Senior Consultant- Core Banking Development/Implementation

Intermediate consulting position operating independently with some assistance and guidance to provide quality work products to a project team or customer that comply with Oracle methodologies and practices. Performs standard duties and tasks with some variation to implement Oracle products and technology to meet customer specifications.

The business - Oracle Financial Services Consulting

Oracle Financial Services Global Business Unit (FSGBU) is a world leader in providing IT solutions to the Financial Services industry. Oracle s customers include ten of the top ten Global Banks, ten of the top ten Insurance companies, ten of the top ten Securities firms, five of the top five Mutual Fund companies and four of the top five World Stock Exchanges.

With the experience of delivering value-based IT solutions to over 840 financial institutions in over 130 countries, the FSGBU understands the specific challenges that financial institutions face: the need for building customer intimacy and competitive advantage through cost-effective solutions while, simultaneously, adhering to the stringent demands of a dynamic regulatory environment. Our solutions have the worlds most comprehensive and contemporary banking applications and provide a technology footprint that addresses their complex IT and business requirements

Banking Consulting Europe which is a part of EMEA Region under FSGBU - Consulting delivers Oracle Technology and Applications solutions for clientele in the European region. The service offerings include Application Implementation, Managed Services and Customization development services for Oracle Financial Services Software Banking products.

Your Opportunity

This gives you an opportunity to apply your domain knowledge, skills and experience to work in the Banking Consulting team as a Business Analyst with a new generation of Oracle Banking products in next generation architecture built leveraging the latest technologies.

The Role

Activities in Development or Implementation or Managed Service activity streams as a Business Analyst. Your responsibilities include:

1. Lead or participate as Functional team member in Development or Implementation or Managed Service activity streams such as parameterization, test execution, defect tracking and coordination with other Oracle teams at client locations or offshore teams for various activities.

2. Document / review Requirement Specifications Documents

3. Analyze business requirements, participate in functional design and document / review Functional Specification documents.

4. Travel as required to client locations onsite (within and outside of India) on need basis for implementations and participate in product walkthrough and POC workshops;

5. During implementations, work with all onsite stakeholders and client personnel to ensure project success.

6. Use defined standards/tools/processes to achieve deliverables that meet quality expectations of Oracle / Client.

7. Document all work in accordance with agreed standards/processes applicable for Oracle / Client.

8. Adhere to defined Change Control Process of Oracle / Client. Comply with Oracle / Client audit / compliance requirements.

9. Perform proper handover / knowledge transfer at end of each assignment.

10. Timely status reporting to supervisor.

11. Timely submission of timesheets for Oracle / Clients.

Desired Skills & Experience

Primary Skills

• You must be a self-starter and be able to work independently and with teams
• You possess thorough functional knowledge of Oracle FLEXCUBE / Core Banking Products or modules and end-to-end implementation experience
• You should have the ability to interact and communicate with client Business Teams independently
• You should be able to analyze solution approaches, estimations, best practices, project risks and recommendations
• You should be able to understand client requirements and map them to off-the-shelf products or product features to decide whether they would be more suitable than building a new system from scratch
• You should be able to participate and lead, when needed, the project meetings and Product-Walkthrough workshops with the Customer
• You possess excellent analytical, presentation and communications skills, proven ability to translate business requirements into technology specifications
• You possess excellent knowledge of banking terminologies, concepts and processes
• You possess good skills on Microsoft Office, MS Excel, Powerpoint
• You possess good communication & documentation skills in English

Secondary Skills

• You possess knowledge of basic SQL query writing, Report writing, Workflow / dashboard creation
• You have exposure to software development processes and practices, Testing tools
• You are aware of latest technologies in Banking

Experience

• Experience of 3 to 6+ years with at least 2 years in primary skill areas
• Experience in implementation and / or support of Core Banking applications

Educational and Other Qualifications

• Should hold at least a Bachelor s degree in business or equivalent degree

Work Environment

• You should be willing to work at offshore as well as travel to client locations for short, medium or long duration assignments
• Should be willing to take up FLEXCUBE certifications in functional areas as and when required.
• Ability to work in a high pressure, fast moving and challenging environment
• Team player
• Should be able to work on shifts on rotation basis based on project needs

Career Level - IC2

Standard assignments are accomplished without assistance by exercising independent judgment, within defined policies and processes, to deliver functional and technical solutions on moderately complex customer engagements.