Senior Systems Analyst (Core Banking), Information Technology Group

Fubon Bank (Hong Kong); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) seeks an experienced team lead for a core banking application, overseeing end-to-end development, enhancement, and maintenance of mission-critical systems.

You will drive design and implementation of Java-based enterprise solutions, coordinate with stakeholders, and lead SDLC activities including testing, deployments, and documentation to ensure high availability and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of hands-on professional experience in Java development, preferably within the banking or financial services industry.
• Proven experience working on mission-critical enterprise applications with high availability and robust security requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work under pressure in production environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of software development best practices, including object-oriented design, testing methodologies, and code quality standards.
• Experience or domain knowledge in Core banking platforms, or general banking systems is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain Java-based enterprise and banking applications, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional IT teams to gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Participate actively in the system development lifecycle (SDLC), including system analysis, design, development, code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage system deployments, upgrades, patches, and releases, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless application operations.
• Monitor application performance and troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve production issues, providing timely root-cause analysis and preventive solutions.
• Contribute to system architecture design and technical decision-making, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, security policies, and best practices.
• Maintain technical documentation, system specifications, and operational procedures to support long-term maintainability.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by recommending enhancements to system functionality, performance, and reliability.

Skills

RESTful API

Microservices

Oracle

SQL

PL/SQL

WebLogic

JBoss

Tomcat

MQ/Kafka

Git

Jenkins

DevOps tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

WebLogic

JBoss

Tomcat

MQ

Kafka

Git

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated team lead for core banking application with a proven track record in the banking industry. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end development, enhancement, and maintenance of mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain Java-based enterprise and banking applications, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional IT teams to gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Participate actively in the system development lifecycle (SDLC), including system analysis, design, development, code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage system deployments, upgrades, patches, and releases, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless application operations.
• Monitor application performance and troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve production issues, providing timely root-cause analysis and preventive solutions.
• Contribute to system architecture design and technical decision-making, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, security policies, and best practices.
• Maintain technical documentation, system specifications, and operational procedures to support long-term maintainability.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by recommending enhancements to system functionality, performance, and reliability.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of hands-on professional experience in Java development, preferably within the banking or financial services industry.
• Proven experience working on mission-critical enterprise applications with high availability and robust security requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work under pressure in production environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of software development best practices, including object-oriented design, testing methodologies, and code quality standards.
• Experience or domain knowledge in Core banking platforms, or general banking systems is a strong advantage.

Strong hands-on experience in:

• RESTful API and Microservices
• Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL
• WebLogic, JBoss, Tomcat, or equivalent application servers
• MQ, Kafka, or enterprise messaging platforms
• Git, Jenkins, DevOps tools

Experience in:

• API integration
• Cloud-ready architecture
• Container technologies (Docker/Kubernetes) is an advantage