Technical Lead, Trade Finance Applications (Java / Spring Boot)
CIMB Bank Berhad
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Job summary
CIMB Bank Berhad is seeking a Technical Lead for Trade Finance Applications to guide the delivery of technology changes, ensure stable production systems, and align solutions with business objectives. You will own the full SDLC, translate requirements into technical design, lead hands-on Java development with Spring Boot, perform code reviews, and provide guidance to cross‑functional teams in Kuala Lumpur.
Strong leadership and banking domain knowledge are advantageous and will help drive
Qualifications
- 10+ years of Java/J2EE development experience.
- 5+ years leading development teams or technical workstreams.
- Experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and JBoss.
- Experience in technical design, code review, and solution architecture.
- Experience supporting production systems, including incident management and RCA.
- Experience with SQL Server/MySQL, performance tuning, and database troubleshooting.
- Experience integrating applications using REST, SOAP, JMS, or MQ.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support DTF system development, enhancements, and production defect fixes across the full SDLC.
- Perform hands-on coding, technical design, and ensure solutions are robust, secure, and aligned with standards.
- Provide L2/L3 BAU production support, including incident, problem, and service request resolution within SLA.
- Participate in on-call support and handle critical production issues, including troubleshooting and permanent fixes.
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and collaborate with vendors and internal teams for issue resolution and prevention.
- Manage deployment and release activities across DEV, SIT, UAT, PROD, and DR environments.
- Ensure system stability through proactive monitoring, risk identification, and preventive actions.
- Prepare and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
- Conduct knowledge transfer and support readiness before production releases.
- Participate in CAB meeting and ensure compliance with change management processes.
- Work closely with stakeholders to ensure smooth operations and delivery.
- Drive continuous improvement in automation, performance, and development practices.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
The primary responsibility of this role is to lead and support the delivery of technology changes while ensuring stable and effective application support for production systems. The role focuses on delivering high-quality solutions that align with business objectives and customer expectations.
This position requires active involvement across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, technical design, development, testing, deployment, and production support. The incumbent will translate business requirements into clear and well‑defined technical specifications and deliver robust, optimized, secure, and well‑documented solutions.
The role also requires strong hands‑on technical capability, including the ability to develop solutions with minimal reliance on third‑party frameworks where appropriate, as well as adaptability to learn and apply new programming languages, tools, and technologies as needed. A proactive mindset toward automation, performance improvement, and operational efficiency is essential.
In addition, the incumbent is expected to provide technical leadership and guidance, including effort estimation, solution consultation, code review, and support in resolving complex production issues. Collaboration with application support teams and relevant stakeholders is critical to ensure timely delivery, effective incident resolution, and continuous improvement of system stability and performance.
Key Responsibilities
1. Development & BAU Support
Lead and support DTF system development, enhancements, and production defect fixes across the full SDLC (requirements to deployment and support).
Perform hands‑on coding, technical design, and ensure solutions are robust, secure, and aligned with standards.
Provide L2/L3 BAU production support, including incident, problem, and service request resolution within SLA.
Participate in on‑call support and handle critical production issues, including troubleshooting and permanent fixes.
Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and collaborate with vendors and internal teams for issue resolution and prevention.
Manage deployment and release activities across DEV, SIT, UAT, PROD, and DR environments.
Ensure system stability through proactive monitoring, risk identification, and preventive actions.
Prepare and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
Conduct knowledge transfer and support readiness before production releases.
Participate in CAB meeting and ensure compliance with change management processes.
Work closely with stakeholders (support, infra, QA, business) to ensure smooth operations and delivery.
Drive continuous improvement in automation, performance, and development practices while staying updated on new technologies.
2. Project Delivery (Waterfall / Hybrid Methodology)
Engage with business users and stakeholders to gather, clarify, and analyse requirements for new features, enhancements, and production fixes.
Lead and/or prepare Functional Specification Documents (FSDs) and detailed technical design documents, ensuring alignment with Group Project Life Cycle (GPLC) process.
Design, develop, and maintain application components including:
Reports, advices, and customer/business statements
Interface files to downstream systems (e.g., BDW, EIS, GFMS)
Batch jobs, scripts, scheduling, and configuration activities
Develop and support system integrations, including online interfaces (web services, MQ messaging) and J2EE‑based application components/screens.
Perform hands‑on application development, including coding, debugging, and enhancement of existing functionalities.
Lead and support full testing lifecycle activities, including:
Unit Testing and System Testing
SIT and UAT support, including defect analysis and resolution
Support deployment and release management activities across environments (DEV, SIT, UAT, PROD, DR), including check‑in/check‑out, version control, and release coordination.
Ensure all deliverables comply with required documentation standards, development guidelines, version control policies, and change/release management processes.
Provide technical support during and after deployment to ensure smooth production rollout and early life support stability.
Job Specification
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or a related field. Professional Qualification and/or Regulatory, Licensing requirements N/A
10+ years of Java/J2EE development experience.
5+ years leading development teams or technical workstreams.
Experience delivering applications using Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and JBoss.
Experience in technical design, code review, and solution architecture.
Experience supporting production systems, including incident management and RCA.
Experience with SQL Server/MySQL, performance tuning, and database troubleshooting.
Experience in release management, deployment activities, and change governance.
Experience integrating applications using REST, SOAP, JMS, or MQ.
Experience working with business users, vendors, and cross‑functional teams.
Operating System: RHEL V7.9 or later, Windows Server 2012 or
Required Competencies and Skills
RHEL 7.9 or later, Windows Server 2012 or later. Database
SQL Server and MySQL.
Strong SQL development and troubleshooting skills, including query optimization, stored procedures (SQL/PSM), views, indexing, and performance analysis.
Unix/Linux Shell Scripting and PERL scripting.
Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate/JPA.
JBoss / WildFly Application Server.
RESTful APIs, SOAP Web Services, XML, JSON.
JMS and messaging technologies (e.g., IBM MQ).
Crystal Reports, Business Objects, and reporting tools.
MS Office and MS Excel (Pivot Tables, Macros).
1. Technical Leadership
Minimum 10 years of software development experience, with at least 5 years in a technical lead or senior developer capacity.
Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and architecture designs.
Experience in technical design reviews, code reviews, effort estimation, and development governance.
Proven ability to mentor and guide developers and support teams.
2. Software Development & Delivery
Minimum 5 years of experience across the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) using Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
Hands‑on experience in application development, testing, deployment, and production rollout.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and release management processes.
3. Testing & Quality Assurance
Experience with unit, integration, system, and performance testing.
Familiarity with testing tools such as JUnit, JMeter, Selenium, or equivalent.
4. Production Support & Operations
Minimum 5 years of experience supporting mission‑critical production systems, preferably within banking or financial services.
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
Familiarity with ITIL processes, Experience supporting production releases, disaster recovery exercises, and on‑call support.
Strong experience with REST APIs, SOAP Web Services, JMS, IBM MQ, SFTP, and file‑based integrations.
Experience integrating with downstream systems, middleware platforms, and external vendors.
6. Domain Knowledge
Banking or Trade Finance system experience is highly desirable.
Understanding of regulatory, audit, security, and operational requirements within the financial services industry.
7. Personal Attributes
Self‑motivated and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work effectively with business users, vendors, and cross‑functional teams.
Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and commitment to service
Hirer responsiveness Salary match Number of applicants
Banking & Credit More than 10,000 employees
CIMB Group is one of ASEAN’s leading universal banking groups and is Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider, by assets. It offers consumer banking, commercial banking, investment banking, Islamic banking and asset management products and services. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, the Group is present in all 10 ASEAN nations (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Philippines). Beyond ASEAN, the Group has market presence in China, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Korea, the US and UK.
CIMB Group has the most extensive retail branch network in ASEAN approximately of 720 branches as at 30 September 2019. CIMB Group’s investment banking arm is also one of the largest Asia Pacific-based investment banks, offering amongst the most comprehensive research coverage around of 600 stocks in the region.
CIMB Group operates its business through three main brand entities, CIMB Bank, CIMB Investment Bank and CIMB Islamic. CIMB Group is also the 92.5% shareholder of Bank CIMB Niaga in Indonesia, and 94.8% shareholder of CIMB Thai in Thailand.
CIMB Group is listed on Bursa Malaysia via CIMB Group Holdings Berhad. It had a market capitalisation of approximately RM48.9 billion as at 30 September 2019. The Group has around 36,000 employees located in 16 countries
For more information, please visit www.cimb.com
CIMB Group is one of ASEAN’s leading universal banking groups and is Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider, by assets. It offers consumer banking, commercial banking, investment banking, Islamic banking and asset management products and services. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, the Group is present in all 10 ASEAN nations (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Philippines). Beyond ASEAN, the Group has market presence in China, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Korea, the US and UK.
CIMB Group has the most extensive retail branch network in ASEAN approximately of 720 branches as at 30 September 2019. CIMB Group’s investment banking arm is also one of the largest Asia Pacific-based investment banks, offering amongst the most comprehensive research coverage around of 600 stocks in the region.
CIMB Group operates its business through three main brand entities, CIMB Bank, CIMB Investment Bank and CIMB Islamic. CIMB Group is also the 92.5% shareholder of Bank CIMB Niaga in Indonesia, and 94.8% shareholder of CIMB Thai in Thailand.
CIMB Group is listed on Bursa Malaysia via CIMB Group Holdings Berhad. It had a market capitalisation of approximately RM48.9 billion as at 30 September 2019. The Group has around 36,000 employees located in 16 countries
For more information, please visit www.cimb.com
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