Lead Specialist, Solution Architect

TNG Digital; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Extra leave for family and caregiving

Monthly lifestyle allowance via TNG eW

Mobile and broadband reimbursement

Job summary

TNG Digital, part of TNG Digital Group, is seeking an Architecture Governance & Solution Design leader in Malaysia. You will design and enhance high-performance software systems, supervise technical teams, and drive architecture decisions across microservices, cloud, and DevOps.

The role requires 8+ years of IT experience and strong Java/Kotlin skills. We value bold ideas, fast iteration, and scalable solutions that impact everyday transactions in TNG eWallet.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in IT, software engineering, CS or related field.
• At least 8 years of proven experience in IT areas including Java engineering and software architecture design.
• Deep knowledge of IT architecture, infrastructure, microservices, high-volume transactions and cloud development.
• Hands-on skills in Java and Kotlin; Spring framework.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, distributed in-memory caches, DevOps and operating systems.
• Familiarity with Jira and Git.

Responsibilities

• Design and enhance software systems for high performance and throughput.
• Research current and emerging technologies; propose best solutions for enterprise fit.
• Describe architecture to stakeholders and ensure requirements are met.
• Improve processes, create development frameworks and prototypes for teams.
• Supervise technical staff and guide problem resolution as issues arise.
• Define features, phases and solution requirements; manage costs and budgets.
• Assess business impact of technical choices.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Spring framework

Microservices

Cloud development

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Distributed caches

DevOps

Operating systems

Jira

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Jira

Git

Job description

At TNG Digital, part of TNG Digital Group, we build the tech behind TNG eWallet, one of Malaysia’s most used apps for payments and everyday life.

Millions of people rely on us daily, not just to pay, but to manage money, access financial services, and get things done faster and simpler.

Behind it all is a team that likes to question how things are done, move quickly, and try new ideas. If you enjoy solving real problems and seeing your work used at scale, you will feel right at home here.

What You'll Do:

Architecture Governance & Solution Design

• Capable of design and enhancement of software systems to achieve high performance and high throughput.
• Continually researching current, emerging technologies and third‑party solutions, evaluate them and proposing best tech solution among all possible to solve the existing business problems and make sure they perfectly fit it in the existing enterprise environment.
• Understanding and Describing the structure, characteristics, behaviour, and other aspects of the software to various stakeholders such as business owners, business analysts, project managers, development teams and inform them about any problems within the current technical solutions being implemented and ensuring that all stakeholders requirements are considered.
• Understanding of how all parts of the business model work together including processes, services and application architectures, improving them, creating development frameworks and prototypes to be used by development teams.

Project / Stakeholder Management

• Supervising technical staff and providing them with constructive guidance and recommendation and resolving technical problems as they arise.
• Setting up and managing the collaboration frameworks.
• Managing the risks and product delivery.
• Assessing the business impact that certain technical choices have.
• Defining features, phases, and solution requirements on product development processes, costs, and budgets.
• Accounting for deadlines and given resources and able to make critical decisions in tough situations within the given timeframe.

Role Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

At least 8 years of Proven experience in one or more IT areas but not limited to:

(a) Java engineering and software architecture design.

(b) In-depth knowledge of IT architecture, infrastructure, microservices, high volume transactions and cloud development.

• In-depth knowledge of IT architecture, infrastructure, microservices, high volume transactions and cloud development.
• In-depth understanding and hands‑on skills on coding languages such as (Java, Kotlin).
• In-depth understanding and hands‑on skills on Spring framework.
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases, NoSQL databases, distributed in‑memory caches.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding on DevOps.
• In-depth knowledge of various operating systems.
• In-depth knowledge of collaboration frameworks (Jira, Git).
• Passionate, agile, flexible, and positive attitude.

What You Get

Work your way

• Medical coverage, with option to include dependants
• Extra leave for family and caregiving needs

Rewards that grow with you

• Monthly lifestyle allowance via TNG eWallet
• Long‑term rewards for your contributions

Everyday support

• Mobile and broadband reimbursement
• Discounts and wellness perks

What it’s like to work here

We care about people who take ownership, speak up, and want to make things better. Titles matter less than impact. Good ideas can come from anyone.

You will be working with people who are curious, practical, and not afraid to challenge each other in a good way.