This role is located in New York City and will require a hybrid work schedule of at least 2 days in office per week.
About the Bank:
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited was established through the merger of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd with Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking, Ltd. on April 1, 2012. We are one of the largest asset managers in Asia and number one among Japanese financial institutions by AUM, with approximately $850 Billion USD in AUM. The Bank provides an assortment of financial solutions and manages a broad spectrum of financial products across its global branches.
This role is for AVP level candidates.
Department Overview: The Americas Division (“AD”) was established in the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, New York Branch) (“SMTBNY”) to perform corporate functions and supervise U.S. entities. Established under the AD are the “Global Banking Unit (“GBU”), Americas Division” and “Global Markets Unit (“GMU”), Americas Division” which performs business functions. The Information Technology Department (“ITD”) provides the users of the Branch’s information systems with sufficient and appropriate system resources and functionality to complete their day-to-day business and keeps security and consistency of the important information that is stored in the systems.
Your Role Overview: The Senior Engineer will perform maintenance and administration of the LoanIQ application from Finastra, running as “FMS” (Finastra Managed Services) - a cloud-based version of LoanIQ. The position supports the front, middle and back-office business lines that use LoanIQ.
Your Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintenance and support of LoanIQ, including account administration and user profile maintenance.
Support and interaction with Business Lines that use LoanIQ. Assistance with problem resolution and general inquiries.
Interaction with the Finastra helpdesk as needed for research and problem resolution.
Responsible for coordinating with Finastra re. scheduled patches, ad-hoc patches and system upgrades: This will require ITD unit testing and coordination with users for UAT. This will also require balancing user activity with Finastra support. Three environments will come into play: UAT, pre-PROD and PROD.
Future API development and support when we begin to implement interfaces to other systems. This may include cloud-based systems as well as on-prem legacy systems.
Developing and deploying SQL-based data exchange between LoanIQ and other systems.
Interaction and coordination with third party vendors who assist with LoanIQ implementation and deployment. Responsible for ensuring a smooth knowledge transfer upon vendor exit.
Close interaction with other members of ITD. This includes knowledge-sharing/cross-training as well as working out the technical details for interfaces to legacy systems.
Additional responsibilities within the ITD Application Section may include: Responsible for development, maintenance and enhancement of Bank systems, both internally developed and 3rd party.
Advises and assists end users in using software packages and explaining how to better utilize existing software.
Participates in new projects and cooperates with other project / department members.
Responsible for writing and maintaining software program documentation and procedure manuals.
Provides necessary migration for existing computer applications.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.
Your Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with three+ years of relevant work experience in the financial sector.
Proficiency MS SQL and data transfer
API development and deployment
Basic business knowledge of financial instruments, wholesale banking, capital markets, lending, and market risk analysis preferred. SWIFT experience is a plus.
Basic programming knowledge / experience with MSOffice (Excel, Access) desirable.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of the LoanIQ application is required, including the user interfaceunderlying database schema and table relationships, and issue resolution related to LoanIQ batch run.
Experience with Finastra’s reporting tool, DataNet (a branded instance of IBM Cognos), would also be advantageous.
Knowledge of the Finastra API universe is preferred.
Possesses SQL skills with a focus on bulk data transfers between LoanIQ and other SQL databases.
11. Broad banking product knowledge with a focus on agented and non-agented (bilateral) loans is a plus.
Why you should join SuMi Trust:SuMi Trust embraces flexible ways of working when the business and role permits. We provide employees with a hybrid working model, allowing for in-office work and work from home. Our diverse and inclusive environment along with our global presence enables us to collaborate and communicate to meet our business needs. We believe that efficient teams need truth, loyalty, and a strong sense of purpose to balance risk and their targets. We make sustainable business decisions to improve our society and the world. We believe that each person brings a unique value that drives the business though their creativity and passion. The Employee Benefits package includes: Paid Time Off, medical, HSA, vision, dental, FSA, 401(k), profit sharing, legal plan, cancer indemnity plan, disability insurance, life insurance, employee assistance program, commuter benefits, business travel accident, paid volunteer day, paid memberships, paid seminars, and tuition assistance.
We offer many socialization opportunities for wellness, financial wellbeing, runs/walks, team building, happy hours, and activities to support the Sustainable Developmental Goals.
Check out our LinkedIn for our employee experience: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smtbny
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SuMi Trust provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application