Associate, Application Support Development

It Starts Here: Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry and is evolving from a high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization.

Our people are at the heart of this journey and together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what's possible.

This is more than a strategic shift.

The Application Support Development Associate is a senior technology professional who operates at the intersection of Finance, Technology, AI and Transformation.

The role partners closely with Finance, business, engineering, and technology teams to understand complex business challenges, evaluate solutions, and drive the delivery and ongoing enhancement of critical Finance applications and platforms.

The ideal candidate combines strong knowledge of Finance applications and processes with sufficient technical depth to effectively engage engineering teams on application architecture, data flows, system integrations, incidents, and technology solutions.

This position does not require the individual to be a hands-on software developer; however, the candidate should be technically fluent and comfortable working closely with development teams.

Apply strong knowledge of Finance applications, financial data, and processes, ideally including General Ledger (GL), Regulatory Reporting, Financial Reporting, and related Finance systems.

Serve as a bridge between business and engineering teams, translating business requirements and Finance concepts into clear technology requirements and solution designs.

Analyze complex applications, data, and process issues; Work closely with software development and engineering teams to evaluate system architecture, application integrations, interfaces, data flows, and technology dependencies.

Contribute to the design, implementation, enhancement, and support of critical Finance applications and technology solutions.

Evaluate the impact of proposed application and technology changes and help ensure solutions meet business, functional, technical, and control requirements.

Support application incidents and production issues by coordinating across Finance, engineering, infrastructure, data, and other technology teams.

Identify opportunities to leverage AI-enabled development, automation, and analytical tools to accelerate development, analysis, problem solving, and technology delivery.

Contribute to broader Finance and Technology transformation initiatives, including process simplification, application modernization, automation, and improvements to financial data and reporting.

Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the Finance application environment, including upstream and downstream systems and data dependencies.

Effectively manage multiple initiatives and changing priorities while maintaining ownership of deliverables and driving activities forward with limited supervision.

Use Microsoft Excel extensively as a core analytical and problem-solving tool, including the analysis and reconciliation of large and complex financial datasets, investigation of data issues, validation of system outputs, and preparation of management and stakeholder analysis.

Drive and support the implementation of solutions developed or accelerated through AI-enabled tools, working closely with engineering and business teams to evaluate, validate, integrate, and operationalize AI-generated solutions within the Finance technology environment, while ensuring they meet business, technical, security, control, and production-readiness requirements Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor's Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - Required Master's Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - Preferred 5+ Years Java, JavaScript, API and Vendor APIs, Jira, VMware Virtualization and Scrum Methodology - Required.

~5+ Years Knowledge of Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC). - Consulting, technology consulting, application management, or similar advisory experience, with demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to work across multiple stakeholders and priorities.

~ Strong knowledge of Finance applications and processes, preferably including General Ledger (GL), Regulatory Reporting, Financial Reporting, financial data, and related systems.

~ Technical experience and a strong understanding of software development, system architecture, application integrations, data flows, and technology delivery.

Hands-on software development experience is beneficial but not required.

~ Experience partnering with software engineers, developers, architects, business analysts, Finance professionals, and other technology stakeholders.

~ Interest or experience in AI-enabled development and transformation, including using AI tools to accelerate development, analysis, automation, documentation, or delivery.

~ Ability to work effectively with geographically distributed and remote teams.

~ Strong initiative and ownership, with the ability to identify opportunities, propose solutions, and drive activities forward with limited supervision.

~ Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is strongly preferred and is a key requirement for the role, including experience working with complex formulas, pivot tables, lookups, data analysis and reconciliation, and large datasets.

~ Knowledge of and hands-on experience with AI-enabled development and productivity tools is highly desirable, including platforms such as Devin, Google Antigravity, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and similar AI coding or agentic development tools.

The candidate should demonstrate an interest in leveraging these technologies to accelerate software development, data analysis, automation, documentation, problem solving, and overall technology delivery.

Established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring employer sponsorship to commence employment.

For hourly positions (non-exempt), the annual range is based on a 40-hour work week.

The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications and location.

Offering more than just a paycheck our benefits are designed to support you, your family and your well-being, now and into the future.

Risk Culture: We embrace a strong risk culture and all of our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting light equipment and/or furniture may be required.

You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.

This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate your employment at any time for any reason.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates.

If you require any assistance or accommodation due to a disability or any other reason, please contact us at TAOps@santander.

Full Time