Head of Platform Engineering

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Head of Platform Engineering Office location: Basel Department: General Secretariat Unit: Information Management Services Service:   Employment - Duration: 3 years Contract type: Fixed-term FTE%: 100% Application Deadline: 18/06/2017 Description

The Bank for International Settlements is recruiting for the role of Head of Platform Engineering, a key position within the Bank’s IT department. In this role you will manage a team of architects and software engineers that develop and maintain shared application and data platforms. The platforms are used by business applications across the Bank for enterprise data management, analytics and reporting, document management, workflow and DevOps. You will be responsible for continuing the development of existing platforms, as well as introducing new architectures and tools where appropriate. You will have a background in architecture and software engineering and have demonstrable experience in both team leadership and project management. In this role you will be a member of the IT department’s management team and will be expected to manage business relationships at a senior level.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage development activities across the team’s project and product portfolio
• Work closely with business areas to identify requirements; provide project management and delivery oversight
• Work with the Bank’s Enterprise Architect to develop architecture roadmaps, ensuring overall strategy and project investments are aligned
• Manage the Platform Engineering team, including recruitment, performance reviews and development; ensure that the team produces work to the highest standard
• Manage service providers and negotiate scope and terms of services
• Ensure the day-to-day operation of IT systems and services; manage operational budget
• As a member of the IT management team, contribute to the overall IT strategy and represent the IT department on committees and in meetings

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• University degree in computer science or a related discipline (preferably MSc/PhD level)
• At least 10 years of relevant work experience, including at least three years with team leader or project management responsibilities
• Experience leading enterprise software development and data architecture projects
• Experience building business intelligence and data analytics platforms
• Experience with agile methodologies and tools
• Expertise in software development and architecture with strong knowledge of .NET platforms
• Expertise in data architecture, including strong knowledge of relational technologies and new data architectures such as Hadoop, Spark and NoSQL
• Domain knowledge of capital markets, central banking and statistics would be an advantage
• Knowledge of Microsoft Team Foundation Server would be an advantage
• Knowledge of Sharepoint would be an advantage

The BIS employs staff on both open-ended and fixed-term contracts. However, all new entrants are initially recruited on a fixed-term basis. The BIS is fully committed to equal opportunity employment and strives for diversity among its staff. We encourage applications from female candidates.