Manager, System Development (Core Banking)

Job Purpose:

• Develop and deploy appropriate and cost-effective IT solutions to support DSBG's business and operational needs

   

Main Responsibilities:  

• Interacts with business users and Change Delivery counterparts and assists in determining functional requirements.
• Assists in translating functional specification into system requirements to ensure business needs are addressed.
• Identifies systems inputs and outputs, identifies and outlines modifications necessary to processing activities, and develops technical design, system manuals and program specifications to meet functional/systems requirements.
• Assists in systems test design to ensure all components interact and operate effectively; supports business users and CDD staff to conduct user acceptance testing phase.
• Prepares system manual and technical document.
• Coordinates with Data Center Service Provider Executives in production procedure set-up for launching of new systems.
• Assumes responsibility for production support in a maintenance environment and provides concrete solution to ensure the stability of such environment.
• Maintains current technical skills and business knowledge; begins to develop greater technical skills and understanding of business activities in order to analyze more complex problems and design systems more appropriately.
• Prepares and reviews change requests.
• Acts as project leader of minor to major projects.
• Provides advice to Analyst Programmers on system and program design.
• Acts as backup to Senior Systems Analyst and Project Manager.
• Formulates and enforce standard or guideline in system development.
• Support all entities of Dah Sing Financial Group including merged and acquired companies.

Incumbent Requirements:
 

• University graduate in Information Systems / Computer Science or equivalent.
• At least 7 years’ system development/ applications experience, preferably in banking industry with exposure in BASEL, CRS (Common Reporting System), Limit Management Systems.
• Candidates with application programming experience is a must, with mainframe COBOL, DFSORT, JCL application programming are preferred.
• Experience in functional and technical specifications documentation, systems design, conduct system test, support user acceptance test.
• Independent and able to deliver quality results under tight schedule.
• Good team player with strong communication skills.