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Technical Lead
Cluj-Napoca, Romania & Bucharest, Romania
MassMutual Romania has been named Top Employer for 2023 by the Undelucram.ro platform in the IT&C industry and also ranked second place as Top Employer of the year for the general market
Overview
MassMutual Romania is a technology partner of MassMutual, a leading financial services company in the U.S., with a legacy of more than 170 years. Established in 2020, the Romanian company is building an in-house team passionate about technology and innovation. We have expertise in software development, data science and a wide range of technologies. With offices in Bucharest and Cluj, and team members across the country, MassMutual Romania develops technological solutions that help MassMutual accelerate its digital capabilities and enable it for the next stage of growth in the digital-first world.
“As an employer of choice, MassMutual Romania has a distinction from other IT companies. We are an exciting, ambitious tech company backed by a financial services company with a heavyweight legacy. We are constantly taking calculated risks to evolve to the next stage in our journey, never forgetting to have fun and bring our passion to the table. Our biggest asset is our people, a group of highly driven individuals who thrive in a positive culture where they can always rely on each other to come together as one team.”
Job Description
Our ideal Technical Lead participates in and leads the delivery of high-quality technical applications and service components using the newest technologies, tools, and patterns. The ideal candidate will also have an awareness of legacy technologies used by the applications and have the ability to upgrade/update code/interface/data management systems. The ideal candidate will be able to communicate well with team members, internal customers, business stakeholders, and can present complex technical topics to the team and business partners. This person will have some technical leadership experience and/or ability, so they can coordinate the work of others and collaborate with other technical leads and/or developers globally.
The Team
You'll be an integral part of our esteemed Corporate Technology Team, focused on Investment Management. Our mission is to build reliable solutions by utilizing our Investment Management applications and platforms. You will be part of a team that is technical, highly motivated and excels at working in a fast-paced and always evolving environment with agility and resilience. The team engages in business as usual (BAU) initiatives as well as major projects. When needed, they collaborate with vendor resources and infrastructure teams.
The Impact
The Technical Lead is responsible for the architecture, design, and integration of solutions/platforms, as well as being the lead technical resource on one of the IM Tech teams. You must have the ability to collaborate with others on the team, solution/enterprise architects, and business representatives to provide/deliver technical solutions, even technologies that are new to our company. You must be able to participate and/or conduct the sizing or estimation of work. This role supports strategic investment initiatives within the areas of Portfolio Management, Investment Operations, Derivative Operations, Quantitative Research and Development, Investment Accounting, and ensures recommended solutions are aligned with business and MassMutual IT strategies while adhering to relevant technology standards.
Responsibilities
- Application delivery, support and maintenance in a DevOps/Agile delivery model.
- Conduct technical troubleshooting, maintenance, and operational support for production code
- Drives continuous improvement and efficiency beyond own scope of responsibility.
- Contribute to and review test strategy and test plans
- Understand the system architecture and translate into efficient designs that are scalable, maintainable, and re-usable, ensuring that designs are aligned with business and technical strategy
- Contribute to and review estimates for development and testing work
- Participate in / lead design review sessions
- Clarify and resolve design related issues with developers
- Highlight potential and actual issues effectively and work through to the appropriate resolution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field
- 8+ years of experience with designing and implementing complex technical solutions
- 8+ years of experience with backend and frontend development
- 2+ years of investment management experience (asset liability management, and risk management across multiple asset classes, public and private, including derivatives) with an understanding of systems and data management
- Experience with data-centric architecture, multi-dimensional time series, and techniques to guarantee robust data integrity.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and understand critical business features that drive value and translate those into solid technical solutions.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to interact with business and technical personnel effectively and confidently, at all levels in the organization.
- Proven technical leadership and mentoring skills.
Preferred:
- Experience coordinating and reviewing work with offshore team members.
- Experience and deep understanding of tools including containers, CI/CD - GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory, Helm, Chef, Ansible, Puppet, etc. and emerging technologies.
- Deep understanding of various design and architectural patterns including Service-Oriented Architecture/microservices/cloud-based architectures.
- Strong UI development experience using AngularJS/Angular or React, JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery.
- Experience with Python and Java development.
- Experience creating and maintaining technical design documentation.
- Experience with batch job scheduling software.
- AWS Developer and/or AWS Solutions Architect certifications strongly desired.
- Investment or financial services domain knowledge is a plus.
- Able to integrate different systems/APIs/services to provide technical solutions.
- Experience gathering technical requirements and helping other team members understand requirements/solution.
- Work with architects/leaders as needed to solve the problem.
- Exceptional data analysis experience working with large data sets and multiple sources of data. Expert user of excel and proficient with SQL/Oracle query tools.
- Strong quantitative orientation, analytical skills, a high level of intellectual curiosity, tolerance for ambiguity and seasoned judgment.
- Must be able to explore multiple solutions to a problem and present and defend solutions based on an analysis of facts and an understanding of client needs.
- Strong understanding and adherence to IT SDLC and operational best practices.
- Strong knowledge of DevOps and Agile concepts, including tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Desire to learn and ability to apply learnings to business issues.
- Self-managed and motivated professional with strong leadership skills.
MassMutual Romania will accept applications on an ongoing basis until such time as a candidate has been offered employment.
Success Profile
What makes a successful Technical Lead at MassMutual Romania? Check out the traits we’re looking for to see if you have the right mix.
- Trustworthy
- Analytical
- Collaborative
- Curious
- Open-minded
- Adaptable
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Award-Winning Culture
- We are better together - At MassMutual Romania, we are building an inclusive culture that actively pursues diversity at all levels of the organization.
- You will help people everyday - Your work will help our customers secure their futures and protect the ones they love. We do this by developing technological solutions that help MassMutual accelerate its digital capabilities and enable it for the next stage of growth in the digital-first world.
- Your growth is our investment - We support our employees by providing resources, tools and a culture that values their contributions.
- Your integrity is valued here - Doing the right thing is at the forefront of who we are. We rely on one another and strive to deliver value for our employees, customers and our future.
How We Work
In MassMutual Romania we value professional and personal development. You are empowered to take ownership of your career progression, be curious, and explore our learning opportunities. Access our learning platforms, pursue trainings and certifications to broaden your skills and advance your career.
Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)
There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community.
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Explore our Romania Locations
Bucharest
Located at the heart of the technical university campus, our office in Bucharest benefits from a state of the art architectural concept, designed to provide everyone with a breathtaking view from the 15th floor of the Orhideea Tower. Flooded with natural light and with the benefit of two large open areas, sharing ideas and collaborating with your peers to drive performance will be at the heart of our culture. Quick and convenient access from Grozavesti subway station allows our location to be reachable within 15 minutes from all major hotspots in town. You can indulge yourself with delicious morning coffee in our cafeteria, or you could take a well deserved break in our game room, fitted with a Playstation4, ping-pong table, foosball table and a darts target.
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MassMutual Global Business Services Romania SRL
Orhideea Towers, 15th Floor, 15A
Orhideelor Street, District 6, Bucharest
Romania
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Cluj
A short stroll away from Cluj’s old town, our office is located in the newly built Record Park and enjoys natural light on the entire perimeter. With a breath of fresh air coming in every 4 meters, those creative minds will find everything they need in a modern space, fitted with the latest office design apparel. We work hard and we play even harder, in our fun corner, where you will always find the latest FIFA installment on PS4, a foosball table, ping pong table and a darts target. Quick access from “21 December 1989” boulevard makes it very easy to find us.
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MassMutual Global Business Services Romania SRL
Record Park, 1st Floor,
26 Onisifor Ghibu Street, Cluj-Napoca
Romania
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