Methodology Analyst

 

Main characteristics

Location

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Company

Santander

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Analyst

Job summary

Here at the Chief Operating Office within Santander UK we push the boundaries and create innovative, customer centric tech solutions for Santander. We collaborate to provide these world-class technical solutions and are adopting Agile across our business as we digitally transform our platforms and services to create the bank of the future.
Our teams adopt change and continually look for new and better ways to deliver. We collaborate to solve problems and find solutions in what can be a complex and challenging environment. Our passion for excellence and our tech is what makes Santander Technology so successful. We champion diversity, form teams and support learning resulting in a people orientated and diverse environment for all.
We have around 2,500 colleagues working across the UK with a further 10,000 colleagues across the globe and our presence is everywhere that Santander operates. You too could be part of our tech team serving 133 million Santander customers globally.
Our team
Methodology within Engineering will be the cornerstone of where we are going as an Organisation. We will bring together the best practises for cutting edge tools and their processes, from all of the areas within COO to give a single, holistic view of how we deliver solutions to our Customers. This is an exciting space to be in as we begin the next step in our journey to digitalisation.
We are a highly motivated team with big expectations of us, so we seek individuals who are truly passionate about their work and possess the enthusiasm and aim to make things happen.
The opportunity
If you are looking to move your career in the direction of shaping the processes of future Santander UK systems then Methodology could be the choice for you.
We liaise with all of our COO colleagues, IT colleagues in other countries and 3rd Parties to produce and review AS IS and TO BE processes so that they align to the strategies of the bank. These are then used by the whole COO community to develop solutions mainly in an agile way. Key to this will be the building and maintenance of our KPIs metrics - as we need to understand how we are performing to be able to move forward.
Your role will be to work alongside all other parts of COO bringing these elements together - from designing processes directly with delivery teams, looking for and driving out synergies in tools and processes, understanding and building KPIs, to analysis of the metrics allowing for the building of learning and other plans for those teams to move forward
What we're looking for
Experience with Jenkins, JIRA, Git and Confluence
Experience of delivering and implementation of CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of AWS and other cloud solutions
Network knowledge to understand firewalls, load balancing and penetration test security mitigation
Worked with API management tools with by preference, experience with IBM API Connect
Be passionate about driving and leading change by creating practical, workable processes aligned to digital principles
Have strong communications skills to deliver clear solutions to both senior and to junior colleagues
Be able to listen to and to question both senior and junior colleagues using proven people management and influencing skills
Be effective in a team environment and be willing to contribute to collective targets, collaborating with IT Business Unit colleagues to achieve successful delivery of projects or evolution of products
Have strong organisation and planning skills to manage multiple projects so that promises are delivered
Have a flexible and 'can do' attitude with a strong sense of initiative with the ability to learn fast and deal calmly with situations under pressure
Support colleagues in functional areas where colleagues are not experts
What we offer?
Opportunities to embrace Agile with us as we transform our business, work in an environment with leading edge technology, attend 'Meet Ups' and be part of internal and external technology communities and work for an organisation that's dedicated to your learning and ongoing development.
Competitive salary
Annual bonus scheme
Generous pension scheme
Private medical insurance
24/7 access to an online employee discount platform. Save money on everything from groceries, electronics, fashion, holidays and much more
Minimum of 26 days holiday per year in addition to public bank holidays and you can buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year with our 'Flexi Holidays' scheme.
You'll get 5 paid 'Selfie Days' per year (4 days for your personal development and 1 day to support the community)
Benefits supporting you and your family, such as Childcare vouchers, voluntary Life assurance and Critical illness
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as Private medical insurance for your family and Dental insurance
Access to onsite gyms and discounted gym memberships
Excellent employee recognition schemes, be recognised for demonstrating great behaviours
Share in Santander's success by investing in our Sharesave and Partnership shares plans
Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.