Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title: IT Lead (StaITLead/RID17637)

Job Purpose:

Carry out the demand management and end-to-end IT project delivery in accordance with the established standard operating procedures (SOP), applicable regulatory requirements, Clients Group Technology (GT) standards, and Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning framework for the assigned supporting functions within Clients Group. Post implementation, Lead the app and manage the systems enhancement and delivery of in-house and vendor driven solutions for the business systems and related ecosystems in the most efficient and effective manner.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide support in the assessments and collation of requirements of IT projects, budgeting and resources.
Perform analysis and report on the findings of the impacted systems and dependencies and collaborate Group Technology (GT) teams to implement the IT projects.
Assist in the review the IT service requests (ITSR) of all projects/ initiatives by assessing nature of ITSR and Project Initiation Form (PIF) submitted by BE stakeholders and coordinate and consolidate the High Level Solutions (HLS) and High Level Estimates (HLE) for prioritisation.
Coordinate review process on project deliverables and obtain the necessary sign off (SoW with vendor, where applicable, TDD, DLD, AAD & Unit Test cases).
Track, monitor and prepare reports of the status of IT initiatives, projects, incidents and follow-up action items or issues to support the team\xe2\x80\x99s periodic IT service meetings with BE stakeholders.
Carry out end-to-end project delivery starting from project scoping and planning, financial and resource management, risk management, quality control, project execution, deployment and handover to post-deployment stabilisation and BAU mode.
Plan and propose resource and budget requirements according to project prioritisation, scope, timeline and dependencies and escalate any constraints for the necessary support.
Work in cross-functional collaboration with other pillars within the unit and GT to manage the impact, interfaces and inter-dependencies of different projects and deliver projects within agreed scope, timeline, quality and budget.
Provide support to relevant teams in IT incidents/issues resolutions and Level 2/3 support to Application Support team for production systems in BAU, when required.
Prepare, oversee and perform various systems tests including system integration test (SIT), regression test and user acceptance test (UAT) throughout SDLC within project plan timeline with relevant stakeholders.
Work with vendors for alignment, performance monitoring and coordination of the delivery of project deliverables and technical related activities.
Track closely the procurement, delivery and setup of new infrastructure and configuration of existing environment e.g. data center, network, backup.
Prepare accurate and timely project status and operational reports and information as required by management, business stakeholders, auditors, regulators, etc.
Actively participate in contributing to the improvement of operations, processes and policy for the unit and GT.
Ensure that all projects are delivered in accordance with the established project and delivery management methodology, processes and standards and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, auditors, Clients Group\xe2\x80\x99s Enterprise Architecture and IT governance and standards, and Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning framework.
Ensure compliance to IT standards, SDLC standards, policies and procedures.
Risk control and management.

Job Specification:

Qualifications (Basic Degree/Diploma etc.):

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline.

Professional Qualification and/or Regulatory, Licensing requirements:

ITIL.

Relevant Work Experience:

Minimum 8-10 years in IT management, projects, process, change or business analysis role in service or vendor based organisation or banks/ financial institutions
Experience in implementing multiple IT projects in a dynamic and complex environment
Experience in implementing Reconciliation systems (optional)
Experience working in a collaborative multi-disciplinary and regional environment (optional).

Required Competencies and Skills:

Technical/ Functional skills:

Experience in Financial/transaction reconciliation systems will be an advantage
IT Demand Management Practices and Principles
Project Management Life Cycle and Tools, Different SDLC (Scrum, Agile, Waterfall, etc.) and Automated Tools
End-to-end IT Life Cycle and Project Management (Pipeline, Resource, Demand, Project Delivery, Financial)
Project Management Quality and Risk Assessment Principles and Processes
Business Process Management, Methods and Tools.

Non-Technical Skills:

Attention to details
Organisation
Prioritisation
Interpersonal
Communication
Independent
Task driven.

Tentacle Technologies