Assistant Vice President, Core Banking & Application Services

Bangkok Bank Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Bangkok Bank Berhad in Kuala Lumpur seeks an Assistant Vice President for Core Banking & Application Services to own core banking systems and related applications. You will supervise day-to-day IT operations, manage start-of-day and end-of-day processes, and drive improvements to reduce costs and enhance service delivery.

The role requires 5–8 years in IT within financial services, strong SQL, API exposure, AS/400 Equation experience, and the ability to lead projects, coordinate across units,

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in IT/engineering or related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant IT experience in financial services.
• Hands-on support in core banking applications and SQL databases.
• Experience with API integration and AS/400 Equation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and oversee core banking systems and applications within the IT Operations Unit.
• Administer start-of-day and end-of-day processes and monthly batch operations.
• Organize job scheduling for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tasks; contribute to new process implementations.
• Maintain and update IT Operations Procedure guidelines; support audits and regulatory reviews.
• Lead IT project scoping, planning, execution, and stakeholder coordination; ensure resourcing and governance.
• Provide day-to-day helpdesk oversight; ensure timely incident response and escalation to senior management.

Skills

IT leadership

SQL

APIs

Risk management

Education

Degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

AS/400 Equation

Banking applications

Job description

Assistant Vice President, Core Banking & Application Services

Take ownership of core banking system, application, services assigned under Application unit.

Administer and supervise start of day and end of day user support and processing including monthly processing as provided in the IT policy and Guidelines.

Organize job scheduling for daily, weekly, monthly and yearly processes, and to assist in developing and implementing new processes and procedures.

Act as the owner of IT Operations Procedure guideline, perform periodic updates to current documentation and annual review.

Undertake scoping and project management for improvement projects to improve existing applications and services.

Provides input in development of systems and processes to improve accuracy of work and to reduce processing costs and man-hours.

Provide day-to-day management oversight for the helpdesk operation to ensure incidents and service requests and escalations to higher management are dealt with in a timely fashion.

Ensures close co-ordination with other departments / Units of the Banks to avoid oversights or duplication of work.

Ensure effective on-going support for all systems in use by the Bank, ensuring that the service provided to users is the highest possible within the resources available.

In charge for Core Banking and BNM system storage, archiving, backup and recovery procedures are functioning correctly.

In charge to maintain Bank’s IT operation and application, ensure compliance to IT audit and Bank Negara Malaysia regulatory; ensure compliance to all policies and processes.

Administer and support yearly internal and external IT audit and BNM audit.

In charge of providing detail procedures and conducting Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery Plan testing scheduled at least twice per year.

Responsible for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of the specific assigned IT project. He/she ensures the specific assigned IT project is effectively resourced and manages relationships with a wide range of groups (including all project contributors.

Own and resolve high-impact, multi-layered incident involving Core banking system, Internet banking services, Treasury system, Critical and non-critical application services.

Ensure system design and setup meets the bank’s and regulatory services availability and resiliency requirement.

Ensure technical solutions align with best practices, security standards, and operational stability.

Provide clear, timely, and professional communication to Head of IT / EDP, including senior management and incident response team. Drive root cause analysis, post incident reviews, and long term corrective actions.

Job Requirements

Possesses recognised Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or Engineering or equivalent.

Minimum 5 to 8 years of working experience in the related field is required for this position.

Hands-on support in application services (e.g. Bank Negara Malaysia GWC, espick, Inter-bank Giro etc) and SQL database. Experience in application Protocol Interface (“API”) and core banking system (AS400 Equation) will be added advantage.

Well verse in IT operations and principles and practices, preferably in financial institutions as well as good understanding of Bank Negara Malaysia’s Risk in Technology Management (“RMiT”).

Excellence in verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level updates.

Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate technical issues into business impact or proposal.

A confident technical Subject Matter Expert (“SME”) who enjoys ownership and accountability.

Self-motivated, team-leader, pro-active, resourceful and able to work independently with minimum supervision.

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Bangkok Bank Limited, Kuala Lumpur Branch opened its door for business on 23 January 1959 offering a full range of commercial banking services.

On 20 May 1993, Bangkok Bank Limited, Bangkok ("Parent Bank") changed its status to a public company required by the Securities & Stock Exchange Act, Thailand and thus, the Parent Bank became known as Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited, likewise the Kuala Lumpur Branch.

In compliance with Bank Negara Malaysia's requirement on all foreign banks to be locally incorporated, Bangkok Bank Berhad (“BBB”) was incorporated on 12 May 1994 to take over the whole operations of Kuala Lumpur Branch of Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited.

BBB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited with an authorized and paid up share capital of RM1 Billion. The principal activities of BBB are banking and related financial services.

BBB has only one subsidiary which is BBL Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd. The principal activity of the subsidiary is provision of nominees services.

Bangkok Bank Limited, Kuala Lumpur Branch opened its door for business on 23 January 1959 offering a full range of commercial banking services.

On 20 May 1993, Bangkok Bank Limited, Bangkok ("Parent Bank") changed its status to a public company required by the Securities & Stock Exchange Act, Thailand and thus, the Parent Bank became known as Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited, likewise the Kuala Lumpur Branch.

In compliance with Bank Negara Malaysia's requirement on all foreign banks to be locally incorporated, Bangkok Bank Berhad (“BBB”) was incorporated on 12 May 1994 to take over the whole operations of Kuala Lumpur Branch of Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited.

BBB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited with an authorized and paid up share capital of RM1 Billion. The principal activities of BBB are banking and related financial services.

BBB has only one subsidiary which is BBL Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd. The principal activity of the subsidiary is provision of nominees services.

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