IT Application Owner - job 1 of 2

Job Title: ITAO , AVP

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

• The ITAO is the function responsible on the application lifecycle governance.
• The applicant will act as an IT Application Owner for applications in the TAS Function
• The IT Application Owner (ITAO) is accountable for the Application Management of portfolio of applications. The ITAO has to ensure that the application(s) are enhanced and maintained in accordance to the Bank’s IT Security Risk and Compliance requirements. The Technology Roadmap within DB and the Business plans.
• The ITAO should work with relevant stakeholders of the application and ensure that he or she effectively identifies and manages risks, issues, compliance gaps in line with DB IT risk and compliance policies and also the road map of the business stakeholders.
• Service levels need to be evolved and met based on business needs.
• The ITAO need to proactively escalate with relevant stake holders to ensure that there is no slippage in meeting IT Risk, compliance and audit goals for the application, portfolio of applications.

Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Bank division is a leading provider of cash management, trade finance and securities finance. We complete green-field projects that deliver the best Corporate Bank - Securities Services products in the world. Our team is diverse, international, and driven by shared focus on clean code and valued delivery.  At every level, agile minds are rewarded with competitive pay, support, and opportunities to excel. 

You will work as part of a cross-functional agile delivery team. You will bring an innovative approach to software development, focusing on using the latest technologies and practices, as part of a relentless focus on business value. You will be someone who sees engineering as team activity, with a predisposition to open code, open discussion and creating a supportive, collaborative environment. You will be ready to contribute to all stages of software delivery, from initial analysis right through to production support.

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

• Monitoring Portfolio and align with them on deliveries and strategy of NARs.
• Make sure TAS Applications portfolio is compliant, considering tasks and activities coming from: Control Workbench, and other requirements from the stakeholders.
• Lead Risk and compliance process for the set of application that he or she is the IT owner.
• Facilitate Disaster Recovery activities by reviewing DR plans and coordinating the execution of DR exercise for the application.
• Manage Internal and external application audits and Audit issue remediation activities.
• Manage remediation of gaps in application lifecycle management activities such as Account recertification, remediation of Application configuration gaps etc
• Manage application related Risk and Compliance Evaluation tasks and resolution of gaps in this area.
• Manage any IT Security incidents that may occur in the application.
• Plan and Manage Application events and Database Events monitoring using Bank wide standard monitoring tools.
• Manage application capacity forecasting and monitoring.
• Plan and manage Application user access related tasks.
• Plan for Application Hardware / Software / License upgrades or migration activities to align to the compliant platforms.
• Ability to manage the L3 activities in-terms of application fixes.
• Co-ordinate Essential Maintenance Change management process
• Contributes to Go Live transitions.
• Can support GCP Applications and migration activities

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Your skills and experience

• Desirable experience 12+ plus years in the IT industry
• Prior ITAO experience is preferrable.
• Good understanding of the SDLCs and current IT trends in managing Projects.
• .Net/Java technical background is highly desirable with Database experience.
• IT Risk Frameworks experience is needed.
• Banking / Financial industry Exposure is a plus.
• Business Risk audits experience is good to have.
• Project/Development/ Release/Support Management/ Technology Infrastructure management
• Digital Assets knowledge would be a plus.
• Using initiative to proactively prioritize workload.
• Comfortable working with junior engineering staff through to senior business stakeholders
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across various levels of stakeholders.
• Open minded and willing to learn business and technology.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment with multiple requirements.
• Ability to manage the expectations of stakeholders and set expectation with clear milestones and target dates to achieve.
• Passion about sharing knowledge and best practice.
• Ability to work in virtual teams and in weak matrix organizations across geographic locations.
• Project management skills are must.
• Fluent in English (written/verbal)
• Ability to mentor juniors.
• Team Player
• Educated to degree level or above.
• Experience of working in a dynamic collaborative environment

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

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.htm

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.