Summit API Developer

The Programme

We have been delivering Summit expertise to our clients since we were first established nearly 20 years ago in 2004. As our clients wanted to work more with us on a nearshore basis, we set up our Bucharest Nearshore Centre of Excellence in 2008. Fast forward to present, we are Finastra’s highest ranked Summit Partner and the only Summit Partner to obtain Tier 3 Fusion Orbit Partnership status. This also means that we are Finastra’s Global Preferred Partner for Summit Implementations and Summit Managed Services. Currently we have more than 300 experts across all our lines of business globally within Phi and our Summit team is maintaining momentum and continuing to grow.

Our Summit practice takes on a range of projects with our clients ranging from strategic Summit ecosystem analysis and advisory to multi-year run and change-the-bank Application Managed Services. We have direct access to the most exciting Summit programmes across the global such as Summit Greenfield Implementations for brand new clients, multi-instance Summit consolidations and global portfolio migrations into Summit. As we continue to drive forward the change and innovation within the Summit industry, not only will have direct access into the latest and exciting Summit projects but also developing your skillset alongside world-class Summit specialists.

Roles and Responsibilities

We are looking for a Summit API Developer to work alongside our current consultants in supporting the client. You will be:

• Analysing the logs and output from automated test cases regarding the Summit upgrade, logging any potential regression defects;
• Merging the Summit upgrade changes (code and data model) from developer branches to official Test environments;
• Investigating defects found in manual test suite for upgrading Summit, and where needed, logged defects to Finastra with complete investigation;
• Building and loading any new modules and business processes during the upgrade;
• Involved in depth for technical aspect of modifying the existing customisation code to adapt to the new targeted Summit version;
• Responsible for fixing any software issues that arise in both the front end and back end;
• Playing an active role with the team in addressing bug-fixes and regulatory tasks;
• Assisting with identification, reporting and resolution of issues or defects, and will support the business users throughout UAT;
• At times conducting data analysis, and ultimately delivering solution recommendations and implementation;
• Involved in the go live and post-go live support as the Summit version upgrade is completed.

Key Skills

For this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• 9+ years of hands-on Summit development experience with recent Summit V6.3 experience;
• Deep understanding of the Summit API, Summit Datamodel, C++, and ideally with knowledge of SQL concepts, XML formats and Straight Through Processing;
• Solid understanding of Summit capabilities across front to back-office and accounting, how to configure & test these;
• A sound grasp of general functional topics across front to back-office;
• The ability to setup and maintain the SDLC through Development, Test, UAT and Production, including software versioning systems and the use of JIRA;
• Broad knowledge on financial products such as Money Markets, Swaps and Bonds;
• Confidence as a communicator with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to produce clear documentation;