Total 3 job vacancies by Acalution Pte. Ltd.

The Application Support role requires the end-to-end support of all Markets related applications across the sales, execution, and trading domain. Although focusing on 1st level support the role is expected to provided support across the horizontals as well as the depth required to enable the applications under management to be efficiently used and provide constant feedback to the team for improvement. The incumbent shall also build highly effective relationships across the Bank to maintain and improve knowledge of the business and its latest products and services to optimise service to clients.

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION

Personal and Social

• Able to work independently and in a global team setup to take on initiatives with a positive attitude
• Approachable and a team player
• Client-centric approach for all deliverables
• Able to quickly troubleshoot problems and provide effective solutions
• Fast learner and able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent communication/coordination skills to deal with different levels of stakeholders
• Highly motivated with integrative personality

Professional and Technical

• Relevant higher educational and professional background with 3-6 years of relevant working experience, preferably in an Investment Banking/Private Banking domain
• Solid experience of providing global support across locations and stakeholders within the finance industry
• Experience with testing applications as part of a release management process within an Agile framework
• Some understanding of financial products and order management flows
• Good understanding of development life cycles such as Agile Methodology
• Good understanding of database design with confidence to write scripts and complex sql queries
• Experience of technology stack used in a typical client server architecture, e.g Java, JavaEE, and web (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, etc)
• Experience with risk, trading and order management systems would be highly desirable.
• Language Skills: English (oral and written) and preferably a second language

Regulatory

• Familiar with regulatory expectations and requirements

Overview

As a Front Arena Developer, your role is vital in develop and support Front Arena applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver quality software solutions that meet business and technical requirements.

Job Responsibility

• Capture requirements, plan, implement and test the solutions in an agile environment (SAFe).
• Front User Support (Trading, Midoffice, Risk Office)
• Provide best of class support to the business and user community of Front Arena and associated systems
• Proactively manage issues raised and escalated to the team by providing timely resolution and feedback
• Contribute to the development of Front Arena to improve the application’s functionality and stability
• Plan, test and deploy code releases in accordance with bank standards and processes

Requirements

• Must have at least 2 years of experience as Python developer.
• Good to have
• At least 2 years of experience as Front Arena developer in, ACM, AEL ADFL
• At least 2 years of experience in structured products issuance, trading, and life-cycling.
• Experience working directly with traders on a trade floor.
• Good, clear communicator.
• Able to work independently and in a global team setup.
• Able to prioritise effectively and work under pressure.
• Empathetic person with great customer service skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Enthusiastic team player with a hands-on, can-do attitude.

Job Responsibility

• Lead and manage teams of QA professionals to plan and successfully execute testing activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to understand business flow, testing needs, requirements, and objectives to develop comprehensive test strategies, test plans and test cases. Review user stories and function specification documents with business analysts.
• Facilitate and execute functional, regression, system integration, automated, performance and production tests on various projects.
• Manage, analyse, and document test results with defect management and test management tools.
• Identify areas for test automation and optimize testing processes to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Provide stakeholders and management with updates on testing progress, quality metrics, potential risks, and overall project status for decision-making.
• Prioritise defects and follow up with technical teams to ensure they are properly resolved. Escalate, negotiate, and coordinate issues in triage on critical path to ensure project milestones are met.
• Collaborate closely with vendors to ensure that they deliver their testing requirements in accordance with the terms of their contracts.
• Lead ongoing improvement initiatives to optimise and enhance the QA testing tools and processes with industry best practices and emerging technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent education
• 8+ years of working experience in software testing and quality assurance role
• Hands-on experience in planning and overseeing testing tasks.
• Good understanding of testing methodology and practises.
• Strong background experience in the banking and finance industry, with a solid understanding of banking processes, systems, and regulations and in-depth knowledge of investment products is preferrable.
• Agility in adjusting to evolving priorities and thriving in a rapidly changing, dynamic setting.
• Relevant testing certifications (CAST, ISTQB etc.) are a plus.
• Attention to detail and commit to high-quality results.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams in a global setting.