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Fiserv SME (Subject Matter Expert) in Milan, Italy
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Job Title
SME (Subject Matter Expert)
What does a successful SME do?
The Italy SME (Subject Matter Expert) plays a critical role in managing the entire lifecycle of the VisionPlus system, from ideation and requirement gathering to design, testing, and successful production deployment. You will collaborate with key business clients and engineering groups to drive end-to-end solutions, ensuring that projects align with Fiserv’s strategic goals.
What you will do
Lead the implementation of regulatory and compliance changes, and oversee production support and incident management.
Consult with business partners to identify challenges and propose systems solutions that meet business requirements.
Collaborate with various groups to gather, document, and negotiate business requirements.
Manage the development and delivery of business cases, requirements documents, and test plans.
Act as the primary liaison during the development lifecycle, from needs analysis to UAT and rollout.
Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to align IT solutions with business goals and priorities.
Execute independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and architectures for obtaining effective solutions.
Ensure alignment of line of business priorities with IT capabilities and manage project budgets.
Analyse and document requirements, ensuring traceability and communication aligned with the overall business vision.
Provide maintenance and development support for the VisionPlus application systems.
What you will need to have:
Minimum of 6 years of VisionPlus application support and/or development experience.
Strong programming skills in COBOL, with proficiency in the IBM mainframe environment, including CICS and VSAM/IAM.
Familiarity with software design and development methodologies.
A foundational understanding of the credit card industry, including issuing and acquiring processes.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and negotiation skills, with a focus on building credible relationships across teams.
Fluent in English and Italian
What would be great to have:
Experience in CICS configuration and parametrization, MRO (Multi-Region) architecture
Experience with Java programming and web technologies like Angular or HTML5.
Familiarity with ZOS DB2 database management and project management tools like JIRA.
Understanding of mainframe ZOS environment, including JCL and scheduling tools such as CA-7, Control-M, or OPC.
Background in SDLC methodologies (Waterfall and Agile) for enterprise-level IT systems implementations.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field is preferred
SME (Subject Matter Expert) in Italia svolge un ruolo critico nella gestione dell'intero ciclo di vita del sistema VisionPlus, dalla raccolta dei requisiti al design, sviluppo, test implementazione della soluzione in produzione. Collaborerai con clienti importanti e team di lavoro per implementare soluzioni end-to-end, assicurando che i progetti siano allineati con gli obiettivi strategici di Fiserv.
Cosa farai
Implementare cambiamenti normativi e di conformità e supervisionare il supporto alla produzione ed alla gestione degli incident.
Collaborare con partner aziendali per proporre soluzioni di sistema che soddisfino i requisiti aziendali.
Collaborare con vari gruppi per raccogliere, documentare requisiti di business.
Gestire lo sviluppo e la delivery, la documentazione ed piani di test.
Agire come principale punto di riferimento durante le fasi di sviluppo del progetto, dall'analisi alle fasi di test (UAT), fino al rollout in produzione.
Sviluppare e mantenere relazioni con i principali stakeholder per allineare le soluzioni IT con gli obiettivi e le priorità aziendali.
Dimostrare intraprendenza nello sviluppo di metodi, tecniche e architetture per implementare soluzioni efficaci.
Assicurare l'allineamento delle priorità di business con le capacità IT e gestire i budget di progetto.
Analizzare e documentare i requisiti, garantendo tracciabilità e comunicazione allineata con la visione aziendale complessiva.
Fornire supporto alla fase di manutenzione ed lo sviluppo dei sistemi applicativi VisionPlus.
Capacita' richieste:
Minimo 6 anni di esperienza in supporto e/o sviluppo dell'applicazione VisionPlus.
Spiccate capacità di programmazione in COBOL, con competenze in ambiente Mainframe (incluso CICS, VSAM/IAM)
Familiarità con metodologie di design e sviluppo software.
Conoscenza del mondo dei pagamenti e della monetica in particolare; buona conoscenza delle fasi di processing sia lato acquiring che lato issuing.
Eccellenti capacità comunicative, persuasive e di problem-solving, con un focus sulla creazione di relazioni efficaci ed effettive tra i vari team.
Fluente in inglese e italiano.
Nice to have:
Esperienza nella configurazione e parametrizzazione di CICS, architettura MRO (Multi-Region).
Esperienza in programmazione Java ed in tecnologie web come Angular o HTML5.
Familiarità e conoscenza con database Zos DB2, e strumenti di gestione progettuale quali JIRA.
Familiarità e conoscenza dell'ambiente Zos mainframe, inclusi JCL e strumenti di programmazione come CA-7, Control-M o OPC.
Esperienza in metodologie SDLC (Waterfall e Agile) per implementazioni di soluzione IT.
Preferibile Laurea in informatica oppure in un campo correlato.
Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv. Please:
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Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).
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