Engineering Manager

Etiqa Insurance and Takaful; Kuala Lumpur; Presencial; MYR 240.000 - 360.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Etiqa Insurance and Takaful is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive delivery, support, and continuous enhancement of the Core Life Solutions (CLS) and Medical Cares System (MCS) platforms. The role focuses on production stability, governance, and talent development to support the company's insurance and takaful objectives.

The candidate will lead architecture, modernisation efforts, and automation programs, while ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable solutions that align with business

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Software Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 6 years in software engineering and technology delivery.
• Minimum 3 years leading engineering or delivery teams with people management.
• Strong experience in Java, .NET, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, microservices.
• Experience in insurance, takaful, or financial services systems.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery, governance, and vendor management.
• Certifications such as PMP, Scrum Master, TOGAF, Azure/AWS, or ITIL are a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the delivery, support, and continuous enhancement of CLS and MCS portfolios.
• Manage project priorities, resources, timelines, dependencies, risks, and delivery outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership on solution architecture and modernization.
• Oversee production stability, incident management, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Ensure compliance with governance, security, risk controls, and regulatory obligations.
• Drive engineering excellence through development practices, QA, release management, automation, and debt remediation.
• Lead, coach, and develop engineering teams through talent acquisition and performance management.
• Drive productivity via automation and AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, technology teams, and vendors to deliver scalable solutions.
• Manage vendor relationships, project deliverables, and cross-functional engagements.
• Support portfolio planning, budget management, resource forecasting, and management reporting.

Conocimientos

Java

.NET

PL/SQL

PostgreSQL

Microservices

API integration

Application modernisation

Agile delivery

Vendor management

Stakeholder engagement

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related discipline

Herramientas

Azure

AWS

PMP

Scrum Master

ITIL

Descripción del empleo

Lead and develop engineering teams responsible for the delivery, support, and continuous enhancement of the Core Life Solutions (CLS) and Medical Cares System (MCS) platforms. This role is accountable for engineering delivery, production stability, technology governance, and talent development, while driving strategic initiatives such as straight-through-processing (STP) automation, system modernisation, and new product implementation. Working closely with business and technology stakeholders, the incumbent will ensure the delivery of secure, scalable, and reliable solutions that support the Company's Insurance and Takaful business objectives.

• Lead the delivery, support, and continuous enhancement of the Core Life Solutions (CLS) and Medical Cares System (MCS) portfolios, including business-as-usual (BAU) support, straight-through-processing (STP) initiatives, and new product implementations.
• Manage project priorities, resource allocation, timelines, dependencies, risks, and delivery outcomes to ensure the successful execution of technology initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership on solution architecture, engineering standards, application design, and technology modernisation initiatives.
• Oversee production stability, incident management, root cause analysis, disaster recovery readiness, and service quality across the CLS and MCS application estates.
• Ensure compliance with technology governance, architecture standards, security requirements, risk controls, and regulatory obligations.
• Drive engineering excellence through effective development practices, quality assurance, release management, automation, and technical debt remediation.
• Lead, coach, and develop engineering teams through talent acquisition, performance management, succession planning, and capability-building initiatives.
• Drive productivity improvements through automation, AI-assisted engineering practices, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, technology teams, and vendors to deliver scalable and reliable solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Manage vendor relationships, project deliverables, and cross-functional stakeholder engagements to support successful programme execution.
• Support portfolio planning, budget management, resource forecasting, and management reporting to ensure effective utilisation of technology investments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in software engineering, application development, and technology delivery.
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading engineering or delivery teams, including people management and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong experience in Java, .NET, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, microservices, API integration, and application modernisation.
• Experience in insurance, takaful, or financial services systems and business processes.
• Proven track record in technology delivery, production support, incident management, and operational excellence.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies, technology governance, and vendor management.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, Scrum Master, TOGAF, Azure/AWS, or ITIL are an added advantage