Who we are looking for 

This position will be responsible for software development and software delivery to agreed timescales working with both business groups and internal IT organizations. Focus will be on cloud migrations, tech obsolescence, risk & compliance, and management of team resources to deliver associated solutions. Your goal will be to develop a good working relationship with the UK & Ireland business teams to meet their technology requirements to strengthen and grow the business. 

What you will be responsible for 

As Application Development Lead, you will 

• Manage software development and delivery for UK and Ireland business groups being part of the larger software engineering organization spanning North America, EMEA and APAC. 

• Own the ZILO application platform across production, UAT, and development environments  

• Manage relationship with business stakeholders (Operations, Transfer Agency, Compliance, and ZILO vendors)   

• Ability to transfer business requirements into technical solutions.  

• Coordinate with offshore/onshore teams and third-party vendors.   

• work with a global team of software developers, QA engineers and business stakeholders  

• develop new and maintain existing applications.  

• contribute code, perform code reviews, and provide training to junior team members.  

• participate in discussions, planning, code release activities.  

• Work closely with the Business/Product teams on requirements analysis, implementation estimates, and design.  

• provide hands-on real-time support for live production systems to ensure business continuity, help resolve processing issues, provide support for data conversions and onboarding.  

• help migrate existing services or develop new applications for public cloud platforms.  

•  You will be expected to:  

• contribute independently and collaboratively.  

• interpret domain (financial processing) requirements, review business requirements for quality, and come up with technical solutions ranging from small fixes to feature implementations across diverse tech stacks.   

• reverse-engineer functional specifications from existing code and relate existing architecture to business domain functionality.  

• Understand the business processes supported by the application.  

• actively participate in the ongoing enhancement of supported applications; proactively identify critical issues and risks; troubleshoot and resolve issues within current software.  

• Work in a fast-paced agile team environment.  

• comply with standards and regulations established by both internal and external organizational governance;  

• Be confident in making technical decisions independently and taking initiatives to make a positive contribution to the overall project stream.  

• You and your teams will partner with our product team, business operations team, technology infrastructure teams, risk team, compliance teams, and many others to provide IT solutions and thought leadership. 

• You will be responsible for partnering with our wider global technology organization to propose technical solutions, implementation plans, and technical financial models to support the successful operations of current and new clients. 

What we value 

These skills will help you succeed in this role 

• Strong understanding of Financial Services. Knowledge of the Fund Accounting, Fund Administration and Servicing along with Transfer Agency is a strong plus.  

• Effective communication and the ability to work as a collaborator within a global team are essential. 

• Expertise problem management and problem solving. 

• The ability to proactively identify issues and risks to be resolved in a timely manner is crucial. 

• Outstanding software development and delivery skills. 

• Ability to support both vendor applications hosted internally and externally as well as in-house developed applications. 

• Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, .NET, JAVA as well as Agile methodology, JIRA, AWS, and Azure 

• Experience developing on public cloud environment and/or experience with migration to a public cloud environment is a strong plus. 

Education & Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree 

• Five years + of experience in software development and delivery 

Additional requirements 

• NA 

Why this role is important to us 

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation. 

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company. 

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry. 

About State Street 

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients. 

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to a flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential. 

Inclusion, Diversity, and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you. 

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. 

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers