Application Manager for Siemens Financial Services - India

Looking for a chance to create a positive impact on our society?

Financing the Future We are more than Financial Services - We are turning ideas into reality: Be it the global transition to cleaner energy sources, the digitalization of manufacturing, the rapid development of smart infrastructure, mobility solutions and healthcare systems - financing is more crucial than ever. We make real what matters by combining our financial expertise with deep technical know-how to provide unique financial solutions. Do you want to play an essential role in helping build a better future? Are you also keen on turning established thinking on its head in the search for game-changing solutions that maximize value creation? Then join our team and let’s develop together what will be important tomorrow!

 What part will you play?

We are looking for an IT Application Manager to become part of our Siemens Financial Services Information Technology (SFS IT) team. This role has end-to-end responsibility to develop, deliver and maintain services for our business and customers within an agreed framework, and to provide service delivery of information and communications technology. You will ensure that regulatory, security, policy and compliance requirements, as well as agreed service levels, are met, while working with internal and external teams from IT service operations.

Responsibility 

As an IT Application Manager, you will:

• Together within the team ensure End-to end responsibility for the operations of applications as well as coordinating, managing and supporting system developments as required and according to agreed business requirements.
• Alignment of internal staff and 3rd party consultants to develop and maintain the assigned systems / applications. Work to be carried out in accordance to the agreed quality and security standards.
• Ensure maintenance and support together with Support/Systems teams while aiming for the highest user experience and no unplanned down time of business applications.
• Ensure all current known activities are reported and documented in accordance with agreed procedures. Responsible for ensuring all documentation is available in agreed libraries to audit standards.
• Drive digitalization and system automation and strive for continuous service improvement.
• Be responsible for communication, collaboration and relationship management to key internal and external stakeholders, regarding application status, planning, and information sharing.

·       Ensure system compliance with Siemens Guidelines, RBI and local regulations, Cybersecurity and IT audit requirements.

·       Project responsibility and collaboration in IT projects. 

Requirements 

To make a difference, you must have:

• BS/BTech or MS/MTech in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Information Systems or a comparable technical field of study
• 10+ years’ experience, preferably in a financial services company, in a technical and managerial support role with business process and system architecture.
• Preferably technology-related skills in financial services systems & platforms.
• Experience with regulatory requirements for financial services and in audit management and IT system and policy compliance.
• Demonstrable knowledge of cyber security in networks, web services, Data Analytics, BI, AI and database systems. NBFC/BFSI experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of best practices around service distributed logging, and tracing in distributed systems.
• ITIL & Agile qualification or demonstrable relevant experience.
• A self-driven, problem solver attitude and be able to identify and focus on relevant items in large amounts of information.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 Services.
• Professional communication and presentation skills.
• Fluent business English language skills (speaking and writing).

·       Analysis skills and ability to prioritize and manage own time. Decision making in terms of projects, processes and in cases of uncertainty. Being resilient and able to cope with critical situations.

• Highly positive attitude, self-driven and motivated, able to work alone or as part of a geographically virtual team, demonstrable willingness to assist colleagues and support team members in achieving goals and objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and teamworking skills. Multicultural awareness, respect and tolerance.

An additional plus would be:

• Experience with SaaS services.
• Business process knowledge (front-end/ e-commerce solutions, commercial banking, Loan Origination and Management, treasury, finance or leasing
• Understanding and Knowledge of Application Programming Interfaces (API REST)
• Experience in Management of Cloud Infrastructure Services (Preferred Azure Cloud)

We recognize that building a diverse workforce is essential to the success of our business. Therefore, Siemens provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability.

We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss workplace adjustments with all our applicants to develop agile working and innovation.