Job Description

[What the role is]
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s central bank and integrated financial regulator.

As central bank, MAS promotes sustained, non-inflationary economic growth through the conduct of monetary policy and close macroeconomic surveillance and analysis. It manages Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s exchange rate, official foreign reserves, and liquidity in the banking sector.

As an integrated financial supervisor, MAS fosters a sound financial services sector through its prudential oversight of all financial institutions in Singapore \xe2\x80\x93 banks, insurers, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors, and stock exchanges. It is also responsible for well-functioning financial markets, sound conduct, and investor education.

MAS also works with the financial industry to promote Singapore as a dynamic international financial centre. It facilitates the development of infrastructure, adoption of technology, and upgrading of skills in the financial industry.

Join us now, if you have a genuine interest in making an impact to help shape Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s economic and financial landscape.

[What you will be working on]

The IT Department is responsible for the project management, design, implementation and operational support of IT Applications in MAS. The teams manages and ensures the smooth operations and delivery of IT projects that serves the Financial Industry as well as MAS users. You will be part of the Central Banking & Devt Platforms division, responsible for managing the systems supporting the monetary management platform which facilitate the issuance of Singapore Government Securities.

In this role, the officer is expected to undertake the following areas of work:

Application, service, and system ownership:

- Own and manage an/ a suite of applications systems
- To manage the applications and services as a portfolio
- Establish relationships with product owners and sponsors to co-develop product requirements and strategy

Solution design - In an individual capacity, and to provide leadership to the team to:

Business analysis and functional design

Develop actionable insights into business operations and processes

Elicit, shape, scope, and manage business requirements through rigorous and appropriate methods of information gathering and collaboration with stakeholders

Design solutions that are consistent with business and technology objectives

Develop the solution\xe2\x80\x99s business case in collaboration with stakeholders, and co-champion it

Technology analysis and solution design \xe2\x80\x93 In an individual capacity, and to provide leadership to the team to design the application technology solution, for both bespoke applications (custom developed) and COTS based solutions

Project and product delivery and quality:

Plan and manage IT projects, and ensure alignment of project to the business objectives within established scope, cost and schedule

Quality: To assure the quality of systems and applications, including the establishment of quality management technology and systems for applications development and delivery

Operations and maintenance, User support:

Establish reliable operations of the applications and digital service in the portfolio

Conduct maintenance and technology lifecycle management on the applications and systems

Establish and operationalize user support and user enablement activities, to ensure systems are used to their best effect and deliver ongoing value to users

Governance, Risk, Compliance:

Ensure compliance to ICT Governance policies and standards

Establish quality and mechanisms for systemic quality across all applications and systems

Establish risk management for applications systems

Partner and vendor arrangements and resourcing

Design and establish vendor and resourcing arrangements, contracts, service levels for the delivery and management of digital services, systems and technology

You will be working in a fast-paced environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and needs of stakeholders, as well as the agility to respond to changes and developments.

[What we are looking for]

Bachelor Degree or Master Degree with minimally 10 years of relevant working experience in system portfolio and application management, IT business analysis, solution design, project management and system operations and maintenance.

Experience in:

Managing projects and product development using waterfall methods and/or agile methods;

Establhing vendor contracts, and managing IT vendor performance

Managing operations, handling of issues, and systems monitoring

Expertise in :

IT Business analysis

Software quality management

Expertise in the following will be an advantage:

Installing, configuring, and implementing new applications and system on GCC or AWS

Application technology, particularly in the area of containers, microservices and cloud technologies

Understanding of financial instruments, esp Singapore Government Securities

Soft Skill

Able to work independently as well as in a team

Ability to work with details and time-sensitive issues.

Good decision-making skills and response to high-pressure situations.

Strong interpersonal communication and organizing skills to coordinate project activities.

Resourceful and possess excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Good analytical skills, and able to mulit-task and deliver results in a timely manner

Effective people management skills with positive attitude and drive

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

Government Technology Agency