We are looking for an experience Technical Lead, Payments to join our bank in a 12 months fixed term contract

About the role

As a Technical Lead within our Technology & Transformation division, you will play a pivotal role that develops and implements payment solutions for Australia’s leading mutual bank. The role is responsible for providing technical leadership and guidance in the selection, design, and development of customer-centric platforms. This position holds the delegated responsibility and accountability for delivering exceptional banking services, products, and applications directly used by customers and employees.

This role is offered as a 12 months fixed term contract with potential extensions or permanency.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Provide expert technical leadership and guidance to the payments team on solution design, integration and operational handover activities.
• Technical Mentoring: Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members, fostering their technical growth and promoting knowledge sharing within the team.
• Solution Architecture: Collaborate with architects and other stakeholders to oversee the design of scalable, reliable, and secure payments solutions that meet business requirements, strategic goals, 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 customers 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 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 Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, technical standards and guidelines.

About you

You have strong expertise in successful development and implementation of payment solutions that is usable, stable, secure, compliant, and aligned to business objectives. The Technical Lead, Payments will achieve this by providing strong technical leadership and mentorship to the team, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Extensive financial services and IT operations experience
• Expert technical acumen within payments – NPP & Batch Processing
• Experience with real time fraud management platforms
• Experience with solution design, software development and integration projects
• Familiarity with agile software development methodologies
• Documentation and written communication skills.

Desirable

• Technical familiarity with current and/or future-state (preferred) systems is beneficial incl. ACI and Fiserv products
• Technical understanding of networking and software development
• Familiarity with SQL management studio and building queries
• Familiarity with multiple delivery methodologies and the ability to adapt to the selected project methodology

Why you’ll love working with us:

People First Bank – our new brand – says exactly what we’re all about: people. We're committed to supporting and growing our team and creating an outstanding work environment.

You’ll have access to financial and lifestyle benefits to support your success and individuality:

• Flexibility and hybrid working arrangements.
• Enhance your salary with discounts on banking, health insurance, and shopping across Australia.
• Advance your career with training, study support, and project opportunities.
• Competitive leave benefits that empower employees to take time for themselves and loved ones.
• Wellbeing support with our Employee Assistance Program, wellbeing leave, mental health app, and mental health ambassadors’ program.
• Make a difference with paid volunteering, Workplace Giving, and diverse community initiatives.
• Be recognised for your contributions through our peer-driven recognition program.

A bit about People First Bank:

In March 2023, People’s Choice and Heritage Bank merged to form Heritage and People’s Choice Limited - Australia's leading mutual bank. We are now on an exciting journey to bring together our products, services, and technology under a single brand - People First Bank.

We have over 700,000 members and 1,900 employees, with dual head offices in Adelaide and Toowoomba, an Australian-based contract centre and branches across five states.

With a vision ‘To deliver positive change through banking’, People First Bank serves members and contributes to the community, while offering an inclusive, flexible work environment. We’re big enough to make an impact; but agile enough to influence and do interesting work.

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We are committed to diversity and inclusion and support candidate requests for adjustments to enable everyone to equitably participate in our selection process.