Senior Software Engineer (AS400 RPG) - Global Banking & Markets (Treats)

Job description

About Us
 
HSBC Global Software Delivery in Malaysia is an information solutions and consulting services provider that provides tailored, cost competitive and robust solutions to the HSBC Group. After establishing its foothold in India, China, Canada, USA, UK, and Brazil. The Centre at Malaysia is focus on the development and support of banking applications.
 
HSBC Global Software Delivery in Malaysia is an integral part of the HSBC Group
- one of the world's largest financial service organisations. Headquartered in London, the HSBC group network is spread across 95000 offices in 85 countries with a customer base of over 100 million. The development centre in Malaysia is dedicated to the development and support of banking applications for the Group's global operations and has attained the capability to deliver across all financial domains in the banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) space and various Technologies.
 
Under the aegis of HSBC Group, Global Technology offers a universal brand appeal, professional lifestyle, attractive compensation package and fringe benefits:
Offers a fast-paced MNC career with global exposure to best business practices and a chance to be at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies
Extends a global multicultural environment where the best minds from several countries work together to render end-to-end IT solutions
Introduces a next generation company for the young and talented force of the future
Proposes a promising and stable career opportunity and not just another job offer
Provides one of the best learning environment, promoting continuity in career development and progression
Advocates a work–life balance with a contemporary and conducive working environment with a distinct life style
Creates established corporate citizen through various corporate sustainability initiatives
Some careers shine brighter than others
 
If you are looking for a career that will you stand out. Join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simple take you in an exciting new direction. HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will you further.
 
The main mandate of Post Trade Team is to deliver global and local solutions for Global Market Operations to automate / streamline Post Trade operations and improve efficiency. The key application we develop and support is TREATS, which is a Group System used by Operations, Risk Management and Finance in over 50 sites across the Group.
 
The role is responsible for:
Work with business analysts and project managers to deliver projects, participate potentially from requirements gathering through production rollout and support
Design and develop IT solutions, both local and global, to meet business needs according to established standards and best practices
Work with other IT teams to deliver projects spanning across multiple business areas and/or IT teams
Perform quality assurance check on deliverables by subordinates and/or peers
Conduct and support testing to ensure quality of deliverables
Produce good documentation on IT solutions for maintainability and to ease implementation by other sites
Principal Accountabilities:  Key activities and decision making areas
Typical Objectives
 
Impact on the Business
 
 
Deliver projects/tasks according to the requirements and schedules. Demonstrate prudent cost control and pursue opportunities to reduce costs where possible.
 
Customers / Stakeholders
 
 
 
 
 
Understand service requirements of relevant customer group of assigned projects, their priorities and meets all agreed deliverables.
 
Leadership & Teamwork
 
 
Demonstrate exemplary behaviors in adherence to HSBC Values and work with well with manager and team to continually improve the working environment at GLT. Portray good example of team player.
 
Operational Effectiveness & Control
 
 
Ensure all changes have appropriate business sign off and are retained as audit evidence. Ensure strict adherence to all regulatory issues and compliance of all internal controls.
 
Major Challenges (The challenges inherent in the role that require a continual test of the role holder’s abilities)
 
Customers / Stakeholders
Deliver work within deadline
Clear, Precise, and Timely communication with Customer/Team Members/GLT Management
Quick response to all queries
 
Teamwork 
Efficiently manage all tasks
Taking ownership of assigned tasks.
Participate in team building activities. No internal conflicts, no escalation from other team members.
 
Operational Effectiveness & Control 
Quality/Process adherence
Adhere to IT Security Guidelines/Policies
Adhere to GLT code of conduct policy
Role Context (The environment and operating conditions of the role including the extent of guidance and authority)
 
The jobholder is required to work within a team of software professionals at various levels. The project team would work closely with experienced teams in HK and GLTc.
 
Jobholder is responsible to perform various assignments on different parts of project. Needs to understand and amend complex systems. Should have good technical understanding and problem solving skills.
 
The jobholder may have to work under pressure while coping with project deadlines, work extended hours and adhere to client or project specific quality and documentation standards as part of project execution.
 
Management of Risk (Operational Risk / FIM requirements)
 
Ensure that all changes have appropriate business sign off and are retained as audit evidence.
Ensure strict adherence to all regulatory issues and compliance of all internal controls.
Measure: Zero non-compliance. Ensure proper access/authority for all objects.
Target: 100% of all projects works will meet the TREATS standards, RBPM and SOX requirements.
 
Observation of Internal Controls (Compliance Policy / FIM requirements)
 
Quality/Process adherence
Adhere to IT Security Guidelines/Policies
Adhere to GLT code of conduct policy
All changes to services/systems will conform to Group and Local Change Management processes.
Use MKS for source control and release management for AP sites.
Use MQC to log down test cases and defects for all development projects, including small PPCR projects PPCR Release Index.
Target: 100% of releases are done via MKS
 

Desired profile

Essential requirements:
A university graduate with degree in computer science, information technology or a related discipline
Possess between 3 to 4 years’ IT experience in software design, development and testing
Technical: iSeries, RPG, ILE and CL programming.
Good analytical and problem-solving skills
Good team player
Strong communication and presentation skills with fluent written and spoken English
Self-motivated with proven rapid learning capability
Able to work independently and under pressure
Willing to travel overseas occasionally when required
 
Preferred skills:
Familiar with source control tool e.g. MKS
Software design and development in an enterprise/global environment using MS Visual Basic or Java/C , XML etc
Knowledge in Middleware: IBM MQ Series, Tibco Rendezvous (RV)
Knowledge in database applications and SQL
Knowledge in treasury products / operations