Development Lead - Cards (3DS/TKM/CMP)

ABOUT UOB INNOVATION HUB 2

UOB Innovation Hub 2 is a UOB-wholly owned subsidiary providing software application development, testing and maintenance for the UOB Group. We are dynamic and passionate about delivering innovative financial technology that enables business growth and transformation. To support our vision and growth ambitions, we are looking for talented application developers to spearhead our application development process and support the maintenance of our apps. If you’re passionate about creating high-quality applications and working as part of a collaborative team, we’d love to hear from you!

SCOPE OF THE ROLE

As the Development Lead for Cards, you will be responsible to collaborate, engage and work with stakeholders from project inception, analysis, design, development, testing to pre- and post-deployment phases. Key objective is to ensure good quality and smooth delivery of cards technology system enhancements that are fully in compliance with mandated framework and guidelines.

Role will involve management of project technical delivery with a view for end-to-end flow, requirements management, active engagement/participation in design and development, management of testing requirements, and planning for deployment and support.

Other responsibilities include:

• Lead, build and manage a team of system analysts and developers supporting cards platform and strategic projects across the UOB franchise
• Champion the delivery of high quality cards systems design and ensure adherence to global architecture principles, enterprise design principles, security and control standards
• Build the team's capabilities to consistently maintain the repository of system features inventory and data maps for the cards domain
• Plan technical deliverables (including any system enhancements and upgrades) to meet project’s requirements within allocated budget and schedule.
• Plan & collaborate across different application teams to manage technical dependencies of the solution
• Plan, monitor and manage risks/issues related to technical delivery
• Lead and engage in innovative problem-solving activities, requiring conceptual thinking creating 'out of the box' solutions with prototypes and pilots.
• Partner with Architects to ensure solution design complies with enterprise design principles, security and control standards
• Partner with Development Manager in managing application teams to build the enhancements
• Partner with Test Manager to ensure completion of System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance / load testing and application security testing with quality results
• Manage technical implementation plan across application teams - coordinate technical implementation activities across application teams to ensure non-event production cutover and adequate post implementation support
• Escalate issues that impacts project schedule on timely basis and propose workarounds/resolutions

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• At least 6 years of Delivery, Project, Stakeholder & Vendor Management experience, team management
• Experience in actual systems development work, with prior coding, functional specifications and technical specifications and systems development and testing experience
• Hands-on experience on Oracle database and working knowledge in PL/SQL.
• Hands-on experience in Web servers (such as JBoss Webserver, Apache etc.) and Java platform / J2ee and Java web container (such as WebLogic, JBoss EAP, JBoss Webserver Tomcat, IBM WebSphere etc).
• Experience in implementing large-scale, highly available applications or other large project implementation
• Experience in service-oriented technologies
• Good understanding and experience in software development cycle
• Good to have knowledge on Devops tool like Bitbucket, Jenkins, Maven, GIT.
• Good to have knowledge on Control M batch processing tool
• Must have working knowledge with LINUX/UNIX environment.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar domain; Related professional/technical qualification will be advantageous although not mandatory

WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE

• Build a culture of collaboration with application development and testing teams to ensure that the requirements and solutions are correctly understood, refined as well as being translated into equivalent deliverables at each stage of execution
• Inspire and drive the team to be the superior Cards Subject Matter Experts in specializing across cards systems and cultivate wider insights and hands-on delivery capabilities for the cards technology organization
• Foster an environment of technology excellence and innovation
• Build exceptional peer relationships with key stakeholders and be able to influence key outcomes. Escalate issues that impacts project schedule on timely basis and propose workarounds/resolutions
• Demonstrate energy and ability to function in an intense & complex environment demonstrating initiative and operating with an ownership attitude to deliver results.
• Possess strong quantitative, analytical, problem solving and process design skills to translate analysis into solutions that meet business objectives
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and inter-personal skills to manage technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple business units
• Resourceful team player, who can work on multiple assignments, with minimal guidance
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.