VP, System Analyst (Corporate Internet Banking)

1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd is seeking a senior technical analyst to lead the design and end-to-end delivery of Corporate Internet Banking projects. You will shape API standards, microservices orchestration, and reuse of existing platform components while ensuring robust security and governance.

The role requires deep experience in payment systems, entitlement workflows, and cross-border payments, with a hands-on approach to testing, deployment, and operational readiness across Banking

Qualifications

• 12+ years in payment systems analysis, with Corporate Internet Banking, entitlement and pre-payment workflow experience.
• Experience with local and cross-border payments related to pre-payment initiation.
• Strong engineering/technical skills: API design, microservices architecture, and orchestration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery & systems analysis for Corporate Internet Banking projects.
• Define API specs, OpenAPI definitions, microservices interfaces and event schemas.
• Define end-to-end orchestration flows for pre‑payment initiation, processing and settlement.
• Implement secure architecture: OAuth2/JWT, mTLS, and logging/telemetry patterns.
• Design SIT/UAT/E2E test scenarios and drive deployment readiness.

Skills

API design

Microservices architecture

Event-driven patterns

OpenAPI/Swagger

OAuth2/JWT

Kafka

Security & auth

Tools

Kafka

OpenAPI/Swagger

Job description

About UOB

Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd

About UOB United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in ASEAN with a global network in Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Operating through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, we have a global network of about 430 branches and offices in 19 markets.

Job Description

The incumbent will lead the technical analysis, microservices integration design, and end‑to‑end delivery of Corporate Internet Banking projects. This role requires strong engineering expertise in API standards, microservices orchestration, event‑driven patterns, and reuse of existing platform components from previous projects.

Responsibilities

1. Technical Delivery & Systems Analysis Own UOB Corporate Banking channel (infinity program and projects) requirements → solution design → integration → testing → rollout. Produce engineering‑ready specifications: API specs (REST/JSON), OpenAPI/Swagger definitions Microservices interface contracts, event schemas, callback payloads Sequence diagrams, state machines, mapping specs, error models Define end‑to‑end orchestration flows for: Pre‑Payment initiation, acceptance, expiry, rejection Entitlement and Auth Matrix lifecycle events Template, Past Payment, Bene Master Digital assets flows (wallet mgmt), Blockchain Specify robust pre‑processing logic: Customer/account validation Entitlement and authorisation checks Funds availability Limits, thresholds, duplicate suppression Idempotency, retry and timeout handling


2. API & Microservices Architecture Define API and microservices designs using existing components from previous UOB builds: Payment initiation microservices Validation & entitlement services Fraud/AML adapters Core banking and ledger integration patterns Reuse existing: API standards (naming conventions, response structures, error formats) Security models (OAuth2/JWT, mTLS, signature validation) Eventing patterns (Kafka topics, event schemas, DLQ handling) Common libraries for logging, telemetry, utility functions Ensure microservices follow UOB’s engineering principles: Loose coupling, clear domain boundaries Async event‑driven integration where applicable High availability and horizontal scalability Observability (structured logs, metrics, tracing)


3. User Journeys, Entitlements & Authorisation Define user journeys for: Pre‑Payment Workflow like payment initiation Beneficiary Master Bulk Processing Digital assets management Align journeys with entitlements and auth rules: Per‑transaction and daily limits Maker‑checker workflows for corporates Channel‑specific access rights Coordinate with channel teams to maintain parity across Mobile, Internet Banking, H2H and API Banking.


4. Integration & Platform Engineering Design integration between: Payment Hub / RFP Orchestrator Payment gateway Core banking, ledger, AML, fraud Use existing microservices blueprints for: Error propagation and code mapping Schema validation and transformation Event lifecycle management Callback patterns and async updates


5. Testing, Deployment & Operational Readiness Lead SIT/UAT/E2E test scenario design for: Corporate Internet Banking Channels Entitlements, Auth matrix Pre‑payment flow like payment initiation, validation and submission Timeouts, retries, negative tests Work with Engineering & Ops to ensure: Monitoring dashboards and alerts Reconciliation and exception queues Runbooks for replay, retry and operational fixes Support scheme certification and phased deployment.

Success Measures

High‑quality delivery with minimal defects. Strong reuse of existing microservices, reducing build complexity and time‑to‑market. High STP rates, stable performance and consistent low‑latency behaviour. Clear, engineering‑ready specifications enabling smooth developer adoption. Strong governance alignment across Product, Engineering, Operations and Risk.

Key Skills & Experience

At least 12 years in payment systems analysis with experience in Corporate Internet Banking, Entitlement and pre‑payment workflow or similar. Preferably to have experience with local and cross‑border payments with regards to pre‑payment initiation Strong engineering/technical skills: API design (REST/JSON, OpenAPI/Swagger) Microservices architecture State machine and sequence diagram modelling HA/DR and low‑latency systems Experience integrating with AML, fraud, entitlements and ledger systems. Ability to reuse and extend existing platform components and code frameworks.

Additional Requirements

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non‑merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

We value our people and invest in them as we look to fulfil our purpose of building the future of ASEAN. We seek to create a collaborative and progressive environment for them to succeed in their careers for the long term.

UOB is rated as one of the world's top banks, ranked 'Aa1' by Moody's Investors Service and 'AA-' by both S&P Global and Fitch Ratings. With a global network of 500 branches and offices across 19 countries in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as branches and offices throughout the region.

Career Site: UOB Career site