Smalltalk Application SME || 12 Yrs || Offshore

• *Job Description – Smalltalk Application SME (Banking Domain)**

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• *Position:** Smalltalk Application SME (Subject Matter Expert)

• *Experience:** 12\+ Years

• *Location:** Offshore

• *Industry:** Banking \& Financial Services

• *Role Overview**
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We are seeking an experienced **Smalltalk Application SME** with 12\+ years of IT experience and strong expertise in supporting, enhancing, and modernizing legacy Smalltalk\-based applications within the Banking and Financial Services sector. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of Smalltalk technologies, banking operations, and enterprise application architecture while driving stability, performance optimization, and modernization initiatives.

• *Key Responsibilities**
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• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise for Smalltalk\-based banking applications.
• Analyze, maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance mission\-critical legacy applications.
• Lead application modernization and transformation initiatives, including migration to modern technology stacks and cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand functional requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve complex production issues.
• Conduct impact assessments and support change management activities.
• Design and implement integrations between Smalltalk applications and modern enterprise systems via APIs, middleware, and messaging platforms.
• Ensure application performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
• Participate in architecture reviews and recommend improvements to reduce technical debt.
• Support regulatory compliance, risk management, and audit requirements within banking environments.
• Mentor development and support teams on Smalltalk best practices and architectural standards.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, application flows, and support procedures.

• *Required Technical Skills**
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### **Smalltalk Technologies**

* Strong hands\-on experience with one or more of

+ VisualWorks Smalltalk

+ Cincom Smalltalk

+ VA Smalltalk

+ GemStone/S

+ Pharo Smalltalk

• Strong Object\-Oriented Programming (OOP) expertise.
• Design Patterns and Enterprise Application Architecture.
• Application Debugging and Performance Tuning.
• Legacy System Modernization Strategies.

### **Integration \& Development Skills**

• REST and SOAP Web Services
• API Integration
• Enterprise Middleware Platforms
• Messaging Technologies (JMS, MQ, Kafka preferred)
• SQL and Relational Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2\)
• Version Control Systems (Git, SVN)
• CI/CD and DevOps Practices
• Linux and Windows Server Environments

### **Modernization Skills (Preferred)**

• Java, Spring Boot
• .NET Technologies
• Microservices Architecture
• Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

• *Banking Domain Expertise**
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Strong experience in one or more of the following areas

• Core Banking Systems
• Retail Banking
• Corporate Banking
• Lending \& Loan Management
• Customer Information Systems
• Payments \& Transaction Processing
• Digital Banking Platforms
• Treasury \& Cash Management
• Regulatory Reporting
• AML, KYC, and Compliance Systems

• *Required Experience**
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• 12\+ years of overall IT experience.
• 8\+ years of hands\-on Smalltalk development and support experience.
• Experience supporting mission\-critical banking applications.
• Proven experience in legacy application modernization and system integration.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and application support processes.
• Experience working in large\-scale enterprise and banking environments.

• *Preferred Qualifications**
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• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience in Banking and Financial Services organizations.
• Architecture and modernization project experience.
• Cloud Certification (AWS/Azure/GCP) preferred.
• Agile/Scrum experience preferred.

• *Key Competencies**
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• Technical Leadership
• Problem Solving \& Analytical Thinking
• Stakeholder Management
• Production Support Excellence
• Application Modernization Strategy
• Risk \& Compliance Awareness
• Communication \& Collaboration Skills
• Mentoring \& Knowledge Sharing

• *Employment Type**
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• Full\-Time
• Offshore Delivery Model

### **Ideal Candidate**

A seasoned **Smalltalk Application SME** with deep banking domain knowledge, capable of maintaining critical legacy banking systems while driving modernization initiatives, improving system performance, and ensuring business continuity across enterprise banking platforms.