JOB DESCRIPTION

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION

Professional

• Well-organized and able to prioritise and carry out multiple tasks
• Able to influence and drive projects to meet key milestones and overcome challenges
• Able to translate functional requirements to efficient and fit-for-purpose technical solutions
• Preferably, have experience in finance/banking domain.

Technical

Must Have:

• Frontend development with React 18 or newer
• TypeScript
• Routing, Hooks, Context, Suspense
• State management solutions, e.g. Redux
• CSS
• Affinity to user experience / keen eye for high quality UI and UX
• Ability to proactively work with stakeholders across the organization
• Strong computer science knowledge (algorithms, data structures, system design)
• Unit and integration testing
• Familiar with standard frontend code editors and tools, e.g. Visual Studio Code, Chrome DevTools
• Basic Linux shell scripting commands
• Familiarity with Git, DevOps systems

Desirable:

• Micro-frontends via Module Federation
• Web Components
• Bundler/toolchain familiarity (webpack, vite)
• Advanced CSS know how

KEY FEATURES OF THE POSITION

Functional / Technical

• Communicate highly technical issues to non-technical audience.
• Earn good reputation of being technically strong in the organization by solving problems others struggle
• Development and delivery of frontend applications using React (TypeScript, Redux, Routing, Hooks, Context, Suspense).
• Understand business / system requirements and translate them into technical solutions that are scalable, stable and fit for purpose.
• Tackle very complex legacy defects that mediocre developers cannot analyse/solve.
• Ensure adherence to the bank standards (including code, security and performance).
• The role provides exposure to Wealth Management systems.
• Analysis, designing, coding, and implementation of complex and custom-built applications.
• Work collaboratively with team to achieve goals. Experience working with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum.
• Investigate and resolve production issues to help maintain a stable production environment; remain cool and effective in crisis.

• Client / Stakeholder Management (internal & external)
• Analyse requirements, estimate efforts, plan timeline, manage progress.
• Ensure awareness, involvement and support from the key stakeholders and participants by building strong project teams and maintaining robust communication on the project status throughout its lifecycle
• Drive and review technical and architectural design, enforce architectural guidelines and challenge status quo.

Regulatory Responsibilities &/OR Risk Management

• Demonstration of appropriate values and behaviours including but not limited to standards on honesty and integrity, due care and diligence, fair dealing (treating customers fairly), management of conflicts of interest, competence and continuous development, adequate risk management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Take responsibility for ensuring that risks and issues are identified and managed closely and drive all stakeholders to deliver on time and to the required quality standards

Note : Experience with Syntax will be an added advantage