Vice President, Senior Jira Developer / Architect

at  BNY Mellon

VICE PRESIDENT, SENIOR JIRA DEVELOPER / ARCHITECT

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.
We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Jira Developer / Architect to join our Shared Services Engineering team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA and Lake Mary, FL (Greater Orlando area), and will work a Hybrid schedule (3 days per week in-office required) . Candidate must reside within a commutable distance to this work location, as we are unable to accommodate 100% virtual work arrangements.

EMPLOYER DESCRIPTION:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world’s financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It’s the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

Acts as SCM subject matter expert, responsible for the definition and implementation of the technical methodology of the SCM department
Defines SCM plans and scripts/programs
Analyses and documents systems requirements for the most complex environments
Recommends software design based on requirements
Analyses and monitors the effectiveness of the use of technology in SCM processes
Structures and monitors technical activities based upon approved project methodologies
Collects and analyses project data and produces progress reports
Makes recommendations to improve efficiencies and outcomes
Responsible for installation and making vendor software products fully operational within BNY Mellon environment
Reviews customizations made to core product to ensure impact on future portability

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, WE’RE SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree is preferred
8-10 years of experience in a systems SCM environment
Demonstrable expertise with Jira APIs, webhooks and extensive hands-on coding experience using Jira plug-ins such as Sprint Runner, JSU Automation suite for Jira ‘Elements Connect’, ‘Advanced Roadmap’ etc.
Experience managing all aspects of infrastructure for installing, configuring and/or upgrading Jira, including other Jira products (Jira Service Desk/Jira Service Management)
Strong expertise on Linux and Shell scripting
Ability to manage CI/CD pipelines setup, JIRA, and JIRA/Confluence to complete tasks including version control, defect tracking and should be able to do migrations using project configurator/configuration manager
Ability to independently drive application performance levels testing strategy with experience of test-driven development, and continuous monitoring using tools like AppDynamics, Splunk, Grafana, etc.
Prior Java and Groovy development background highly preferred
Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus
5 years of progressively responsible experience including, but not limited to: Designing/building JIRA features and workflows, including related screen schemes, field configurators etc. for complex and high impact projects in a shorter duration
Demonstrated expertise conducting design sessions and presenting end-state Jira workflows to the user community based on user requirements for workflows/configuration
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:
America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024
“Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023