Driving our business
Digitalisation and modern IT structures are changing the face of banking. In response, we are creating a technology-driven bank, where technical and business teams work closely together to drive us forward.
Our technology teams are based in Hamburg, Frankfurt, London and New York. Wherever you are based, you will find an environment that offers a wide variety of technical challenges, from supporting and upgrading legacy systems, to introducing cutting-edge technologies such as AI, machine learning and low-touch trading applications.
You will enjoy working in an innovative culture where, if you identify an opportunity to add business value, you will be given the support and investment you need to deliver.
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Architecture
Architecture
Working closely with colleagues across Berenberg, our architecture teams aim to create an IT environment that supports the state-of-the-art systems required by the business needs. Our ambition is to deliver an innovatively architected IT landscape that creates maximum business value, while efficiently meeting regulatory requirements. We work hard to align the Bank's business processes, systems and technology investments with its long-term goals. At the same time, we aim to increase efficiency and agility, while reducing costs and risks.
Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing
The Cloud Adoption team are the experts on all aspects of cloud computing and governance for the business. As well as selecting a cloud service provider and managing the Bank’s cloud architecture, we also manage the data centre for purpose-built applications. These are delivered to both internal and external customers and run on state-of-the-art, highly available environments. We’re committed to a modern, co-operative, and collaborative approach to software development and operations. Using the latest tools, an agile way of working and a responsible approach, we focus on understanding and planning to move forward.
Cyber
Cyber
In the Cyber team, we have one goal – to protect the bank and its customers' investments. This means that security is our number one priority and we work with the other lines of defence through a mix of support and specification to make the bank operationally more secure. We use a combination of our own scanning solutions and a ready workbench of the latest professional tools from the cloud and on-premise. With an agile way of working, we take a robust approach to a range of challenges, to ensure the bank’s operations are secure.
Operations
Operations
Our operations teams cover a wide range of technologies. From two main data centres with over 3000 servers and our networks, to all hardware including laptops, mobiles, and tablets. We work closely with business users, supporting all their technical needs, and ensuring they have access to the technology they need, when they need it. Our cloud adoption approach also helps application developers move their workloads to the cloud.
Process and Governance
Process and Governance
Our main objective is to strengthen Berenberg's organisational resilience by establishing and maintaining robust yet flexible governance standards. This involves managing a number of bank-wide cross-functional areas, such as business continuity management, identity and access governance, and process management. Based on our deep understanding of the bank's business needs, we aim to integrate governance tasks seamlessly into day-to-day activities. We are therefore creating a core organisational framework for IT, based on a constraining regulatory environment, that still allows our colleagues to work as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Software Development
Software Development
We develop much of our software in-house, giving us the flexibility to create solutions specifically tailored to our business needs. With access to modern technologies such as the cloud and the implementation of agile methodologies, we enable the business to adapt quickly to market trends. We also use a variety of collaboration tools to enable developers to deliver high quality solutions to complex business needs from any location. Our software development teams have the freedom to tailor their approach to meet the specific needs of their business area, from design and architecture to business delivery. With a strong focus on cloud architectures using microservices, cloud computing, late web, messaging, database, and backend technologies, we can implement a wide range of applications, such as blockchain and low-touch trading.
What we offer you
At Berenberg, we recognise that our people are a huge part of our success. This is why we invest in our employees by providing a supportive working environment and lots of opportunity for development and growth.
More about what we offer
Meet some of the team
Javid N.Senior Software Developer
I enjoy the people who work here and the collaborative working environment. Team sizes are small. So things can be done quickly without the usual bureaucracy you get in larger organisations, which reflects the Agile approach used by most teams. New ideas and technologies can be tried and tested quickly. As well as the technical side to my job, I am also involved in the Global Technology Graduate Programme, and our ‘Berenberg Kids’ fundraising activities, which provide a nice balance to my main role.
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Yvonne K.Software Engineer
I enjoy the daily challenges my job brings with it. Every day is different, so it never gets boring. I particularly enjoyed the exposure I got the projects very early on in my time here. I was given small projects which I was able to focus on while getting to know the team and the software better. All with the support and help from senior developers. Although I have been working in this team for almost two years, I am still learning new things.
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Kate K.Junior Software Developer
There are a multitude of exciting projects the team is involved in. And I have had the chance to work on several of them. I have had many opportunities to develop my front-end development skills. From working on well-established projects for the existing bank’s clients, to brand new projects that may have not even gone live yet. What keeps me motivated is the huge number of new things I need to learn daily and the incredible support from senior colleagues I receive. This role has been the highlight of my career so far.
How our teams work
We believe in giving our people plenty of opportunities for growth and development. You can expect early responsibility and the chance to make a difference from day one. Working in small teams, you will have the opportunity to work closely with your colleagues and gain valuable exposure to a wide range of different topics and technologies. At the same time, you will benefit from a culture that encourages autonomy, with the freedom to explore new ideas and solutions, while working collaboratively on multiple projects. The software we develop enables our business to perform at its best and stay ahead of the competition.
To achieve this, we work closely with the business to ensure a perfect product fit. Understanding the benefits of this collaborative approach means that while we offer remote working opportunities, we will encourage you to work from one of our offices. This will give you the opportunity to work with different departments and gain a better understanding of our business needs so that you can help us to develop effective software solutions.
