Main Function:
Leads the team to develop Rich Internet Application with Adobe Flex and integrate with backend or mid tier application servers. Provide technical leadership to overall application design in usability, scalability and application maintainability.
Main Duties:
• Manage technical development across the required applications and streams.
• Line management responsibilities for the local development team.
• Work with the project manager to estimate, plan and track the delivery of solutions to the business.
• Point of contact for support team, investigating and resolving issues found in production.
• Ensure issues and risks are managed and escalated when appropriate.
• Oversee the development cycle to ensure the adherence of defined processes.
• Communicate effectively and operate well within the core group of the project manager, team leads and the test manager.
• Overseeing and being engaged with the design of solutions.
• Involved in the technical solution development of engineers assigned to projects.
• Responsible for team continuous improvement
• Coaching and mentoring on technical issues
• Strong people skill, business focused and able to establish and maintain strong relationship with global partners.
Experience required:
• 8+ years of working experience.
• Experience with Adobe Flex application development
• Java EE web application development
• Solid multi-tier web application development and system integration experience
• Experience in software integration and build process
• SQL (Oracle, MS SQL server or Sybase).
• Strong experience in Flex RIA with Java EE mid-tier application development
• Experience in Web services development
• Clearcase, Perforce or other enterprise source control tool.
• Good knowledge on web application design
• Experienced in other Rich Internet Application development technologies
• ITIL knowledge and experience
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
"Compliance IT Developer, PLSQL/Oracle (AVP)" based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank
Main Function:
The candidate is expected to lead the design, development, testing and delivery of technical solutions in partnership with the Project Manager and Business Facing IT within the surveillance space of Compliance IT. He/she will build in-depth knowledge of both the technical and business aspects of the systems and become well-versed in the business functions supported by the systems. Leading an application group within the larger team would see the candidate share their expertise with other team members. The candidate will be responsible for quality of the teams work.
The successful candidate will have soft skills to complement their in depth technical knowledge. The candidate will have relevant functional and technical skills and experience to lead a development team to produce quality deliverables in a timely fashion. The candidate will also be involved in additional team lead activities including mentoring, planning and assigning work items, input to status reviews, communicating with clients and senior management.
The candidate will be expected to proactively improve their skills and take on greater responsibilities as they grow into their role. There are significant opportunities for career development and training.
Main Duties:
• Delivers functionality based on business need utilising the team to its full potential. The following is included:
• Work closely with Project Manager and Business Facing IT
• Take a Lead role in architectural design, documentation and estimations
• Lead and develop team to maximise potential
• Asses and review system designs produced by team members
• Ensure team members adhere to SDLC and Change Control processes
• Code reviews
• Work with team and testers to verify solutions
Experience and Skills required:
• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business Management or related discipline and/or professional certification
• Excellent communicator (English) both written and verbally
• Self starter who can work alone or as member of team
• Excellent understanding of SDLC especially working in an off-shored environment
• 10+ years development experience preferably in investment bank Compliance IT
• 8+ years as hands on Technical Back End Oracle PL/SQL Developer (9i/10g) & Database design (Oracle)
• 4+ years Informatica or other ETL
• 3+ years as Business or Technical Analyst
• 2+ years experience Business Objects
• 2+ years Team Leading
• 2+ years Unix/Shell Scripting
• 2+ years doing code reviews
• 2+ years SQL performance tuning
• Basic Knowledge of trade life cycle, investment banking products
• Basic knowledge of batch scheduling tools and monitoring (Autosys)
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The candidate is expected to lead the design, development, testing and delivery of technical solutions in partnership with the Project Manager and Business Facing IT within the surveillance space of Compliance IT. He/she will build in-depth knowledge of both the technical and business aspects of the systems and become well-versed in the business functions supported by the systems. Leading an application group within the larger team would see the candidate share their expertise with other team members. The candidate will be responsible for quality of the teams work.
The successful candidate will have soft skills to complement their in depth technical knowledge. The candidate will have relevant functional and technical skills and experience to lead a development team to produce quality deliverables in a timely fashion. The candidate will also be involved in additional team lead activities including mentoring, planning and assigning work items, input to status reviews, communicating with clients and senior management.
The candidate will be expected to proactively improve their skills and take on greater responsibilities as they grow into their role. There are significant opportunities for career development and training.
Main Duties:
• Delivers functionality based on business need utilising the team to its full potential. The following is included:
• Work closely with Project Manager and Business Facing IT
• Take a Lead role in architectural design, documentation and estimations
• Lead and develop team to maximise potential
• Asses and review system designs produced by team members
• Ensure team members adhere to SDLC and Change Control processes
• Code reviews
• Work with team and testers to verify solutions
Experience and Skills required:
• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business Management or related discipline and/or professional certification
• Excellent communicator (English) both written and verbally
• Self starter who can work alone or as member of team
• Excellent understanding of SDLC especially working in an off-shored environment
• 10+ years development experience preferably in investment bank Compliance IT
• 8+ years as hands on Technical Back End Oracle PL/SQL Developer (9i/10g) & Database design (Oracle)
• 4+ years Informatica or other ETL
• 3+ years as Business or Technical Analyst
• 2+ years experience Business Objects
• 2+ years Team Leading
• 2+ years Unix/Shell Scripting
• 2+ years doing code reviews
• 2+ years SQL performance tuning
• Basic Knowledge of trade life cycle, investment banking products
• Basic knowledge of batch scheduling tools and monitoring (Autosys)
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
"C# Development Lead (AVP) - Risk Finance Portal Framework" based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank. Extensive experience in C#, WPF, .NET
Main Function:
The Risk Finance Portal Framework (RFPF) will be the hosting application for all new internal based applications developed within Risk, Finance and ESS (HR, Legal and Compliance) with a potential user base of over 2000 users.
The Framework allows the creation of applications from a collection of modules developed by the same or independent development teams and links these together via a workflow and event model.
As Development Lead you will design and deliver high quality C# code under direction of a project manager and unit manager.
Main Duties:
Delivers the functionality requested by the Project Manager and other RFPF stakeholders.
The following is included:
• Rapidly learn the existing generation of the framework and Finance systems that rely on it.
• Participate in low level design of future solution.
• Coding and unit testing of future generations of the framework.
• Work with testers to verify the solution.
• Rework defects and take part in defect analysis.
• Understand the Investment Banking domain and Finance systems.
• Actively contribute to technical and process capability improvement.
• Grow the framework to include requirements from dependent applications.
• Advise other teams on their applications and provide functionality to be used across the Finance IT group.
• Evangelise the framework and its benefits to other development teams.
Experience and Skills required:
Essential
• More than 7 years developing C# applications
• WPF and .NET 3.x
• Winforms
• Visual Studio
• Good OO Design
• Design patterns (experienced with at least one of the following: Microsoft's CAL, CSLA and MVVM).
• Oracle
• Test driven development
• NUnit, NCover (or other coverage tools), FXCop
• Scores more than 4.0 in brainbench C# test within previous 6 months or MCSD certified developer.
• Proven ability to work within a team environment.
• Clear and fluent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to make good/sound decisions and use independent judgment.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Team lead experience.
• Interested and excited by technology: keeps up to date; regularly reads/writes blogs; participates in SIGs, etc.
• Line management experience
• Continuous Integration
• Full project lifecycle for complex applications
• Project Planning (MS-Project, PMI PMBOK, Prince2, etc)
• Perforce (pref), ClearCase or other enterprise source control tool.
• Expression Blend
• MSBuild
• An understanding of Java would be an advantage.
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The Risk Finance Portal Framework (RFPF) will be the hosting application for all new internal based applications developed within Risk, Finance and ESS (HR, Legal and Compliance) with a potential user base of over 2000 users.
The Framework allows the creation of applications from a collection of modules developed by the same or independent development teams and links these together via a workflow and event model.
As Development Lead you will design and deliver high quality C# code under direction of a project manager and unit manager.
Main Duties:
Delivers the functionality requested by the Project Manager and other RFPF stakeholders.
The following is included:
• Rapidly learn the existing generation of the framework and Finance systems that rely on it.
• Participate in low level design of future solution.
• Coding and unit testing of future generations of the framework.
• Work with testers to verify the solution.
• Rework defects and take part in defect analysis.
• Understand the Investment Banking domain and Finance systems.
• Actively contribute to technical and process capability improvement.
• Grow the framework to include requirements from dependent applications.
• Advise other teams on their applications and provide functionality to be used across the Finance IT group.
• Evangelise the framework and its benefits to other development teams.
Experience and Skills required:
Essential
• More than 7 years developing C# applications
• WPF and .NET 3.x
• Winforms
• Visual Studio
• Good OO Design
• Design patterns (experienced with at least one of the following: Microsoft's CAL, CSLA and MVVM).
• Oracle
• Test driven development
• NUnit, NCover (or other coverage tools), FXCop
• Scores more than 4.0 in brainbench C# test within previous 6 months or MCSD certified developer.
• Proven ability to work within a team environment.
• Clear and fluent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to make good/sound decisions and use independent judgment.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Team lead experience.
• Interested and excited by technology: keeps up to date; regularly reads/writes blogs; participates in SIGs, etc.
• Line management experience
• Continuous Integration
• Full project lifecycle for complex applications
• Project Planning (MS-Project, PMI PMBOK, Prince2, etc)
• Perforce (pref), ClearCase or other enterprise source control tool.
• Expression Blend
• MSBuild
• An understanding of Java would be an advantage.
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
"Java Developer - AVP" based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank. Extensive experience in JFC/SWING is MUST
Main Function:
Design, develop and maintain Sales IT applications in Java under direction of an application engineer (VP) and project manager (VP).
Main Duties:
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
• Low level design of solution
• Coding and unit testing of the solution
• Work with testers to verify the solution
• Rework defects and take part in defect analysis
Experience Required:
• At least 7 years experience in developing Java based applications
• Extensive experience in JFC/Swing
• SQL (Sybase (preferred), Oracle, or SQL server)
• Unix (preferably SOLARIS)
• Strong fundamentals in object oriented design principles
• Hands-on experience of ClearCase or other enterprise source control tool
• Eclipse (pref) or other common IDE
• Web services (SOAP)
• XML, XSLT
• JDBC, JMS, Servlets; Ant
• Struts, JSP
• Junit
• Java web start
• Banking sector working experience
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Design, develop and maintain Sales IT applications in Java under direction of an application engineer (VP) and project manager (VP).
Main Duties:
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
• Low level design of solution
• Coding and unit testing of the solution
• Work with testers to verify the solution
• Rework defects and take part in defect analysis
Experience Required:
• At least 7 years experience in developing Java based applications
• Extensive experience in JFC/Swing
• SQL (Sybase (preferred), Oracle, or SQL server)
• Unix (preferably SOLARIS)
• Strong fundamentals in object oriented design principles
• Hands-on experience of ClearCase or other enterprise source control tool
• Eclipse (pref) or other common IDE
• Web services (SOAP)
• XML, XSLT
• JDBC, JMS, Servlets; Ant
• Struts, JSP
• Junit
• Java web start
• Banking sector working experience
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
"SAP Basis Support Lead - AVP" based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank. Extensive experience in SAP modernization, upgrades, BASIS architec
Main Function:
Working with a range of Bank’s services for Risk, Finance and Enterprise Shared Services (ESS), the BASIS team is to provide critical support and maintenance activities across the SAP landscape (SAP R/3 version 4.7, SAP BW, SAP Enterprise Portal, SAP SRM, SAP XI). The team also focuses on continued SAP performance and landscape optimization.
Additional responsibilities include release management and ensuring change activities such as release of transports into production conform to the firm’s change management policies and procedures.
Another key part of the role is to provide support to a number of large scale change initiatives in next 12 – 18 months such as SAP SRM, Unicode upgrade, Solution manager and SAP upgrade.
Main Duties:
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
• Manage support of SAP landscape in the Bank
• Work closely with Level 1 and 2 support resources
• Provide immediate workaround for all outstanding issues
• Interface with development teams for problems that require permanent fix and provide suggestions / solutions, where feasible
• Work closely with development teams to assist in designing the infrastructure and environment for new SAP implementation
• Adhere to the established processes around ITIL
• Undertake Incident and Problem management as part of the regular work
• Execute / Participate in the Incident, Problem, Capacity, Availability, Environment, Change and Configuration management activities
• Participate in the BCM test activities
• Help the team leads in producing management reports
• Actively identify efficiency improvement opportunities and work on service improvement plans
• Train, guide and mentor new hires in the team
• Work with global business IT & projects teams to ensure seamless support for the business
Experience Required:
• At least 7 years’ experience in SAP BASIS.
• Extensive experience in SAP modernization, upgrades, BASIS architecting, planning and installation of BASIS.
• Experience with ITIL concepts and best practices
Skills / Aptitude Required:
• Skills in SAP R/3, SAP BW, SAP SRM v5/6, Enterprise Portal v7
• Skills in SAP Solution manager, Security and SAP PI
• Strong spoken & written communication skills
• Ability to understand the business context and respond to users is more important over the in-depth technology skills
• Ability to work under pressure and continue to support users and applications
• Process oriented and able to follow through on all issues raised by clients in a timely manner
• Able to interact and communicate with staff at all levels
• Basic understanding of the investment banking business advantageous
• Depending on the service area, additional knowledge of a product would be desirable
• Strong basic technical skills with demonstrated ability to learn will be required in order to identify the trouble spots and suggest potential fixes
• Strong team player
Working Hours:
This role involves working in a staggered and/or shift hours covering US/UK business from 0900 – 0200 hours. Occasional week-end work is expected.
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Working with a range of Bank’s services for Risk, Finance and Enterprise Shared Services (ESS), the BASIS team is to provide critical support and maintenance activities across the SAP landscape (SAP R/3 version 4.7, SAP BW, SAP Enterprise Portal, SAP SRM, SAP XI). The team also focuses on continued SAP performance and landscape optimization.
Additional responsibilities include release management and ensuring change activities such as release of transports into production conform to the firm’s change management policies and procedures.
Another key part of the role is to provide support to a number of large scale change initiatives in next 12 – 18 months such as SAP SRM, Unicode upgrade, Solution manager and SAP upgrade.
Main Duties:
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
• Manage support of SAP landscape in the Bank
• Work closely with Level 1 and 2 support resources
• Provide immediate workaround for all outstanding issues
• Interface with development teams for problems that require permanent fix and provide suggestions / solutions, where feasible
• Work closely with development teams to assist in designing the infrastructure and environment for new SAP implementation
• Adhere to the established processes around ITIL
• Undertake Incident and Problem management as part of the regular work
• Execute / Participate in the Incident, Problem, Capacity, Availability, Environment, Change and Configuration management activities
• Participate in the BCM test activities
• Help the team leads in producing management reports
• Actively identify efficiency improvement opportunities and work on service improvement plans
• Train, guide and mentor new hires in the team
• Work with global business IT & projects teams to ensure seamless support for the business
Experience Required:
• At least 7 years’ experience in SAP BASIS.
• Extensive experience in SAP modernization, upgrades, BASIS architecting, planning and installation of BASIS.
• Experience with ITIL concepts and best practices
Skills / Aptitude Required:
• Skills in SAP R/3, SAP BW, SAP SRM v5/6, Enterprise Portal v7
• Skills in SAP Solution manager, Security and SAP PI
• Strong spoken & written communication skills
• Ability to understand the business context and respond to users is more important over the in-depth technology skills
• Ability to work under pressure and continue to support users and applications
• Process oriented and able to follow through on all issues raised by clients in a timely manner
• Able to interact and communicate with staff at all levels
• Basic understanding of the investment banking business advantageous
• Depending on the service area, additional knowledge of a product would be desirable
• Strong basic technical skills with demonstrated ability to learn will be required in order to identify the trouble spots and suggest potential fixes
• Strong team player
Working Hours:
This role involves working in a staggered and/or shift hours covering US/UK business from 0900 – 0200 hours. Occasional week-end work is expected.
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
"SAP HR Support Lead - AVP" based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank. Extensive experience in SAP HR (R/3 and ECC6) is MUST
Main Function:
Working with a range of Bank’s services for Risk, Finance and Enterprise Shared Services (ESS), the SAP Support team is to provide support and application management activities across the SAP landscape (SAP R3 HR, SAP R3 Finance, SAP Expenses, SAP BW, SAP SRM). The team provides Level 1 and Level 2 support for Finance and HR applications in Bank for all users globally.
Additional responsibilities include batch monitoring/support, SLA management, availability, change, capacity management, etc. This is a client/user facing role that requires owning/resolving user issues/requests and tracking them to completion.
Main Duties:
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
• Perform hands-on support of the SAP suite of applications in the Bank (including HR, Finance, Expenses, SRM, BW)
• Batch Systems and SLA monitoring
• In- depth understanding and ability to debug and configure SAP HR OM and PA modules
• Payroll processing
• HR Static/Master Data Configuration and Maintenance
• Provide immediate workarounds for all outstanding issues
• Interface with development teams for problems that require permanent fix and provide suggestions / solutions, where feasible
• Adhere to the established processes around ITIL
• Undertake Incident and Problem management as part of the regular work
• Execute / Participate in the Incident, Problem, Capacity, Availability, Environment, Change and Configuration management activities
• Participate in the BCM test activities
• Help the team leads in producing management reports
• Actively identify efficiency improvement opportunities and work on service improvement plans
• Train, guide and mentor new hires in the team
• Work with global business IT & projects teams to ensure seamless support for the business
Experience Required:
• At least 7 years experience in SAP HR (R/3 and ECC6) either in a technical or a functional capacity (or both) – Design, Configure, Customize, Implementation and post go-live actions
• HR modules including OM, PA, UK Payroll.
• ABAP skillet would be an added advantage.
• SAP Certification would be an added advantage.
• Experience with ITIL concepts and best practices
Skills / Aptitude Required:
• Skills in SAP R/3, SAP BW, SAP SRM v5/6, Enterprise Portal v7
• Strong spoken & written communication skills
• Ability to understand the business context and respond to users is more important over the in-depth technology skills
• Ability to work under pressure and continue to support users and applications
• Process oriented and able to follow through on all issues raised by clients in a timely manner
• Take ownership of products being supported and work with all parties to ensure compliance to SLAs & improvement of KPIs
• Able to interact and communicate with staff at all levels
• Basic understanding of the investment banking business advantageous
• Depending on the service area, additional knowledge of a product would be desirable
• Strong basic technical skills with demonstrated ability to learn will be required in order to identify the trouble spots and suggest potential fixes
• Strong team player
Working Hours:
This role involves working in a staggered and/or shift hours covering SG/UK business from 0900 – 0200 hours. Occasional week-end work is expected.
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Working with a range of Bank’s services for Risk, Finance and Enterprise Shared Services (ESS), the SAP Support team is to provide support and application management activities across the SAP landscape (SAP R3 HR, SAP R3 Finance, SAP Expenses, SAP BW, SAP SRM). The team provides Level 1 and Level 2 support for Finance and HR applications in Bank for all users globally.
Additional responsibilities include batch monitoring/support, SLA management, availability, change, capacity management, etc. This is a client/user facing role that requires owning/resolving user issues/requests and tracking them to completion.
Main Duties:
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
• Perform hands-on support of the SAP suite of applications in the Bank (including HR, Finance, Expenses, SRM, BW)
• Batch Systems and SLA monitoring
• In- depth understanding and ability to debug and configure SAP HR OM and PA modules
• Payroll processing
• HR Static/Master Data Configuration and Maintenance
• Provide immediate workarounds for all outstanding issues
• Interface with development teams for problems that require permanent fix and provide suggestions / solutions, where feasible
• Adhere to the established processes around ITIL
• Undertake Incident and Problem management as part of the regular work
• Execute / Participate in the Incident, Problem, Capacity, Availability, Environment, Change and Configuration management activities
• Participate in the BCM test activities
• Help the team leads in producing management reports
• Actively identify efficiency improvement opportunities and work on service improvement plans
• Train, guide and mentor new hires in the team
• Work with global business IT & projects teams to ensure seamless support for the business
Experience Required:
• At least 7 years experience in SAP HR (R/3 and ECC6) either in a technical or a functional capacity (or both) – Design, Configure, Customize, Implementation and post go-live actions
• HR modules including OM, PA, UK Payroll.
• ABAP skillet would be an added advantage.
• SAP Certification would be an added advantage.
• Experience with ITIL concepts and best practices
Skills / Aptitude Required:
• Skills in SAP R/3, SAP BW, SAP SRM v5/6, Enterprise Portal v7
• Strong spoken & written communication skills
• Ability to understand the business context and respond to users is more important over the in-depth technology skills
• Ability to work under pressure and continue to support users and applications
• Process oriented and able to follow through on all issues raised by clients in a timely manner
• Take ownership of products being supported and work with all parties to ensure compliance to SLAs & improvement of KPIs
• Able to interact and communicate with staff at all levels
• Basic understanding of the investment banking business advantageous
• Depending on the service area, additional knowledge of a product would be desirable
• Strong basic technical skills with demonstrated ability to learn will be required in order to identify the trouble spots and suggest potential fixes
• Strong team player
Working Hours:
This role involves working in a staggered and/or shift hours covering SG/UK business from 0900 – 0200 hours. Occasional week-end work is expected.
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
"IT Project Manager – Private Banking" based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank.
Reporting to the senior management of the Private Banking IT Unit, you will work closely with the respective stakeholders in the business and create a regional model for the timely planning and execution of all Private Banking IT projects.
You will be responsible for the business requirements gathering, analysis & end to end project management for the Private Banking IT Projects.
Role Summary:
· To plan and manage the delivery of systems solutions in order to support Bank’s Private Banking business objectives and to support its ongoing operations.
· To work effectively with the user community and with the respective IT teams to ensure efficiency of the systems solutions that are implemented to support the business.
· Responsible for the delivery of the project as defined in the project scope and within the project budget and project timeline.To lead a project team and involve in all project activities including project planning, estimation, execution, implementation and closure.
The Role Involves
Project Planning and Implementation
· To work directly with users or Business Project Manager (B-PM) to understand Project concept, objectives and project approach.
· To document Project Concept and Project Plan Document as per Its Project Management process.
· To work closely with stakeholders to define project scope and objectives, creates and maintains a project plan with resource estimation, time and budget requirements and establishing deadlines.
· To select, train, develop and manage project team members in a conducive team environment.
· To guide the project team and monitor the project on a daily basis with attention to resources, time, budget and quality.
· Manage project scope and ensures adherence to the project plan.
· To monitor and track milestones of all phases of the project
· To manage project changes requests.
· To negotiate and manage outsourcing vendors and ensure timely delivery of their deliverables.To resolve conflicts amicably and create a positive working team environment.
Project Communication and Reporting:
· Acts as single point of contact for the project.
· Coordinates assignment of tasks for internal and external resources to meet project objectives.
· Facilitates and coordinates interaction between stakeholders and IT resources to meet project objectives.
· To track work progress and provide project updates through project dashboards.
· Provides feedback to Project Steering Committee on project status including milestones, risks and exceptions.
· Provides timely reporting on issues and track these issues through regular project meetings.
· Meets with project team regularly to review project status, deliverables and deadlines.Facilitates collaboration with other internationally involved entities.
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
You will be responsible for the business requirements gathering, analysis & end to end project management for the Private Banking IT Projects.
Role Summary:
· To plan and manage the delivery of systems solutions in order to support Bank’s Private Banking business objectives and to support its ongoing operations.
· To work effectively with the user community and with the respective IT teams to ensure efficiency of the systems solutions that are implemented to support the business.
· Responsible for the delivery of the project as defined in the project scope and within the project budget and project timeline.To lead a project team and involve in all project activities including project planning, estimation, execution, implementation and closure.
The Role Involves
Project Planning and Implementation
· To work directly with users or Business Project Manager (B-PM) to understand Project concept, objectives and project approach.
· To document Project Concept and Project Plan Document as per Its Project Management process.
· To work closely with stakeholders to define project scope and objectives, creates and maintains a project plan with resource estimation, time and budget requirements and establishing deadlines.
· To select, train, develop and manage project team members in a conducive team environment.
· To guide the project team and monitor the project on a daily basis with attention to resources, time, budget and quality.
· Manage project scope and ensures adherence to the project plan.
· To monitor and track milestones of all phases of the project
· To manage project changes requests.
· To negotiate and manage outsourcing vendors and ensure timely delivery of their deliverables.To resolve conflicts amicably and create a positive working team environment.
Project Communication and Reporting:
· Acts as single point of contact for the project.
· Coordinates assignment of tasks for internal and external resources to meet project objectives.
· Facilitates and coordinates interaction between stakeholders and IT resources to meet project objectives.
· To track work progress and provide project updates through project dashboards.
· Provides feedback to Project Steering Committee on project status including milestones, risks and exceptions.
· Provides timely reporting on issues and track these issues through regular project meetings.
· Meets with project team regularly to review project status, deliverables and deadlines.Facilitates collaboration with other internationally involved entities.
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
“IT Business Analyst for Treasury Settlement Systems” based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank.
Capture and analyse business requirements and underlying business context. System functional and database design to support the requirements. The job holder will be involved in the production of software functional specification documents along with the other duties defined below.
The core application is GBS (formerly Atlas) for settlement processing, with Eclipse (Itracs, IMatch) for exception processing and confirmation matching.
Main Duties:
· Analysis of business requirements and determination of solution options.
· Define and document business requirements.
· Assist and/or lead user workshops for requirement definition
· Business process definition
· Analyse current payment solution and perform requirements and application gap analysis
· Liaise with development team for solution definition
· Liaise with testing team for system test definition and execution.
· Liaise with User groups and support teams for execution of User Acceptance Testing.
· Oversee documentation for testing approach/strategy.
· Documentation of software functional requirements and system specifications.
· Liaise with other IT and business groups and project managers to ensure co-ordination of functionality affecting other functional areas
· Collaboration with the project manger w.r.t. project schedule, risks, issues.
· The ability to rapidly understand the business processes that drive the applications. End user Liaison & Training
This role requires strong Investment Banking experience particularly in managing the Business Requirement Gathering & Analysis for the Treasury & Settlement Systems.
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The core application is GBS (formerly Atlas) for settlement processing, with Eclipse (Itracs, IMatch) for exception processing and confirmation matching.
Main Duties:
· Analysis of business requirements and determination of solution options.
· Define and document business requirements.
· Assist and/or lead user workshops for requirement definition
· Business process definition
· Analyse current payment solution and perform requirements and application gap analysis
· Liaise with development team for solution definition
· Liaise with testing team for system test definition and execution.
· Liaise with User groups and support teams for execution of User Acceptance Testing.
· Oversee documentation for testing approach/strategy.
· Documentation of software functional requirements and system specifications.
· Liaise with other IT and business groups and project managers to ensure co-ordination of functionality affecting other functional areas
· Collaboration with the project manger w.r.t. project schedule, risks, issues.
· The ability to rapidly understand the business processes that drive the applications. End user Liaison & Training
This role requires strong Investment Banking experience particularly in managing the Business Requirement Gathering & Analysis for the Treasury & Settlement Systems.
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
"Test Manager (Server & Client testing) - AVP" based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank. ISEB certification
"Test Manager (Server & Client testing) - AVP" based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank. ISEB certification & with strong experience in SQL & Backend testing in an Investment Bank is MUST
Main Function:
· Delivering test projects against functionality, schedule, cost and quality
· Develop test cases to validate new functionality
· Hands on manual testing of new functionality and regression of existing functionalityPeople management of testers
Main Duties:
Deliver testing functionality requested by the Business Sponsor. This includes:
· Liaison with the end customer during the requirements gathering and analysis phase. This may entail significant periods of travel
· Oversight to the team during analysis, design, execution and delivery of the solution
· Detailed manual testing of new functionality & regression of existing functionality. This includes Server & Client testing. Validation will be performed against the server & java logs, database, as well as the front end applications
· Using the logs, database etc., perform comprehensive analysis of any error to assist in working out the root cause of the issue prior to recording in a defect tracking tool
· Working with developers to resolve issues
· Validate that the solution is fit for purpose and supports the full end-to-end client business process
· Improving the defined Software Engineering Processes via the Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG)
· Identifying test conditions from project documentation and developing test cases which provide full coverage
· Acquire knowledge transfer from Developers or Business Analysts who are expert in the relevant functional domain
· Coordination with the business representatives during the SIT stage and ascertaining business sign off
· Liaison with the end customer during the requirements gathering and analysis phase
· Estimation of effort, schedule and cost of the solution
· Test summary and defect report creation and disseminationAssignment of test activities & Verification of the solution
This is a hands on role and includes the following planning and tracking:Change requests, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, People, Communications, Project Risks
Line management of ~10 Test Analysts.
Job Requirements:
· ISEB Foundation Certification in Software Testing
· A minimum of 8 years of experience in Software Testing
· A minimum of 4 years of experience in successfully managing projects
· In depth knowledge of and proven track record in software testing lifecycle
· In depth knowledge across different types of testing
· Strong in SQL and backend testing experience
· Previous hands on experience of detailed manual functional testing & structured testing methodology
· Experience on Oracle would be highly preferred
· Experience on Autosys would be highly preferred
· Exposure to Automation
· Good in Quality Center along with a working knowledge of Test Director and Clear Quest
· Able to communicate with people at all levels of the organization. Must understand the software development life cycle. Realize the importance of the different levels of testing and always ensure deadlines are met. Customer focused – Must have very strong customer service skills and be keen to deliver a first class service
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Main Function:
· Delivering test projects against functionality, schedule, cost and quality
· Develop test cases to validate new functionality
· Hands on manual testing of new functionality and regression of existing functionalityPeople management of testers
Main Duties:
Deliver testing functionality requested by the Business Sponsor. This includes:
· Liaison with the end customer during the requirements gathering and analysis phase. This may entail significant periods of travel
· Oversight to the team during analysis, design, execution and delivery of the solution
· Detailed manual testing of new functionality & regression of existing functionality. This includes Server & Client testing. Validation will be performed against the server & java logs, database, as well as the front end applications
· Using the logs, database etc., perform comprehensive analysis of any error to assist in working out the root cause of the issue prior to recording in a defect tracking tool
· Working with developers to resolve issues
· Validate that the solution is fit for purpose and supports the full end-to-end client business process
· Improving the defined Software Engineering Processes via the Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG)
· Identifying test conditions from project documentation and developing test cases which provide full coverage
· Acquire knowledge transfer from Developers or Business Analysts who are expert in the relevant functional domain
· Coordination with the business representatives during the SIT stage and ascertaining business sign off
· Liaison with the end customer during the requirements gathering and analysis phase
· Estimation of effort, schedule and cost of the solution
· Test summary and defect report creation and disseminationAssignment of test activities & Verification of the solution
This is a hands on role and includes the following planning and tracking:Change requests, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, People, Communications, Project Risks
Line management of ~10 Test Analysts.
Job Requirements:
· ISEB Foundation Certification in Software Testing
· A minimum of 8 years of experience in Software Testing
· A minimum of 4 years of experience in successfully managing projects
· In depth knowledge of and proven track record in software testing lifecycle
· In depth knowledge across different types of testing
· Strong in SQL and backend testing experience
· Previous hands on experience of detailed manual functional testing & structured testing methodology
· Experience on Oracle would be highly preferred
· Experience on Autosys would be highly preferred
· Exposure to Automation
· Good in Quality Center along with a working knowledge of Test Director and Clear Quest
· Able to communicate with people at all levels of the organization. Must understand the software development life cycle. Realize the importance of the different levels of testing and always ensure deadlines are met. Customer focused – Must have very strong customer service skills and be keen to deliver a first class service
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Java Enterprise Web/Portal Development Lead – AVP Level based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank. Basic Salary up to SGD 140,000 per year
Project Background:
The team would develop and support Sales & CRM application modules for commercial business and investment banking businesses, in close co-ordination with global partners in the U.S. These applications are large, enterprise-wide applications that have a global user base with very high throughput and concurrent user base. The portal interacts with several (50+), heterogeneous back-end applications for writing and fetching data.
Technologies behind the Sales & CRM portals are
• Java / J2EE - majority of portal development is done in Java
• Weblogic Portal development & Application server – The framework that is used to develop the Sales & CRM portal.
Role:
• This is an enterprise web application programming lead position who has demonstrated abilities in developing & leading Java-based enterprise-wide application development teams.
• The individual needs to be well-versed with advanced JAVA development and have deep understanding of relevant concepts and technologies. Demonstrated ability in developing and particularly in providing top-notch support of relevant technology solutions by leveraging operations support best practices such as ITIL's Incident Management and Problem Management processes or other SDLC processes is required.
• Candidate would also manage a small team of senior application programmers and makes decisions on personnel actions including staffing and performance management
• Individual formulates/designs systems scope and objectives for the applications/ development of multiple projects. He/She should exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and tools for obtaining solutions.
• This position will entail regular interaction with initiative team manager.
• Good knowledge and demonstrated abilities of prioritization and execution of multiple tasks is required to be successful in this position.
Requirement:
• 8+years of experience in large enterprise-wide web applications in Java/J2EE environment
• Technologies: J2EE, Weblogic or other Application Servers
• Intranet / Portal development
• Complete SDLC experience
• Experience designing systems capable of handling 500+ concurrent users
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The team would develop and support Sales & CRM application modules for commercial business and investment banking businesses, in close co-ordination with global partners in the U.S. These applications are large, enterprise-wide applications that have a global user base with very high throughput and concurrent user base. The portal interacts with several (50+), heterogeneous back-end applications for writing and fetching data.
Technologies behind the Sales & CRM portals are
• Java / J2EE - majority of portal development is done in Java
• Weblogic Portal development & Application server – The framework that is used to develop the Sales & CRM portal.
Role:
• This is an enterprise web application programming lead position who has demonstrated abilities in developing & leading Java-based enterprise-wide application development teams.
• The individual needs to be well-versed with advanced JAVA development and have deep understanding of relevant concepts and technologies. Demonstrated ability in developing and particularly in providing top-notch support of relevant technology solutions by leveraging operations support best practices such as ITIL's Incident Management and Problem Management processes or other SDLC processes is required.
• Candidate would also manage a small team of senior application programmers and makes decisions on personnel actions including staffing and performance management
• Individual formulates/designs systems scope and objectives for the applications/ development of multiple projects. He/She should exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and tools for obtaining solutions.
• This position will entail regular interaction with initiative team manager.
• Good knowledge and demonstrated abilities of prioritization and execution of multiple tasks is required to be successful in this position.
Requirement:
• 8+years of experience in large enterprise-wide web applications in Java/J2EE environment
• Technologies: J2EE, Weblogic or other Application Servers
• Intranet / Portal development
• Complete SDLC experience
• Experience designing systems capable of handling 500+ concurrent users
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Monday, January 4, 2010
"Sr. Project Manager - Compliance Technology & Trade Surveillance" based in Singapore with a top tier Investment Bank
Reporting to the Head of Compliance Technology, you will work closely with the respective stakeholders in the business in relation to the implementation of compliance policies and procedures, as well as identifying and resolving compliance issues that may occur and will create a regional model for the timely planning and execution of all Compliance IT projects.
You will be responsible for the business requirements gathering, analysis & end to end project management for the Compliance IT & Trade Surveillance Projects.
You will have:
· A banking or consultancy background (10 years + experience) with strong experience in Compliance, Trade Surveillance or AML apps (ideally Mantas or Actimize).
· A proven track record of successfully delivering large complex compliance technology projects within a banking environment (7 years + experience).
· You will Interface with various technology teams and Vendors to implement the Mantas Trading Compliance product & will undertake business analysis and data analysis for all Trade Surveillance unit initiatives, covering the various Financial Markets asset classes.
· You will be performing the regular trade surveillance monitoring on clients and internal trade activities to ensure adherence to directives, guidelines, trading regulations.
· Major responsibilities include: overall Project Management & coordinating senior business analysts’ effort, with foundation work in the following areas: Contract Management, Resource Management, Project Scheduling, Risk Management, Configuration/Change Management, Managing Scope, & Project Cost, and communicating with Executive Management & Project Sponsors.
· Proven organizational, leadership and management skills.
· You must be fluent in English and a natural communicator with the ability to interface with both technology and senior management.
This is a remarkable opportunity to build a centre of excellence from the ground up and develop your career across the APAC region.
Our client is also hiring strong Compliance Technology & Trade Surveillance professionals (Business Analysts, Project Managers).
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Cheers,
Srini.
You will be responsible for the business requirements gathering, analysis & end to end project management for the Compliance IT & Trade Surveillance Projects.
You will have:
· A banking or consultancy background (10 years + experience) with strong experience in Compliance, Trade Surveillance or AML apps (ideally Mantas or Actimize).
· A proven track record of successfully delivering large complex compliance technology projects within a banking environment (7 years + experience).
· You will Interface with various technology teams and Vendors to implement the Mantas Trading Compliance product & will undertake business analysis and data analysis for all Trade Surveillance unit initiatives, covering the various Financial Markets asset classes.
· You will be performing the regular trade surveillance monitoring on clients and internal trade activities to ensure adherence to directives, guidelines, trading regulations.
· Major responsibilities include: overall Project Management & coordinating senior business analysts’ effort, with foundation work in the following areas: Contract Management, Resource Management, Project Scheduling, Risk Management, Configuration/Change Management, Managing Scope, & Project Cost, and communicating with Executive Management & Project Sponsors.
· Proven organizational, leadership and management skills.
· You must be fluent in English and a natural communicator with the ability to interface with both technology and senior management.
This is a remarkable opportunity to build a centre of excellence from the ground up and develop your career across the APAC region.
Our client is also hiring strong Compliance Technology & Trade Surveillance professionals (Business Analysts, Project Managers).
OVERSEAS applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@connectedgroup.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Cheers,
Srini.
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