Senior Technical Application Specialist

Lloyds Banking Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Technical Application Specialist to support their International Payments Platform. The successful candidate will have experience with international payments, software development, and configuration of the Finastra GPP product. This role offers a hybrid working pattern and a competitive salary. Join their team to make a difference in payment options for customers.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual bonus based on group performance

Share schemes including free shares

Adaptable lifestyle benefits

30 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience with International SWIFT and Payments.
• Knowledge of modern Agile engineering functions.
• Hands-on configuration experience with Finastra GPP product.
• Able to collaborate with team members to adapt to evolving needs.
• Experience in driving defect management with 3rd party suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Support the International & CHAPS Lab for customer payment options.
• Contribute to the International Payments Platform (IPP).
• Work with Global Payments Plus to ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with the team to meet evolving needs.

Skills

International payments knowledge

Software development lifecycle

Configuration experience with GPP

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Collaboration skills

Technical defect management

Agile tooling experience

Tools

Java EE

SQL

Oracle

Unix/Linux

MQ

WebSphere

UrbanCode

Job description

Overview

JOB TITLE: Senior Technical Application Specialist

LOCATION(S): Birmingham

SALARY: £70,929 - £80,000

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) minimum in our Birmingham office.

About this opportunity

We're looking to recruit a Senior Technical Application Specialist (TAS) to work in our International & CHAPS Lab providing payment options for all of our customers. Specifically, to support our new industry-leading International Payments Platform (IPP)!

Our strategic roadmap includes a Payments Industry product called Global Payments Plus (GPP). This product is being used to deliver key revenue streams as well as enable mandatory compliance. What follows is what you might find our TAS mostly doing, but your experience will flex depending on the team's needs, and your own aspirations. Our objective is to grow and create an environment where you can do what you enjoy.

Responsibilities

• Support the International & CHAPS Lab to provide payment options for customers.
• Support the new International Payments Platform (IPP).
• Work with Global Payments Plus (GPP) to deliver revenue streams and ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with the team to adapt to evolving needs and opportunities.

What you’ll need

• Experience with International SWIFT and Payments and have integrated 3rd Party packages, customized solutions, and implemented rules-based engineering.
• All-around knowledge of the software development lifecycle, ideally within a modern Agile engineering function
• In depth Hands-on configuration experience with Finastra Global Payplus (GPP) product to meet complex requirements
• Good communication & teamwork skills
• Good Problem-solving skills within a technical environment
• Able to work with 3rd party supplier to drive defect management
• You'll be able to support planning and implementing production changes
• Develops product specifications while designing testing procedures and standards
• Adept solutions designer and problem solver
• Proven experience using these technologies would be advantageous: Java EE (J2EE), SQL, Oracle, Unix/Linux, MQ, WebSphere, UrbanCode
• Experience in use of Agile tooling is essential

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.