Senior Software Engineer - Production/ ASD PGIM Ireland
Posted 3 days ago by Prudential Annuities Distributors (PAD)
Senior Software Engineer - Production/ ASD PGIM Ireland page is loaded Senior Software Engineer - Production/ ASD PGIM Ireland Apply locations Letterkenny, Ireland time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R-120902
As the Global Asset Management business of Prudential, we're always looking for ways to improve financial services. We're passionate about making a meaningful impact - touching the lives of millions and solving financial challenges in an ever-changing world.
We also believe talent is key to achieving our vision and are intentional about building a culture on respect and collaboration. When you join PGIM, you'll unlock a motivating and impactful career - all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading global asset managers!
If you're not afraid to think differently and challenge the status quo, come and be a part of a dedicated team that's investing in your future by shaping tomorrow today.
At PGIM, You Can!
Who We Look For:
In PGIM Fixed Income, our technology group is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with exciting changes on the horizon under new senior leadership. We are looking for a well-rounded individual to be part of the Application Service Delivery team to manage the production environment. Our ideal candidate will be an eager learner interested in gaining valuable experience in managing complex investment management platforms and applications. This will include front-office investment systems, business support applications and complex back-office data management platforms. The right candidate for this role will identify this challenge as a unique opportunity to help drive our global technology transformation, so if this sounds interesting, then PGIM could be the place for you.
What You Will Do:
- Provide production management for systems used by Front Office, Operations, and Client teams.
- Provide oversight for the PGIM Fixed Income technology batch environment.
- Ownership and accountability for the operation, monitoring, and integrity of the technology platform, including complex nightly data import processes from multiple external vendors.
- Available to be on-call for failure escalations including evenings and weekends on a rotation basis.
- Participation in the incident and problem management processes, being accountable for resolution, root cause analysis and technology/business reporting as well as communication.
- Responsible for the reliability and resiliency of production environment following established incident, change and problem management processes.
- Relationship management internally with the business and technology stakeholders.
- Navigate the broader technology organization, build relationships to manage the team's agenda with our critical technology partners.
- Interface with external vendors and their technical support/development organizations ensuring focus to resolution of issues and strategic enhancements.
What You Will Need:
- 5+ years of experience working in a technology role preferably in software development and/or application support.
- A hunger for continuous learning, constantly looking for opportunities to improve upon the status quo.
- Strong communication skills and an enthusiastic team player.
- Strong research, analytical, investigation and troubleshooting skills.
- A tenacious sense of ownership and a desire to bring incidents to resolution quickly.
- Experience with writing database queries using SQL (MS SQL preferred)
- Familiarity in navigating and writing commands in the Linux operating system.
- Experience with using scheduling tools (Autosys preferred).
- Excellent documentation skills with ability to document processes, incident resolution steps etc.
What We Would Love to See:
- Experience working in Cloud technologies (AWS and/or Azure)
- Software development skills to perform code changes for bug fixes or for automation tasks.
- Self-motivated to operate independently and make necessary decisions within the global team.
- Ability to prioritize effectively within a dynamic global environment.
- Strong team player, results oriented with a flexible approach.
- Ability to present technology concisely to the business locally and globally.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, with excellent relationship building skills.
- Comfortable operating in high pressure environments whilst managing multiple incidents.
- Ability to deal with and navigate difficult situations through strong teamwork
PGIM welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.
What we offer you
- Health Insurance: PGIM Ireland partner with Laya and BUPA to provide health insurance schemes that cover eligible employees day to day medical and hospital expenses.
- Annual Leave of 23 days at full pay.
- Pension Scheme: Members of the scheme can contribute up to 8% of salary per annum and PGIM Ireland matches contributions up to 8% of salary. Members can also make voluntary contributions to the scheme.
- Annual Bonus Programme & Shop LK Vouchers: Along with an annual bonus employees are rewarded with Shop LK vouchers which are paid tax free.
- Life Assurance: fully paid by PGIM Ireland, employees are covered from their start date and beneficiaries are provided with a lump sum of four times an employee's salary.
- Education Assistance: PGIM Ireland have an Education Assistance Programme that reimburses eligible employees for furthering their education.
PGIM Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of applicants' gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the traveler community. PGIM Ireland's aim is to hire the best people for the open roles and all appointments will be made on merit.
Any offer of employment made by PGIM Ireland will be contingent on receiving satisfactory references. Applicants should be aware that background checks will be carried out on all candidates offered a position within PGIM Ireland .
PGIM Ireland has been awarded the IBEC Keep Well Accreditation Mark, this is in recognition of our commitment to making our employees wellbeing a priority.
PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), is a global investment manager with US $1.3 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2023. With offices in 18 countries, PGIM's businesses offer a range of investment solutions for retail and institutional investors around the world across a broad range of asset classes, including public fixed income, private fixed income, fundamental equity, quantitative equity, real estate, and alternatives. For more information about PGIM, visit
Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom. For more information please visit
PGIM Inc. (PGIM) is the principal asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI), a company incorporated and with its principal place of business in the United States. PFI of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom.
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Prudential Financial, Inc. serves its customers in more than 40 countries and territories, and we seek talented, creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds, worldviews, and life circumstances to work with us. We are focused on creating a fully inclusive culture, where all employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. We don't just accept difference-we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it. At Prudential, employees have a unique opportunity to build their career path by owning their development, their career, and their future. We encourage employees to hone their skills and explore continued opportunities within Prudential.