Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Provide inputs to Project Managers (PM) during the project planning and initiation stages on the estimation of development team effort based on requirements and high level solution provided.
• Support Business Analysts (BA) in the engagement with business stakeholders to highlight any technical and implementation constraints throughout the project, especially during requirements gathering and analysis phases.
• Perform architecture design, present and solicit approvals from the Solution Architecture team and various Competency Leads, including Group Technology Architects.
• Support BA during the creation of Functional Specifications Document (FSD) to ensure alignment to the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s IT strategy and aptness to the target IT landscape, including assessment of any downstream impact due to changes introduced.
• Lead in the preparation of Technical Design Specifications ( TSD ); or perform reviews of such deliverables from vendors. Attain or support developers to acceptance of these deliverables from the relevant project stakeholders.
• Exercise close supervision during the development of the system to ensure adherence to design and technical specifications; and perform code reviews to ensure alignment to best practices and coding standards.
• Lead in the provisions of clarifications to development teams during the implementation phase of the project for queries pertaining to the TSD or FSD. Where necessary, re-engage BE to revise requirements and/or for the acceptance of alternative solutions, due to design or implementation constraints encountered.
• Advice Quality Assurance team on systems impacted by changes and the extent of such changes in the support of establishing the necessary test scope; and provide clarifications to any queries during the System Integration Testing ( SIT ) phase to the Quality Assurance team.
• Lead in the setup of the necessary testing environments and support Test Manager to ensure these environments are stable to minimize disruptions and downtime during testing cycles.
• Provide guidance and leadership to the development team in the rectification of defects by supporting them to identify root cause and propose solutions to fix issues.
• Lead in the setup of the necessary testing environments and support Test Manager to ensure these environments are stable to minimize disruptions and downtime during testing cycles.

• Degree in Computer/ Information Technology discipline.
• At least 10 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in application development/software engineering.
• Proven ability to lead small development teams in the implementation of complex projects.
• Hands-on experience working in Core Java, Spring, RESTful Webservices, Microservice Architecture, React JS, Angular JS.
• Good hands-on experience on databases like SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle
• Strong hands on with design patterns when writing code, error & exception handling, resource management without causing system instability.
• Has hands on experience in creating micro services using cloud native frameworks and deploy on container technology like Dockers/Kubernetes/Openshift technologies.
• Able to work with DevOps team to setup Automated Build and Deployment Jobs in Flow, Jenkins, Integration Tests setup.
• Experience managing team of developers or Agile Squad is a plus.
• Able to deliver technology solution focusing on platform as well as architecture design.
• Work closely with internal IT teams, Group architects and infrastructure team
• Strong technical expertise on platform integration, performance tuning
• Experience in OMS system for OTC markets, Bond, Cash equity, Funds, IPO, Loans, Deposit is preferred.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and can adapt to the demands of a diverse culture.
• Good analytical skills, positive attitude, and good learning ability with great attention to detail
• Ability to discuss requirement, issues with senior business stakeholders and drive the discussion.
• Self-motivated, self-starter, and demonstrated ability working independently and under minimum supervision.
• Proactive in taking initiatives and deliver it to completion.
• Own application area and proactive in resolving issues, coordinate with other team members to work for best interest of the team.
• Comfortable challenging ideas and working with disparate groups to bring about consensus. Experienced negotiator and skilled in conflict resolution
• Prior experience in private banking domain preferred

OCBC Bank