Consultant, Digital Delivery & Transformation (1 year secondment) $50K-$70K

WallStone Partners & Company Limited; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 558,000 - 781,000; Full time

Job summary

WallStone Partners & Company Limited seeks a seasoned Consultant for Digital Delivery & Transformation on a 1-year secondment in Hong Kong. The role oversees local, vendor and offshore teams to deliver scalable digital solutions and drive the architecture for frontend and backend systems.

You will lead agile development on cloud platforms, promote DevOps practices, and guide teams through end-to-end delivery while ensuring quality and on-time delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor degree in computer science or engineering, preferably with Master degree.
• 10+ years IT experience, 5+ years experience in Digital related projects, 3 of which in the capacity of delivery lead
• Preferably with experience in multi-national financial services company or technology consulting firms
• Preferably with knowledge on Insurance industry
• Experience on digital development and cloud technology
• Experience on mobile application development and troubleshooting
• Experience on front office application support
• Experience with API Development and Microservices Architecture Design

Responsibilities

• Lead local, vendor and offshore teams to deliver systems on time and within budget
• Proactively identify risks / issues for implementation and provide mitigation plan
• Define the strategy and roadmap of the digital solutions with business partners
• Define end-to-end solution architecture and design covering frontend and backend
• Lead agile development on cloud using DevOps and latest technologies
• Lead a team of software engineers to develop complex applications with micro service architecture
• Ensure production stability and performance targets are met or exceeded
• Provide continuous improvement for existing systems and streamline software development processes

Skills

Full stack

HTML5

React

Angular

Vue

Flutter

Node.js

Java

Spring Boot

IBM WebSphere

Kafka

Chatbot

CRM

CDP

Blockchain

RPA

SSO

OAuth

Docker

Kubernetes

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering

Master degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Consultant, Digital Delivery & Transformation (1 year secondment) $50K-$70K

Our client, a well-known insurance company in Hong Kong, is looking for a high calibre to join the group.

Job Responsibilities:

Manage local, vendor and offshore teams to deliver systems on time and within budget

Proactively identify risks / issues for implementation and provide mitigation plan

Work with business partners to define the strategy and roadmap of the digital solutions and detail the requirements for technical implementation

Conduct solution assessment using systematic approach jointly with the business. Define the end-to-end solution architecture and design covering both the frontend and backend systems

Promote and adopt software engineering discipline to ensure quality and production requirements are met Lead the design and development of scalable high-performance digital solutions

Lead the development of both frontend (web & mobile) and business logic layers

Lead agile development on cloud using DevOps and with latest technologies

Lead a team of software engineers to develop complex applications with micro service architecture

Ensure the stability and performance targets are met or exceeded with proper solution design and implementation, covering all end-to-end components including infrastructure

Highly skilled in analyzing / designing applications and assessing impacts holistically by ensuring cross-platform compatibility and optimization

Highly skilled in understanding complex applications independently

Ensure smooth production run of application systems and able to troubleshoot production issues quickly

Quick learner in analyzing user requirements, existing system flows, business logic, etc. and able to apply technologies to solve the business problems

Participate in the end-to-end software development lifecycle from design, development, testing, documentation and adhere to enterprise standards

Jointly develop applications with offshore teams or vendors. Participate in design and code reviews effectively

Provide continuous improvement for existing systems and streamlines software development process to control software integrity

Support the Digital Delivery & Transformation team in defining and managing strategic goals and deliverables for our AIAHK digital channels and track implementation success

System Support and Technical Advices (20%)

Analyze technical issues and devises & provides cost effective solutions

Trouble shoot / Support for production problems and provide resolutions

Design and promote software engineering principle and discipline for the developer community

Provide training to upgrade IT knowledge on business and applications

Conducts research on new IT technology and prepares reports and recommendations

Lead sizable projects, prepares and monitors project schedule

Propose on IT practices on application development and system support

Propose the feasibility of System Upgrades (OS, application framework and SDK etc.)

Other Responsibilities (10%)

Ensure deliverables and systems comply with all applicable standards and guidelines

Perform other responsibilities and duties assigned by managers to meet business objectives

Proactively get updated of the latest digital implementation and drives for implementation

Ensure team members who perform regulated activities have obtained the relevant licenses and fulfilled the licensing requirements

Ensure all AIA HK TDA project and BAU deliverables are maintained in compliance with AIA Group Security and other standards

Education & Experience:

Minimum Bachelor degree in computer science or engineering, preferably with Master degree

10+ years IT experience, 5+ years experience in Digital related projects, 3 of which in the capacity of delivery lead

Preferably with experience in multi-national financial services company or technology consulting firms

Preferably with knowledge on Insurance industry

Experience on digital development and cloud technology

Experience on mobile application development and troubleshooting

Experience on front office application support

Competency:

Full stack technical capabilities on digital development, including technologies such as HTML5, React/Angular/Vue/Flutter, node.js, iOS / Android app development, Java, Spring Boot, IBM Websphere / JBoss, Kafka, Chatbot, CRM / CEM, CDP, Blockchain, RPA, Single Sign On, etc.

Experience in API Development and Microservices Architecture Design

Experience on Cloud and data technologies (e.g. Azure, AWS, Mongo, Data Lake, Python, etc)

Experience in CRM solutions (e.g. MS Dynamics) and Call Center technologies (e.g. IVRS)

Experience in Container technology like Docker and Kubernetes

Experience in an Agile/Scrum team using DevOps

Experience in Identify Access Management and authentication standards like OAuth, OpenID connect or SAML

Adobe Experience Manager / Adobe Analytic experience would be a plus