capacity with a proven track-record in putting in place software infrastructure services.
- Strong knowledge of the Microsoft development stack (C#, .NET, WCF, WPF, Visual Studio etc), with working knowledge of other typical object-oriented programming languages (eg Java).
- University degree (ideally at the Masters level in computing sciences or engineering).
Skills required:
- Strong applications architecture and data modelling skills.
- Quick learner; able to keep up with technical innovations and to identify opportunities in deploying them to the environment.
- Technical guru; able to come up with solutions to difficult technical issues, autonomous, not afraid of acquiring new skills in a very short period of time.
- Very good communication and presentation skills; ability to establish strong working relationships and business area IT developers.
- Ability to elaborate applications architecture strategies; forward-looking in providing software infrastructure services.
- Fluent in English (oral and written).
This is an exceptional role where the successful hire will get an excellent salary / rate, full travel expenses and relocation costs, financial allowances for housing and schools; and a more relaxed pace of life. Please apply to adam.francis@radleyjames.com for full details.
May 16, 2012
• Tags: .Net, Global Private Bank (Switzerland) recruitment, Information Technology careers in the Switzerland, Java, Senior Applications Architect (C#, WCF, WPF • Posted in: Financial