Head of Application

Pru Life UK; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential is seeking a software engineer to enhance and maintain the PLUK Core admin system and collaborate with the front-end team to ensure an end-to-end software lifecycle.

The role involves analyzing problems, defining scope changes, preparing technical specifications, conducting unit/integration tests, and ensuring IT governance compliance. Collaboration with business teams is required to deliver efficient solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in enhancing and maintaining core admin systems.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain PLUK Core admin system.
• Collaborate with front-end teams to ensure robust end-to-end lifecycle.
• Ensure Applications Management aligns with company strategy.
• Define and document scope changes during projects.
• Collaborate with business teams to propose efficient solutions.
• Analyze problems and implement technical solutions.
• Prepare technical specifications and maintain documentation.
• Perform unit/integration testing.
• Meet deadlines for assignments.
• Conduct quality analysis before acceptance testing.
• Work with Business Analysts to deliver robust applications.
• Ensure development complies with IT governance policy.
• Provide technical reviews and mentor juniors.

Skills

Software maintenance

Front-end collaboration

Technical analysis

Unit testing

Documentation

Code review

Job description

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.
Candidate is to understand PLUK application and should be able to enhance and support the application efficiently by doing a proper impact analysis.

• Enhancement and maintenance of PLUK Core admin system
• Work closely with other front-end system application team to ensure end-to-end software lifecycle is robust
• Ensuring the Applications Management function is aligned with company strategy.
• Define and document scope changes during the project life cycle.
• Collaborate with business teams to understand and suggest best & efficient solution to cater to business needs
• Analyze problems and implement appropriate technical solutions
• Prepare the technical specification
• Maintain and document the changes
• Conduct Unit/Integration testing
• Complete the assignments within the agreed deadline
• Quality analysis of the programs/system before acceptance testing
• Work closely with Business Analyst to deliver a robust and error-free application systems
• Ensure that all development and implementation are compliant with IT governance policy
• Technical review and quality analysis of the code done by junior members to ensure learning and motivation for subordinates
  

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.