Job Description

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values - Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

About the Department

Group Technology and Operations (GTO) provides software and system development, information technology support services and banking operations.

We have centralized and standardized the technology components into Singapore, creating a global footprint which can be utilized for supporting our regional subsidiaries and the branches around the world. We operate and support 19 countries with this architecture to provide a secure and flexible banking infrastructure.

Our Operations divisions provide transactional customer services for our businesses while also focusing on cost efficiency through process improvements, automation and straight through processing.

Job Responsibilities

Responsible for all aspects of software development and production support (Level 3) for multiple applications from Pre-project initiation, to functional design, development to production implementation and post implementation support; using established methods and technologies with off-the-shelf or custom solutions, and managing teams with a combination of internal staff, contractors and vendors

• Work with a team of subject matter experts, business analysts, architects and software developers to deliver projects and change requests. Provide solutions, cost estimates, functional and design specifications
• Manage business stake-holders expectation and establish best or alternative solutions that are feasible within the technology and timeline constraints
• Review solution design and effort estimates from the team and prioritize projects and change requests assigned to the team
• Drive consistency in solution design and delivery across applications and development teams
• Manage delivery of initiatives - projects and change request. Responsible for planning, managing vendor and in-house development, solutioning, implementing and maintaining software applications systems.
• Drive adoption of methods (E.g. Agile) and industry practices to improve quality and productivity outcomes
• Select, train, develop and manage technical team members in a conducive team environment
• Work with Test manager to formulate comprehensive system test plan aligned with project scope/Change request, quality requirements and targets
• Anticipate and resolve any development issues or risks either independently or together with the relevant stakeholders and propose alternative solutions as necessary
• Resolve issues ensuring escalation and communication to stakeholders as necessary
• Lead or contribute to cross-team improvement initiatives relating to methods, tools, people, architecture, project management and governance

Job Requirements

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science / Engineering
• 7 or more years of working experience in application development and implementation in AS400 platform, experience in COBOL / RPG / Aldon is preferred
• Good understanding and experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is necessary
• Keep abreast of technology trends in application development
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills - demonstrating outside-the-box problem solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• A strong and assertive communicator in speaking and writing
• Experience with banking projects implementation particularly in area of Silverlake Banking system is an added advantage.

Be a part of UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate\'s age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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