Senior Software Engineer Core Applications

espire infolabs (singapore) pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

espire infolabs (singapore) pte. ltd. seeks an experienced technical lead to oversee core policy admin systems in Life Asia/Life400, driving architecture and integration.

You will collaborate with product owners, tech-delivery leads and delivery teams to design COBOL/400 solutions, middleware integrations, and omnichannel workflows, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with insurance industry standards. Strong communication, cross-functional leadership, and pragmatic engineering mindset are

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Life Policy admin features and functionalities.
• 5+ years in Insurance/Financial Industry with Life Asia/Life400 experience.
• 5+ years of COBOL/400 programming on LifeAsia/Life400.
• Experience with underwriting engines, front-end/mobile apps, and workflow.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on automation.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of core application deliverables for product launches and post-launch features.
• Deliver engineering outputs for Life Asia/Life400 products and CCM, middleware integrations.
• Define technical designs with Product Owners and tech leads for launches and enhancements.
• Guide junior IT members and ensure timely delivery of tasks and projects.
• Lead technical delivery and coordinate with delivery leads and business users.
• Engage stakeholders to articulate and validate technical solutions.
• Contribute to policy admin system architecture and best practices.
• Maintain awareness of insurance/financial industry developments.
• Support release management, deployment methodologies, and environment management.
• Recommend effective solutions for issues and pursue process automation.

Skills

Policy administration

COBOL/400

Insurance domain

Omnichannel integration

Agile methods

Middleware (MuleSoft)

Release management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Front-end/mobile integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems

CRM/CCM/Cloud/Agile certifications

Tools

MuleSoft

Job description

Responsibilities

• Oversight of Core Application deliverables for Product launches, Post launch features, customer acquisition, Servicing and Middleware Integration

• Responsible to develop/deliver engineering deliverables for Products Sales, Customer acquisition and Servicing solutions that includes Core Applications (Life Asia/Life400), CCM Solutions, Underwriting Engines, Workflow, Middleware Integration with Front End/Mobile applications etc.

• Work closely with Business Product Owners, Tech-Delivery- Leads and other technical team members to define the technical design for Product Launches, Post launch product features build, Enhancements and other new project initiatives

• Responsible for technical Solution to meet demand and guide junior IT members in the team.

• Partnering with business product owners to drive Product & Proposition target or Customer Service deliverables

• Lead the technical delivery of assigned tasks / projects.

• Building relationships with Delivery leads, other Engineering team members and business users across the organization. Being able to engage and articulate the technical solution across team is critical to this role.

• Contributes for the overall Policy Admin System architecture and design, providing best practice guidance and patterns.

• Maintaining knowledge and understanding of the industry verticals, critical for implementation.

• Maintaining a complete awareness of the Insurance/Financial Industries latest updates and developments allowing you to support/suggest appropriate solution for user needs

• Task driven. Be able to control and commit to the agreed timeline

• Finalizing the best technical solution for the business needs

• Recommending proper solutions for any issues / challenges faced by user

Requirements

Experience

• Deep understanding of Life Policy admins features and functionalities.
• 5+ years in Insurance/Financial Industry experience with a minimum of 5 years on Supporting Core Policy Admin systems especially Life Asia/Life400.
• 5+ years of experience in COBOL/400 programming on LifeAsia/Life400 application.
• Knowledge of Surrounding applications like underwriting engine, Front end / mobile applications, and workflow.
• Good experience in omnichannel Integration
• Strong understanding of environment management, release management, code versioning best practices, and deployment methodologies.
• Knowledge of integrating with other surrounding applications around core application like Sales Portals, Workflow, and underwriting engines.
• Solution-oriented and pragmatic mindset paired with strong communication skills.
• Very good conceptual and analytical skills and a high motivation to define process automation.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a cross functional and collaborative team environment
• Experience in application integration middleware (e.g., MuleSoft) is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of Agile / Iterative delivery methodology.

Education

• Academic: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related fields.
• Professional Certification(s): CRM, CCM, Cloud, Agile certification (Preferred)