Assistant Vice President, Senior Software Engineer (JRI-3828)

The Japan Research Institute (JRI) Limited is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group. SMBC Group is a Tokyo-based bank holding company that is ranked among the largest 25 banks globally by assets under management. JRI provides comprehensive, highly value-added information services through the coordinated application of its 3 functions i.e. information systems, consulting and think-tank. As a system integrator, JRI offers services in IT strategy planning, implementation and outsourcing to a broad range of industries and activities. JRI Singapore currently supports the overall IT functions of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in the Asia Pacific region.  

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as Technical SME for Private Wealth system (FinIQ platform) and other banking systems (bespoke Backoffice systems and tools) as assigned.
• Analyse, design, develop, customise, test, implement and maintenance of the assigned systems.
• Work closely with the Tech Lead to gather requirements from users, perform technical impact analysis and estimate effort for development/customisation.
• Prepare and/or update functional and technical documents, prepare test cases.
• Develop, modify and customise the applications/platform according to requirements, work with and/or oversee other team members for the development where necessary.
• Conduct peer source code/documentation review.
• Perform unit test and system integration test, support user acceptance test.
• Prepare release procedure and support production implementation.
• Update user manual, system operational manual and other necessary deliverables.
• Troubleshoot issues and problems, provide workarounds and/or work with the product vendor to resolve the issue where necessary.  Perform root cause analysis and come up with preventive measures.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent fields.
• Min. 5 years of experience in software development using Microsoft technologies (.NET, SQL Server/SSIS/SSRS, Azure development).
• Min. 3 years of experience with FinIQ platform for Private Wealth.
• Good banking domain knowledge (especially on Private Wealth).
• Experienced in working in a complex matrix organization.
• Good knowledge in SDLC methodologies (waterfall).
• Good presentation, communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to contribute individually and collaborate well in a team.
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership.
• Ability to respond with speed and flexibility.