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 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 reserves and risk management systems in MAS.
In this role, the officer is expected to undertake the following areas of work:
In this role, the officer will be part of the project team to review the architecture of the trade management system and its associated peripherals and re-implement/ migrate it to the Government Data Centre. The key responsibilities are:
Own and manage the applications of the trade management portfolio
Solution design
Business analysis and functional design - Elicit, shape, scope, and manage business requirements through rigorous and appropriate methods of information gathering and collaboration with stakeholders
Technology analysis and solution design - Design the application technology solution, for both bespoke applications (custom developed) and COTS based solutions
Operations and maintenance - Establish reliable operations of the applications and digital service in the portfolio
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
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 resourcingDesign and establish vendor and resourcing arrangements, contracts, service levels for the delivery and management of digital services, systems and technology
What we are looking for:
Strong proficiency in software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.
Hands-on experience in designing and developing reusable components, microservices, containers and Kubernetes
Good working knowledge of databases and fault-tolerant infrastructure concepts
Sound knowledge of Java, Containers, batch scripts, various operating systems, and databases (Oracle). Other programming languages will be an advantage
Proven experience in DevOps and CI/CD adoption and deployment
Proven ability to assess business needs and translate them into relevant solutions
Experience installing, configuring, and implementing new applications and system on GCC or AWS
Experience in managing operations, handling of issues, and systems monitoring
Understanding of financial instruments, will be an advantage
Understanding of S.W.I.F.T messaging platform and infrastructure will be an advantage
Knowledge about or experience with SimCorp Dimensionxc2xae will be an advantage.
Certifications in PMP/ ScrumMasterxc2xae and relevant technical skills will be an advantage
Ability to work independently as well as in a team
Good decision-making skills and response to high-pressure situations.
Strong interpersonal communication and organizing skills to coordinate and faciliate project activities and discussions.
Ability to work with details and time-sensitive issues
This is a Contract until Dec 2026 position. As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.
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.