IT Application Owner (ITAO), AVP

Job Title- IT Application Owner (ITAO), AVP

Location- Pune, India

Role Description

• We are a team of 10 based in Frankfurt, London, Bangalore and Pune covering full trading & Portfolio Manager application support for the DWS security lending business and some of Municipal Desk. We as part of the Technology Trade and Product department act as a natural interface between our business users who are DWS Security Lending traders and other internal/external technical teams. We cover all technical communication between DWS and the external providers regarding third-party applications. As owners of IT applications, we are customer-centric and contribute significantly to DWS' overall goals of increasing assets.

Your tasks:

• The IT Application Owner (ITAO) for Trading, Product related, Portfolio Management and  Municipal Desk applications acts as a hands-on technician, performing various tasks related to the required services within the service management environment.
• The ITAO has sound IT risk management skills. They follow one of a number of possible service delivery approaches, acknowledge interference with the IT application’s life cycle and assist with incorporating the adopted approach into best practice.
• The ITAO is aware of the gap in the current infrastructure solutions and where industry innovations are along the maturity lifecycle. They work with application stakeholders to improve the infrastructure, ensuring compliance with the technical roadmap.
• The ITAO has a sound knowledge of development methodologies and the IT policies necessary to perform effectively in the organization, aligned to the bank’s appetite for risk.
• The ITAO acts to improve safety and security of the application, compliance with regulations, policies and standards, enhance operational readiness, and ease maintenance of the environment for delivering change into production.
• The ITAO supports the bank’s audit function in the remediation of audit points and self-identified issues in order to reduce risk. The ITAO is responsible for producing and maintaining accurate documentation on compliance with methodologies, IT policies and IT security requirements. The ITAO interacts with and influences colleagues on the governance of IT platform reliability and resilience.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

Candidate must:

• Optimum support of the business process by the application
• Maintenance of the benefit (economic efficiency) of an IT application
• Support of the business process owner in IT matters
• Compliance with the IT security and data protection requirements
• Planning and support of application optimization projects
• Verification of the contracting parties' compliance with the SLA (service level agreement)

Your skills and experience

Technical Skills

Essential:

• In-depth knowledge of the specialist area
• In-depth knowledge of the application specifications or application
• Knowledge of the project and operation requirements of the core organization (e.g. for procurement, financing, controlling, security)
• Knowledge of business organization and change and release management
• Communication and collaboration with users and developers in the project organization
• Ability to work in a team, to communicate and to resolve conflicts

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

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