IT Systems Manager

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IT Systems Manager

Permanent Opportunity

International Banking Group

c. £60,000 DOE + Benefits

WFH / Northwich, Cheshire

As a preferred and trusted recruitment partner to this international banking group, we are assisting in the hire of a permanent IT Systems Manager to join their UK subsidiary headquartered in Cheshire following a period of significant growth.

You will be responsible for managing, supporting, and developing the Bank's IT Applications as well as managing the systems development team and providing a technical lead.

The Role

*Plan and manage development workstreams, allocating and managing work for team members

*Contribute to design, development, testing and implementation of software, systems and enhancements to the bank's core processing systems and platforms

*Provide 3rd Line support for IT Systems issues and queries

*Define / recommended technical solutions for projects and contribute to strategic planning activities

*Produce quality documentation including proposals and reports on a variety of technical matters

*Work on a rota basis performing the Bank's end of day process and assist with OOO on-call support

Skills / Experience Required

*Experience in Team Leadership / Management with software development background (SDLC)

*Experience working with Oracle Databases (Oracle APEX development experience)

*Experience of Windows and Linux Platforms

*Strong SQL skills, preferably PL/SQL

*SAP Business Objects experience preferable.

*Systems / UAT Testing - creating and executing system test plans.

*Exposure to Agile and other development methodologies

*Prior financial sector / banking sector experience preferable

*Change Management experience (plan complex change activities)

This opportunity offers a mix of home-based remote work, alongside some office-based work at their UK HQ in Northwich, Cheshire. Candidates should therefore be happy to commute to Northwich.

Relevant job titles; IT Systems Manager, Software Development Manager, Head of Software Development, Applications Manager, IT Manager, Application Support Manager, IT Support Manager.

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