Job Description

What the role is:The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore\'s 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\'s 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 - 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\'s economic and financial landscapeWhat you will be working on:You will be part of a dynamic team within the Central Banking and Development Division under Information Technology Department, responsible for managing the systems supporting the reserves and security management systems in MAS. These responsibilities involve supporting front to back office processing of MAS\'s in-house portfolios and middle and back office processing of externally managed portfolios. You are expected to understand and support the linkages between these systems and other market infrastructures such MAS\' internal real-time gross settlement system and SWIFT.In this role, the officer is expected to lead an Applications team, and undertake the following areas of work:Provide leadership to an applications teamManage team resources, motivate and engage staff to improve team\'s performanceTo lead the transformation of team, practices and technology to increase business affinity, technology modernization, resilience and sustainability, and operational efficiencyManage senior and working level stakeholders across business and technologyEstablish strategic relationships with product owners and sponsors to co-develop product requirements and strategyApplication, service, and system ownership:Own and manage a suite of applications systemsOwn and manage a portfolio of digital servicesTo manage the applications and services as a portfolioSolution design - In an individual capacity, and to provide leadership to the team to:Business analysis and functional designDevelop actionable insights into business operations and processesElicit, shape, scope, and manage business requirements through rigorous and appropriate methods of information gathering and collaboration with stakeholdersDesign solutions that are consistent with business and technology objectivesDevelop the solution\'s business case in collaboration with stakeholders, and co-champion itTechnology analysis and solution design - 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 solutionsProject and product delivery and quality - in an individual capacity, and to provide leadership to the team to:Plan and manage IT projects, and ensure alignment of project to the business objectives within established scope, cost and scheduleQuality: To assure the quality of systems and applications, including the establishment of quality management technology and systems for applications development and deliveryOperations and maintenance, User support - in an individual capacity, and to provide leadership to the team to:Establish reliable operations of the applications and digital service in the portfolioConduct maintenance and technology lifecycle management on the applications and systemsEstablish and operationalize user support and user enablement activities, to ensure systems are used to their best effect and deliver ongoing value to usersGovernance, Risk, Compliance - in an individual capacity, and to provide leadership to the team to:Ensure compliance to ICT Governance policies and standardsEstablish quality and mechanisms for systemic quality across all applications and systemsEstablish risk management for applications systemsPartner and vendor arrangements and resourcingDesign and establish vendor and resourcing arrangements, contracts, service levels for the delivery and management of digital services, systems and technologyWhat we are looking for:Bachelor Degree or Master Degree with minimally 15 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 methodsExperience in establishing vendor contracts, and managing IT vendor performanceExpertise in IT business analysis, software quality management and applications technology (Commerical-Of-The-Shelf software)Expertise in the following will be an advantage:Trade management process (e.g. trade execution, compliance monitoring, confirmation matching) and financial instruments (e.g. bond, FX spot/ swaps)S.W.I.F.T messaging platform and infrastructureSimCorp Dimension\xc2\xaeApplication technology, particularly in the area of containers, microservices and cloud technologiesGood decision-making skills and response to high-pressure situationsResourceful and possess excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skillsGood analytical skills, and able to mulit-task and deliver results in a timely mannerEffective people management skills with positive attitude and driveAs part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.This is a 2-Year contract position. All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.About Monetary Authority of Singapore:MAS is the central bank of Singapore. Our mission is to promote sustained non-inflationary economic growth, and a sound and progressive financial centre.

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