We are looking for an experienced Calypso Back-Office Lead to manage end-to-end banking projects and oversee maintenance. The ideal candidate will ensure smooth operations by collaborating with business, infrastructure, and system teams.
Mandatory Skill(s)
- Master's degree in IT or Finance;
- Experience with Calypso version v14 to v17;
- Expertise in Calypso's core functionalities like Static Data, Workflows, Scheduled Tasks, Confirmations, Settlements, SWIFT messaging, Positions, Accounting, Corporate Actions, Filters, Reporting Framework, and Reconciliation;
- Comprehensive understanding of financial instruments such as Fixed Income, Money Market, with specialized knowledge of Bonds, Repos, and Securities, and the trade lifecycle;
- Proven experience with regulatory reporting frameworks like HRF, NORIA, MMSR;
- Proficient in Calypso integration: Interfacing with external systems;
- Practical experience in project deployment;
- Proven experience in Agile delivery and expertise in SDLC and DevOps methodologies;
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, incident management systems (e.g., ServiceNow), and reporting platforms;
- Solid understanding of Java, Linux/Unix, databases (e.g., Sybase, Oracle), PL/SQL, middleware (e.g., MQ Series), file transfer protocols (e.g., CFT), and job schedulers (Control-M);
- Awareness of monitoring solutions (e.g., Splunk);
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Desirable Skill(s)
- Foundational understanding of banking and finance;
- Knowledge of trade lifecycles and financial instruments (Bonds, Repos, Securities);
- Familiarity with Capital Markets Front/Back Office systems (e.g., Kondor+, Summit, Murex).
Responsibilities
- As a hands-on Delivery Manager and Run Specialist Lead, you'll join an international team supporting the bank’s RSF Platform, built on Nasdaq's Calypso and in-house solutions;
- Oversee RSF Platform Delivery and Operations and lead the hands-on management and support of the bank's RSF Platform, encompassing Calypso and in-house solutions;
- Manage Enhancement Requests, analyze and process enhancement requests for repo business and new products, ensuring alignment with strategic goals;
- Collaborate on Solution Design by working with architects to propose and develop effective solutions for business requirements;
- Drive Project Planning and Documentation to create specifications, workload estimates, plans, test scenarios, and release documentation for changes;
- Coordinate Release Cycles, manage monthly releases, adhering to team milestones for analysis, coding, and testing, and support production release roadmaps;
- Implement Calypso Release Schedules, define and coordinate the release schedule for Calypso applications, ensuring seamless deployment;
- Optimize Release Processes to Contribute to the continuous improvement of release processes, tools, and automation;
- Establish Application Monitoring, define and implement application monitoring solutions in collaboration with the build team;
- Ensure System Stability by supervising and monitoring daily and monthly batch processes, addressing user requests and minimizing downtime, especially during morning/afternoon batches;
- Report on Data Quality through process and issue regular reports on data quality within risk chains, with heightened focus during monthly runs;
- Provide Multi-Level Application Support and offer Level 3 application support to business users and IT teams, managing incidents and requests;
- Maintain Knowledge and Drive Problem Resolution to develop and maintain a knowledge base, collaborate on problem resolution, and provide non-functional requirements for monitoring as code.
If you are interested in this role, click on the “Apply to this job” button below or you could also write in with your CV to Saraja Dornala at saraja.d@sciente.com quoting the job title.
