Senior Trade Systems Architect & Project Lead

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) invites an experienced IT professional to join the Central Banking & Devt Platforms division. You will lead the implementation of a new trade management system architecture and its peripherals within the Government Data Centre, owning applications and coordinating across agencies.

Responsibilities include design and delivery of scalable, secure solutions, vendor management, and ensuring governance and compliance while aligning with business objectives and

Qualifications

• Degree holder with relevant experience in trade management systems and project/vendor management.
• Strong proficiency in software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with J2EE/.NET, SQL, and shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the applications of the trade management portfolio.
• Lead technical planning, implementation, and support of application infrastructure across multiple agencies.
• Propose and lead integration designs and performance testing across multiple infrastructure components.
• Establish reliable operations and ensure quality and governance for the portfolio.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Solution architecture

Cloud architecture

J2EE

NET

RESTful APIs

Kubernetes

OpenShift

CI/CD

AWS

RHEL

JBoss EAP

Oracle Database

SQL

Shell scripting

Maven

Data analysis

Business analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OpenShift

AWS

Maven

JBoss EAP

Oracle Database

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

What The Role Is

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.

What The Role Is

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.

What You Will Be Working On

• Lead the implementation and management of on-prem-based applications, ensuring optimal performance and security while assessing on-prem security needs and control frameworks.
• Design and implement configuration management strategies, including virtualisation for on-prem-based hosting solutions, developing scripts and templates to automate infrastructure provisioning and application updates.
• Develop and optimise Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD2) processes, including test automation integration.
• Foster a DevOps culture within the team, implementing best practices, promoting continuous learning, and maintaining Agile workflows.
• Provide comprehensive application development support, creating resources and tools to enhance developer productivity and streamline operational processes.
• Establish robust logging, traces, and metrics solutions to gain visibility and enhance monitoring and observability into service health, develop key reports based on Service Level Indicators (SLIs)/Service Level Objectives (SLOs)/Service Level Availabilities (SLAs), and implement modern network operations practices for efficient incident management.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• Extensive experience in on-prem hosted application software engineering
• Good knowledge and understanding of the SDLC process and tools used in DevSecOps
• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and experience implementing deployment pipelines, release strategies (blue-green, feature flags)
• Experience in automating and optimising operational processes in software development environments
• Ability to combine IT operations knowledge with machine learning and automation for efficient alert and incident management. This includes working with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog and ELK stack on metrics, logs, and traces for SLIs/SLOs/SLAs.
• Experience in maintaining and adopting Agile best practices and lifecycles for process workflows
• Experience in forecasting product resource needs, load testing, identifying bottlenecks, and ensuring product can handle traffic spikes gracefully
• Demonstrated ability to promote DevOps methodologies and culture within teams.
• Experience in developing technical content and support systems for development teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyse complex systems and processes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
  
  

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 15 months contract. All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.