Senior System / System Manager, Reserve & Risk Management (Contract)

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS); Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A central banking authority of Singapore is seeking an IT professional with at least 10 years of experience in managing trade management systems. The role involves project management, application ownership, and ensuring quality delivery for digital services. Strong proficiency in Agile methodologies and stakeholder management is required. Join us to shape the economic landscape of Singapore.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience in supporting and/or implementing trade management systems.
• Proven track record in project and product vendor management and delivery.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage a suite of applications systems.
• Ensure smooth operations and delivery of IT projects.
• Develop actionable insights into business operations.

Skills

Project and product vendor management

Business process analysis

Agile methodologies

Application management

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree

Tools

SWIFT

SimCorp Dimension

PMP/ScrumMaster certifications

Job description

What the role is

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator.

As central bank, MAS promotes sustained, non-inflationary economic growth through the conduct of monetary policy and close macroeconomic surveillance and analysis. It manages Singapore’s exchange rate, official foreign reserves, and liquidity in the banking sector.

As an integrated financial supervisor, MAS fosters a sound financial services sector through its prudential oversight of all financial institutions in Singapore – banks, insurers, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors, and stock exchanges. It is also responsible for well-functioning financial markets, sound conduct, and investor education.

MAS also works with the financial industry to promote Singapore as a dynamic international financial centre. It facilitates the development of infrastructure, adoption of technology, and upgrading of skills in the financial industry.

Join us now, if you have a genuine interest in making an impact to help shape Singapore’s economic and financial landscape.

What you will be working on

The IT Department is responsible for the project management, design, implementation and operational support of IT Applications in MAS. The team manages and ensures the smooth operations and delivery of IT projects that serves the Financial Industry as well as MAS users.

You will be part of the Central Banking & Devt Platforms division, responsible for managing the systems supporting the reserves and risk management systems in MAS.

In this role, the officer is expected to undertake the following areas of work:

• Application, service, and system ownership

  • Own and manage a suite of applications systems

  • Own and manage a portfolio of digital services

  • To manage the applications and services as a portfolio

• Solution design:

  • Business analysis and functional design

    • Develop actionable insights into business operations and processes

    • Elicit, shape, scope, and manage business requirements through rigorous and appropriate methods of information gathering and collaboration with stakeholders

    • Design solutions that are consistent with business and technology objectives

    • Develop the solution’s business case in collaboration with stakeholders, and co-champion it

  • Technology analysis and solution design

    • Design the application technology solution, for both bespoke applications (custom developed) and COTS based solutions

• Project and product delivery and quality

  • Plan and manage IT projects and product, and ensure alignment of project and product to the business objectives within established scope, cost and schedule

  • Quality: Assure the quality of systems and applications, including the establishment of quality management technology, and systems and processes for applications development, testing and delivery

• Operations and maintenance, User support

  • Establish reliable operations of the applications and digital service in the portfolio

  • Conduct maintenance and technology lifecycle management on the applications and systems

• Governance, Risk, Compliance

  • Ensure compliance to ICT Governance policies and standards

  • Establish quality and mechanisms for systemic quality across all applications and systems

  • Establish risk management for applications systems

• Partner and vendor arrangements and resourcing

  • Design and establish vendor and resourcing arrangements, contracts, service levels for the delivery and management of digital services, systems and technology

What we are looking for

• Degree with at least 10 years' relevant experience in supporting and/or implementing trade management systems

• Proven track record in project and product vendor management and delivery, and familiar with business process analysis and re-engineering.

• Proven experience in application management, including deployment, monitoring, incident management and maintenance of complex systems

• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, tools, and delivery processes

• Expertise in business analysis, with the ability to elicit requirements and develop compelling business cases for proposed solutions and translate into technical requirements, and vice versa

• Proficiency in application testing assessment and management, including the ability to analyse test results and propose improvements

• Knowledge of service design principles and the ability to apply design thinking methods to identify transformation opportunities

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyse complex business problems, recommending digitalisation and process changes

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with various internal and external stakeholders

• Understanding of solution engineering principles, including the ability to design application architecture and evaluate hardware and software solutions (e.g. Java/J2EE and/or Microsoft .NET Framework and PL/SQL programming/ databases and fault-tolerant infrastructure concepts)

• Expertise in the following will be an advantage:

  • Understanding of S.W.I.F.T messaging platform and infrastructure

  • Knowledge about or experience with SimCorp Dimension

  • Certifications in PMP/ ScrumMaster and relevant technical skills

  • Good understanding of trade management process (e.g. trade execution, compliance monitoring, confirmation matching) and financial instruments (e.g. bond, FX spot/ swaps)

  • Familiarity with ICT governance policies, standards, and best practices in government agencies

Soft Skills

• Able to work independently as well as in a team

• Good decision-making skills and response to high-pressure situations

• Strong interpersonal communication and organizing skills to coordinate and facilitate project and product lifecycle activities and discussions

• Ability to work with details and time-sensitive issues

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

This will be a 2-year contract.All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.