SDLC Governance & Controls Specialist

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

- This is a hybrid role, requiring the successful candidate to attend our Tralee office at least three (3) days in a work week.

Vice President, SDLC Process Specialist

SMBC is seeking an SDLC Governance & Controls Specialist to join our Technology team in Tralee. This role will play a key part in strengthening how software is governed and delivered across the organisation, helping drive consistent SDLC standards, effective controls and continuous improvement across a complex technology environment.

Working across Application Development, Architecture, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Risk Management and Project Delivery, you will partner with technology stakeholders to improve SDLC adoption, governance, reporting and software delivery practices.

This role will report to the Executive Director of Enterprise Architecture.

Role Objectives:

- Contribute to the governance and continuous improvement of the enterprise Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) framework.

- Maintain SDLC processes, procedures, standards, guidance and supporting documentation.

- Coordinate SDLC compliance, audit, risk and control activities and associated governance requirements.

- Maintain SDLC reporting, dashboards, KPIs and management metrics to provide visibility of process adoption and compliance.

- Coordinate the collection and validation of process evidence and governance documentation.

- Drive SDLC adoption through stakeholder engagement, communications and training.

- Identify opportunities to improve, standardise and automate SDLC processes and practices.

- Provide guidance to technology teams on SDLC processes, controls and governance requirements.

- Drive consistent SDLC process implementation and reporting across Jira, Confluence, GitHub and ServiceNow.

- Facilitate governance meetings, process reviews and workshops and track resulting actions.

Qualifications and Skills:

- 5+ years’ experience in SDLC, Technology Governance, PMO, Business Analysis, Application Development, DevOps or a related technology discipline.

- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and modern software delivery practices.

- Knowledge of Agile, DevOps and DevSecOps principles.

- Experience supporting enterprise SDLC, DevSecOps or technology governance programmes, including governance, compliance, audit, risk or control activities.

- Experience developing dashboards, metrics and management reporting.

- Knowledge of technology governance and control frameworks such as NIST SSDF, COBIT or ITIL.

- Strong analytical, organisational, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.

- Experience working effectively across multiple technology teams and managing competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Technology or a related discipline.

- Relevant certification such as ITIL, CISSP, CISM, CGEIT, PMP or SAFe.

- Experience within banking, financial services or another regulated industry.

- Exposure to SDLC automation, reporting or process improvement.

SMBC’s employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at [email protected].