SimCorp is seeking a highly motivated Lead IT Consultant for its Configuration Deployment Service (CDS) team within the global SaaS Operation delivery unit. This role involves supporting financial institutions by simplifying investments, accounting, and operations. The consultant will be responsible for efficient service delivery, taking ownership of configuration deployments, planning deployment windows, creating configuration packages, documentation, and collaborating with clients and service owners to provide excellent solutions and advise on process improvements.

Must Have

• Support CDS team for efficient service delivery across different time zones
• Take ownership in configuration deployments and actively contribute to service deliveries and client meetings
• Plan and prepare deployment windows together with the client and the team
• Create configuration packages based on client definition and follow up on deployments
• Document and report in line with the defined service procedures
• Collaborate with the Service Owners and client stakeholders
• Advise on process improvements based on lessons learned from daily operation
• Play an active part in our global Configuration Deployment Service network
• Master in Computer Science, Natural Science, Economics or similar qualification
• Experience with configuring and deploying components of complex standard software applications
• Strong technical affinity
• Experience in a Windows Server environment
• Service-minded and positive mindset
• Experienced to work in ITIL framework
• Excellent analytical skills and a solution and result oriented attitude
• Able to prioritize tasks to ensure that deadlines are met
• Fluent in English (oral and written)

Good to Have

• First touchpoints with cloud technology
• Basic knowledge about processes in the investment industry

Perks & Benefits

• Attractive salary and bonus scheme
• Work & private life balance
• Tailored approach to professional development

Lead IT Consultant for Configuration Services

WHAT MAKES US, US:

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!

At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT FOR US:

At SimCorp, we support some of the biggest financial institutions in the world to be successful by simplifying their investments, accounting, and operations. Currently SimCorp is transforming the way we deliver services to our clients.

We are looking for a highly motivated IT consultant to support our Configuration Deployment Service (CDS) team. You will work in our global SaaS Operation delivery unit consisting of various cross-located teams. The CDS Team delivers high quality services towards our clients by supporting different deployment scenarios for our cloud environments, in which configuration is promoted from source to target environment in a highly automated procedure.

You will support clients and our service team remotely from our offices and have direct client contact. You will participate in deployment meetings with the client and work closely with the clients and our CDS experts in SimCorp globally to provide excellent solutions for our clients.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Supporting our CDS team to be efficient and accountable for service delivery across different time zones
• Taking ownership in configuration deployments and actively contributing to service deliveries and client meetings
• Planning and preparation of deployment windows together with the client and the team
• Creating configuration packages based on client definition and follow up on deployments
• Documentation and reporting in line with the defined service procedures
• Collaborating with the Service Owners and client stakeholders
• Advise on process improvements based on lessons learned from daily operation
• Play an active part in our global Configuration Deployment Service network

WHAT WE VALUE:

Most importantly, you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. How you gained the skills needed for doing that is less important. We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest:

• Master in Computer Science, Natural Science, Economics or similar qualification
• You have some experience with configuring and deploying components of complex standard software applications, preferably in the financial sector or financial services industry
• Strong technical affinity, you are eager to engage and learn new technical content
• You have already worked in a Windows Server environment and may have had first touchpoints with cloud technology
• You are interested in or have already basic knowledge about processes in the investment industry and an interest to expand this
• You are Service-minded and have a positive mindset, you are experienced to work in ITIL framework
• You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and having a considerable impact on the results and solutions
• Excellent analytical skills and a solution and result oriented attitude
• You are able to prioritize tasks to ensure that deadlines are met
• You are fluent in English (oral and written)

BENEFITS:

Attractive salary and bonus scheme are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide an work & private life balance. We also practice a tailored approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

NEXT STEPS:

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

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