AddressWho are we?
It’s an exciting time to join our organisation! On 1 March 2023, two of Australia’s most successful member-owned banking organisations merged, to form Heritage and People’s Choice - Australia’s leading mutual banking organisation and a genuine, member-owned alternative to the major banks.
We exist to create a better future for our members and the communities in which they live.
We are 100% member owned, with approximately 720,000 members and 1,900 employees. We have dual head offices in Adelaide and Toowoomba, and 95 branches across South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory, trading under two brands, Heritage Bank and People's Choice.
When you come to work at Heritage and People’s Choice, you’ll be joining a team of inclusive, friendly, and motivated employees who value making a difference every day for our members, community, and the planet. We are committed to creating an outstanding working environment where you feel supported, can continue to develop and are proud advocates of our members and our business.
About the role:
As part of the Payments and Cards team you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and guidance in the selection, design, deployment, development, maintenance, support, and improvement of member-centric platforms for the Payments & Cards team within Digital Solutions. This position holds the delegated responsibility and accountability for delivering exceptional banking services, products, and applications directly used by members or employees to support members. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of solutions, aligning them with business objectives, ensuring reliability, scalability, and an outstanding user experience.
Typical Responsibilities will include:
- Software Development: Provide expert technical leadership and guidance to the Payments & Cards team on Software Engineering solutions and implementations with strong focus on Java & C#.
- Solution Architect: Collaborate with architects and other stakeholders to oversee the design of scalable, reliable, and secure Payments & Cards solutions that meet business requirements, strategic goals and security and compliance requirements.
- Change Management: Lead and oversee changes into production, ensuring that development, design, testing, and verification adhere to strict ITIL standards and maintain strong Secure Stable & Resilient (SSR) standards, minimising impacts to members and staff.
- Team Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product owners, delivery leads and analysts, to ensure effective collaboration and seamless integration of Payment & Cards platforms with other systems and applications.
- Agile Methodology: Drive the adoption of agile development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, and promote continuous improvement within the team.
- Technical Mentoring: Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members, fostering their technical growth and promoting knowledge sharing within the team.
- Technical Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including software development lifecycle, architecture diagrams, design specifications, technical standards and guidelines, support documentation and system documentation, to ensure clarity and maintainability of member platform solutions
About you:
You are highly adept in collaborating with your team and technology representatives to bring out the best in the internally developed applications. You will be intimately familiar with what the applications can do and deliver business value by automating complex processes and ensuring the applications are clean and efficient. You are the “go to” expert for the internally developed applications from both a functionality and technical perspective.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Extensive Software language knowledge (Server Side, Front End or DevOps)
- Competent in use, support, and development of software applications across various platforms including varying programming languages incl. Java & C#
- Financial services & payment’s expertise highly regarded.
- Deep knowledge of Java & Windows Server
- Strong knowledge about Software Development Life Cycle, development, test/deployment automation
- Strong understanding of API design and development
Benefits of working for us
We believe the little extras can make a big difference in supporting your success. That’s why we offer great incentives and benefits including:
- Paid parental leave and special leave provisions
- Employee banking benefits and discounted insurances
- Flexibility and hybrid working arrangements
- Career development opportunities, and ongoing training, coaching and support
- A dedicated Employee Assistance Program for you and your family to access in times of need
- Paid volunteering days and access to a diverse range of community and charitable initiatives
If you are ready to join a supportive team who are passionate about the work they do and the results they achieve, then click 'Apply' now and submit your application, including a cover letter and current resume by 23rd June 2024
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and support candidate requests for adjustments to accommodate disability, illness or injury, to enable everyone to equitably participate in our selection process.
