Application Manager
Core
Client-facing technical lead managing mission-critical banking and payments applications, ensuring deployment, stability, and issue resolution for interbank transaction systems.
Role type
Senior Technical Application Manager (Linux/Unix/Banking)
Builds
Mission-critical interbank transaction applications (e.g., IGTPlus) on Linux, covering payment rails like SWIFT, SIC, EUROSIC, and SECOM.
Domain
Financial services / Banking / Payments
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Linux/Unix (Red Hat) administration, Shell scripting, Ansible automation, Git/GitHub version control, SQL (Oracle, Ingres, PostgreSQL), TCP/IP fundamentals, FTP/SFTP/SSH, WebSphere MQ, ActiveMQ, REST APIs, Java/C debugging, JBoss application server, Zabbix monitoring, SWIFT (MT/MX) and ISO 20022 standards.
Preferred skills
SWIFT AGI/SAG/SASS services, Puppet or Chef, spoken German.
Technologies
Linux, Red Hat, Ansible, Git, GitHub, Oracle, Ingres, PostgreSQL, Zabbix, JBoss, WebSphere MQ, ActiveMQ, Jira, SWIFT, ISO 20022.
Responsibilities
Serve as client-facing technical lead for existing and new clients; drive timely completion of internal and external technical projects within budget; execute deployment and configuration activities; enforce corporate project standards and methodologies; coordinate across project and support teams to address issues; lead problem solving for technical issues during projects; maintain up-to-date documentation of procedures and system configurations; support Product Management and Sales teams with technical expertise; identify and mitigate project risks; work independently in cross-functional initiatives; perform scheduled maintenance during evenings/weekends and participate in on-call rotation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC