Application Support Engineer

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre (SG GSC)
acts as a business solutions center for Société Générale, one of the largest European financial groups. We provide high quality professional services in over 35 countries in various business areas - Finance & Accounting, HR, IT and Corporate Operations. Our mission is to be a partner of choice, valued for owning, transforming and innovating with best-in-class talent.

Project Description:

The team is part of the worldwide Financing Production IT department, which oversees the life cycle and management of information systems. The applications within scope are covering data flows such as synthetic and cash prime brokerage, collateral management, pre-deal checks, position keeping. The department is present in Paris, Bucharest, Chennai, Montreal. The financing chain consists of a suite of meso and microservices used to integrate asset optimization, referential management, clearing, booking, product events and payment for operations, corporate actions, valuation, position management, restrictions management, pre-deal checks, client reporting and access to client platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Specifically, you will be required to:

• Oversee application compliance for your portfolio in respect to bank and industry standards or regulations;
• Act as the main facilitator for business, development and infrastructure teams, especially in crisis calls;
• Spearhead tribe initiatives to mitigate bank risks. Design and develop integration patterns, contribute to proof of concepts and best practices adoption, including devops;
• Ensure delivery of high-quality and scalable solutions using modern development practices such as clean code, automated testing, monitoring/alerting and secure by design;
• Manage disaster recovery events, infrastructure, security and software upgrades in coordination with global infrastructure teams;
• Build and setup right tooling for improving the existing architecture, services and processes in terms of infrastructure, quality, resiliency, performance and cost;
• Maintain a close relationship with the international team and ensure the delivery of high-quality features.

PROFILE REQUIRED

• At least 5 years of experience with application support or software development;
• Good knowledge of networking concepts, system & microservice architecture, disaster recovery, Unix and windows web server ecosystem and tooling;
• Good knowledge of SQL, automated deployment, test automation tools and industry practices;
• Working experience with Unix or windows shells (and scripting in general);
• Terraform, .NET/Java 21/python, Docker, Kubernetes, ELK, JS with Angular/React, Azure would be a plus;
• You have a Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent;
• Good command of English, both written and spoken with the ability to participate in English-only meetings.

We also value:

• Previous experience in leading teams, fostering a DevOps culture, and collaborating with cross-functional teams;
• Responsible attitude, strong autonomy and ambition in achieving your mission;
• Excellent analytical skills and self-starter with ability to take ownership of tasks and assignments;
• Good communication skills & ability to summarize key messages;
• Client-driven approach & service oriented.

WHY JOIN US

SG GSC is a Great Place to Work certified company. Here, you will find a flexible workplace and culture, autonomy, constant learning opportunities, dynamism, and talented people, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

Plus, you will enjoy all our benefits:

• competitive compensation & remuneration, including annual performance bonus;

• preventive healthcare plan, and group health & life insurance;

• wide range of flexible benefits within a monthly budget;

• office perks, wellbeing and mental health programs;

• various social benefits and bonuses for personal or family events;

• 9 AM to 5 PM work program and flexible (hybrid) work environment;

• additional paid and unpaid time off, including Sabbatical leave;

• learning and growth opportunities based on individual development and career plans;

• unlimited access to various eLearning resources.

BUSINESS INSIGHT

We are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. Whether you're joining us for a period of months, years, or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating, and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful daily and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us

Still hesitating?

We are committed to support accelerating our Group's ESG strategy by implementing ESG principles in all our activities and policies. They are translated in our business activity (ESG assessment, reporting, project management or IT activities), our work environment and in our responsible practices for environment protection.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual or gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.