Asset Alliance Group - Business Systems Engineer

Asset Alliance Group is part of the Arbuthnot Latham Banking Group. We serve the commercial vehicle, bus, coach, and general asset finance sectors with tailored award-winning lending, contract hire, rental and finance packages. We are a full-service finance and leasing business.

Today our group is the UK’s fastest growing commercial vehicle and bus and coach finance and sales company. We have the in-depth knowledge and specialist industry experience to provide an individual finance and asset management solution to all our customers.

AAG are undertaking a number of major projects, delivering new systems and processes into the business whilst also experiencing significant business growth. We are looking to expand our existing IT team to help enable that growth.

The successful candidate will be expected to take an active part in solving business problems, delivering IT solutions including an existing project pipeline, contribute to future business improvements via technology solutions and provide technical support on AAG core systems.

Key responsibilities:

• Delivery of day-to-day IT services and support for business systems within the business in conjunction with Support Helpdesk, Infrastructure, InfoSec and Data & Analytics teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in business applications liaising with business users, technology partners 3 rd party vendors.
• Assist with delivery of new business systems including technical design reviews, Dev Ops, CI/CD, release and automated SIT testing, migration support and staff training.
• Identify business process that can be improved using technology solutions.
• Liaise with internal committees and forums to ensure compliance with policies, processes, and security standards, including execution of audit actions.
• Plan and execute BCP & DR testing and advise on changes arising from learnings during the testing.
• Liaise with IT security teams to assist, when requested, in user training and awareness of cyber security.
• Working with technology partners ensure that systems are fully integrated using event driven integrations, creating a seamless platform for business processes.
• Support, maintain and enhance business RPA capability.
• Ensure that both technical and end user documentation put into place and updated regularly.
• Liaise with Data & Analytics and infrastructure teams along with technology partners and 3 rd party vendors to ensure workstreams are aligned.
• Take an active role in the development of Technology staff, including resourcing levels and skillsets, provide training and support where required

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or information technology, ITIL Certification or equivalent.
• Detailed knowledge of IT technical concepts from support through to infrastructure.
• Technical knowledge and experience of SQL, Visual Studio, SOQL, Azure Dev Ops, CI/CD, Azure Storage, GIT, MuleSoft, Postman, JSON, Power BI, Microsoft 365, Service Now.
• Strong Salesforce knowledge is required, preferably in FSC or ASC.
• Strong knowledge of Certinia (Financial Force) is required.
• Strong knowledge of asset management platforms such as Odessa or Alfa is required.
• Knowledge of SSRS, MuleSoft and Power BI is preferred.
• Knowledge of UiPath Orchestrator would be preferred.
• Detailed understanding of technologies and design principles; architecture; security; hosting; integrations.
• Ability to work within a team or independently.
• Good communication skills.
• Strong business understanding across all functions.