System Analyst

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is seeking a Technical Lead / System Analyst to oversee IT application development, maintenance, and infrastructure for equities trading systems. You will gather business requirements from front office, trading desks, operations, and risk teams and translate them into BRD/FRD and user stories.

The role demands hands-on experience with equity and FX trading platforms, cloud deployments, and a track record in delivering large-scale, high-availability systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Over 12 years of professional experience including 8+ years in software development, BA/SA, and project or change delivery in finance.
• Hands-on experience with Equity and FX trading systems and market data platforms.
• Strong technical and platform expertise in Equity/FX trading systems, market data, SaaS/cloud, and mobile development.
• MS SQL Server, Oracle, Windows, Linux, shell scripting, messaging queues, JBoss, Apache, Tomcat, Java/J2EE, FIX, CORBA, React Native, iOS/Android deployment, and DevOps tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee IT application development, maintenance, delivery, and infrastructure setup.
• Lead requirement analysis for Equities trading systems (OMS/EMS, execution, post-trade).
• Refine business requirements with front office, trading desks, operations, and risk teams.
• Translate requirements into BRD/FRD/user stories and ensure traceability.
• Provide SME guidance on equities trading workflows including OMS/EMS and market connectivity.
• Define end-to-end functional solutions across trading platforms and integrations.
• Ensure alignment with EA, data models, and integration frameworks.
• Validate designs for scalability and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with architects and developers to implement requirements.
• Manage projects with waterfall and Scrum methodologies.
• Coordinate across application teams to resolve dependencies and SIT/UAT support.
• Liaise with vendors on specs, delivery, testing, and implementation.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder communication

SDLC ownership

Agile methodologies

Equities trading

Cloud platforms

DevOps tooling

Education

CS degree

Tools

MS SQL Server

Oracle

Windows

Linux

Shell scripting

Jboss

Apache Tomcat

Java/J2EE

FIX

React Native

iOS/Android

Jenkins

Bitbucket

Splunk

Control-M

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Work as a Technical Lead / System Analyst, overseeing IT application development, maintenance, delivery, and infrastructure setup.
• Lead requirement analysis for Equities trading systems (e.g., OMS/EMS, execution, post-trade processing).
• Work closely with front office, trading desks, operations, and risk teams to gather and refine business requirements.
• Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications (BRD, FRD, user stories).
• Provide domain expertise on market workflows: order lifecycle, trade execution, allocations, settlement, and reconciliation.
• Define end-to-end functional solutions across trading platforms and integrated systems.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, data models, and integration frameworks.
• Validate system design against business needs, ensuring scalability and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with architects and developers to ensure accurate implementation of functional requirements.
• Execute projects using both traditional (waterfall) and Agile (Scrum) methodologies.
• Collaborate across application teams to manage and resolve operation process and technical dependencies.
• Provide SME-level guidance on Equities trading workflows, including:
• Order Management Systems (OMS)
• Execution Management Systems (EMS)
• Market connectivity (FIX protocol, exchange connectivity)
• Pre-trade and post-trade processing
• Corporate actions, margining, and settlement processes
• Act as the key liaison between business users and technology teams.
• Facilitate workshops, requirement sessions, and solution walkthroughs.
• Provide clear communication to stakeholders, including senior management and project governance forums.
• Provide regular status updates on technical progress to the Project/Program Manager.
• Work closely with System Analysts and Business Solution Specialists to gather, refine, and finalize functional and technical requirements.
• Partner with Architects and Development Leads to ensure solutions aligned with enterprise architecture, security, and control standards.
• Work closely with development and QA teams to ensure accurate delivery of requirements.
• Support SIT/UAT phases, including test case validation and defect resolution.
• Ensure traceability from requirements to delivery and testing.
• Set standards for documentation, analysis quality, and best practices.
• Ensure consistency across project deliverables and adherence to delivery frameworks.
• Liaise with vendors on specifications, delivery, testing, and implementation.
• Define system interfaces and data flows across trading platforms, middle-office, and back-office systems.
• Ensure data integrity across trade lifecycle events.
• Work with integration technologies (e.g., APIs, messaging queues, FIX)
• Deliver and support systems for Group Retail-Wealth and Global Markets
• Manage end-to-end testing between vendor systems and internal platforms.
• Work with Change Management teams to ensure controlled and successful deployment of changes.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to support implementation activities.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Over 12 years of professional experience, including at least 8 years in software development, business analysis, system analysis, technology/infrastructure upgrades, and project or change implementation within the financial industry.
• Hands-on experience with Equity and FX trading systems, market data platforms, SaaS/cloud implementations, and mobile application development.
• Strong technical and platform expertise in Equity/FX trading systems, market data platforms, SaaS/cloud implementations, and mobile application development.
• Hands-on experience with MS SQL Server, Oracle, Windows, Linux, shell scripting, messaging queues, JBoss, Apache, Tomcat, Java, J2EE, JSP/Servlets, FIX messaging, CORBA, React Native, iOS/Android deployment, DevOps tools (Jenkins, Bitbucket), monitoring tools (Splunk, Geneos), and scheduling tools (Control-M).
• Skilled in setting up applications within newly provisioned environments, including network, storage, agents, databases, Aldon, Control-M, Splunk, Geneos, and other monitoring tools.
• Experience establishing integrations with external systems, including interface systems, batch processing, and IBM MQ.
• Extensive hands-on experience in system development, including coding, functional and technical specifications, and testing (totaling more than 8 years).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• Proven experience in analyzing and implementing retail applications across multiple entities.
• Experience in technology and infrastructure upgrades, as well as data center migration projects.
• Experienced in end-to-end system implementation, from project initiation through to go-live.
• Experience collaborating with security, network, infrastructure provisioning, and architecture teams.
• Track record in upgrading and migrating end-of-life platforms to modern technology stacks.
• Experience delivering large-scale, high-availability systems and complex project implementations.
• Familiar with Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies, supporting iterative development and continuous improvement.
• Strong software development background with comprehensive SDLC and documentation experience.
• Results-driven professional with a strong focus on delivery outcomes.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, synthesis, systems thinking, and solution design capabilities.
• Over 8 years of leadership experience managing IT delivery teams.
• Strong ability to engage and communicate with senior stakeholders.
• Effective communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of RFP processes, combined with full lifecycle project implementation experience.
• Preferred certification: Agile / Scrum certifications and Capital markets or financial certifications