Application Development and Maintenance Manager (Payment), Core Banking (VP 2)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to lead development team to fulfil end-to-end software development and support for all approved initiatives (projects, quarterly change requests, L3 production fixes).
• This includes analysis and design to development, implementation, testing and support.
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Domain architects to align application design to the overall architectural guidelines and direction.
• Work with subject matter experts, business analysts, architects, software developers and business stakeholder to 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.
• Provide quality assurance of the team delivery in conformance to the Bank-defined software delivery methodology and tools.
• This includes delivery of source codes in compliance to the Bank’s defined security, coding and change management standards (eg. Veracode, SonarQube, Aldon, BitBucket).
• Drive adoption of methods (E.g. Agile, DevOps ) and industry practices to improve quality and productivity outcomes.
• Anticipate and resolve development issues or risks either independently or together with the relevant stakeholders.
• Provide timely escalation of issues that impacts development schedule with proposed options for resolution.
• Lead or contribute to cross-team improvement initiatives relating to methods, tools, people, architecture, project management and governance.
• Provide regular, timely updates and escalation to Core Banking Head of Tech Delivery & Development.
• Partner with Test Managers to formulate comprehensive SIT test documents and build test automation and ensure completion of Unit test, SIT, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance / load testing and application security testing with quality results.
• Manage people development aspects for the Core Banking delivery team, select, train, develop and manage technical team members in a conducive team environment.
• Create technical documents for the solutions. Compile timely, comprehensive and accurate documentation and or reports as requested.
• Development of technical specifications and plans.
• Analyze functional specs and convert requirements to design document.
• Conduct Functional Specification review with business and test team.

Requirements:

• Good exposure and experiences in ATM in payments switch processing (e.g. ATM Transactions processing from ATM/CDM Machines, Local Switch for NETS/ ITMX / PCC/ BCS/ Paynow and Shared ATM network).
• Sound knowledge on payments real time processing such as FAST & PayNow services and Payment middleware switches with experience in Exception Handling & Investigation, Interbank Clearing/Clearing channels, Payment Acquisition, and Payment Gateway
• More than 8 years proven track record in developing and delivering global/regional IT capabilities for a multi-national/regional company.
• Proven result-oriented career with a focus on development and support.
• Good problem solving, analytical, synthesis, system thinking and solutioning skills - ability to translate functional specifications to technological solution.
• Highly effective communicating with technical stakeholders, proficient communicating with non-technical stakeholders.
• Good understanding and experience in waterfall and agile software development methodologies.
• Strong knowledge and experiences on Linux/Unix, Shell Script, Batch Script, MQ, Connect Direct, WebLogic and OraclePL/SQL are a must.
• Knowledge and experiences in ATM/Switch Background, Delivery Methodology documentation, and good understanding of SDLC.
• Multi-task and change from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Team player and able to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or similar domain
• Related professional/technical qualification (e.g. PMP) will be advantageous although not mandatory.