IT Application Owner

Job Description:

DB Global Technology is Deutsche Bank’s technology centre in Central and Eastern Europe. Since its set-up in 2013, Bucharest Technology Centre (BEX) has constantly proven its capacity to deliver global technology products and services, playing a dynamic role in the Bank’s technology transformation.

We have a robust, hands-on engineering culture dedicated to continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, technical skill development and networking. We are an essential part of the Bank’s technology platform and develop applications for many important business areas.

Shared Applications and Services organization came to life in 2023 as a direct result of the initiative of organizing shared assets in the bank, like Workflow Platforms, Document Systems, Process Automations etc. Workflow Tribe is a core domain within Deutsche Bank’s Shared Applications and Services (SAS), responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and consumable workflow solutions across the bank. It fosters a culture of innovation, agility, and ownership and it’s recognized as a strategic pillar within SAS, contributing to bank-wide initiatives. It operates under an agile model structured around Squads and Centers of Expertise (CoEs), enabling cross-functional collaboration and continuous delivery.

We are looking for an IT Application Owner for the Workflow Tribe to accompany us on our mission.

Responsibilities:

• SME support for ongoing enhancement and maintenance of the application.

• Ensuring that the changes to the applications in scope are fully aligned to Deutsche Bank standards and regulations. The focus is to guarantee the system stability and to ensure a smooth and successful transition to production, steady-state environment.

• Conducting strategic planning for the application.

• Managing strategic capacity, consumption and performance management

• Efficiently engage, manage and influence the main stakeholders, along with the related emerging risks and opportunities.

• Ensuring policy-compliance for the application. Facilitating and contributing to the audit activities.

• Managing software licenses, security certificates and contracts with service providers.

• Ensuring documentation availability.

• Identifying and managing technical projects necessary to ensure required and established service levels are maintained.

• Working with development teams to estimate work effort throughout different phases of the functional domain deliverables.

• Assisting with development of configuration / monitoring / packaging / deployment / automations.

• Identifying, documenting and communicating risks and issues discovered during delivery cycle.

Your Skills:

• IT Service Management, IT Governance or IT Project Management background,

• Knowledge about IT policies and Standards

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, highly organized and disciplined.

• Fluent English in both speaking and writing (German language is a plus)

• Experienced in working with multiple stakeholders. Ability to create and naturally maintain good business relationships with all stakeholders. 

• Comfortable working in VUCA (Volatility Uncertainty Complexity Ambiguity) and highly dynamic environments.

• ITAO has a limited technical hands-on involvement unless preferred differently. However, a high-level understanding on the products/technologies below is required:

  • Databases: Oracle

  • Application/web servers

  • Management of security certificates.

  • Server/OS very basic administration

  • Microservices and SOA architecture

  • Communication and encryption protocols

  • Networking (firewalls, load balancers, etc.)

  • High Availability Architecture.

  • Communication and encryption protocols (SSL, TLS)

• Reasonable understanding and relevant experience in Agile-Scrum delivery and main tools (Jira & Confluence, Artifactory, Bitbucket, Deployment Pipelines)

• 4-5 years of working experience within IT.

• 2-3 years of project management or application owner experience

• Highly organized and self-driven worker with strong analytical skills

• Experience working with distributed development teams.

• Experience in finance products

Well-being & Benefits

Emotionally and mentally balanced: we support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health

• Empowering managers who value your ideas and decisions. Show your positive attitude, determination, and open-mindedness.

• A professional, passionate, and fun workplace with flexible Work from Home options.

• A modern office with fun and relaxing areas to boost creativity.

• Continuous learning culture with coaching and support from team experts.

Physically thriving we support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive

• Private healthcare and life insurance with premium benefits for you and discounts for your loved ones.

Socially connected: we strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self-confidence and wellbeing.

• Enjoy retailer discounts, cultural and CSR activities, employee sport clubs, workshops, and more.

Financially secure: : we support you to meet personal financial goals during your active career and for the future

• Competitive income, performance-based promotions, and a sense of purpose.

• 24 days holiday, loyalty days, and bank holidays (including weekdays for weekend bank holidays).

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.