As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.
Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.
We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.
Your Opportunity Starts Here.
Why Join
Imagine being part of a team that builds innovative digital solutions for one of Asia's leading banks. As a Software Engineer at OCBC, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that transform the way we deliver financial services. You'll be part of a collaborative team that values creativity, innovation, and continuous learning.
How you succeed
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead to join our Global Market Equity IT Engineering department at OCBC Securities Pvt Ltd (OSPL). The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in leading the technical delivery of key projects, including the Channel Program, GWP Hong Kong implementation, and other strategic initiatives focused on the Equity Back office Application and margin migration systems.
As the Technical Lead, you will oversee the full technical lifecycle of projects, from requirements gathering and design through implementation, testing, and post-deployment support. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, project managers, finance, risk, operations, and trading desks to ensure successful project delivery aligned with business goals.
What you do
Lead and mentor the technical team in the planning, design, development, and execution of the Channel Program, GWP Hong Kong implementation, and other critical projects within the Equity Backoffice domain.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Business Solutions, Project Managers, Finance, Risk, Operations, and Dealers to gather detailed requirements, define project scope, and establish clear technical objectives.
Architect, develop, and implement robust technical strategies and solutions to facilitate smooth migration processes and system integrations, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
Provide hands-on technical leadership and guidance to developers, QA engineers, and support teams throughout the project lifecycle, fostering best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.
Conduct regular technical review meetings, progress updates, and risk assessments; communicate project status, challenges, and resolutions effectively to senior management and stakeholders.
Identify potential technical risks and issues proactively; develop mitigation plans to address challenges and ensure timely resolution.
Ensure all project deliverables meet established timelines, budget constraints, and quality standards, adhering to organizational governance and compliance requirements.
Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to margin systems, equity trading platforms, and financial technology to continuously enhance system capabilities.
Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure seamless integration and interoperability of margin systems and related applications.
Lead technical support efforts during User Acceptance Testing (UAT), production cutover, and post-migration activities to ensure system stability and performance.
Who you are
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Advanced degrees or certifications are a plus.
Minimum 12+ years of hands-on experience in Global Wealth and Equity Trading application development and delivery, with deep understanding of trade lifecycle processes in equity markets.
Proven track record as a Technical Lead or similar role managing margin migration projects or complex financial technology implementations.
Strong knowledge of financial market products, order management workflows, and equity trading systems.
In-depth expertise in Security House systems, margin systems, and related processes and technologies.
Experience supporting and integrating applications on Windows and Unix platforms, with proficiency in Oracle databases.
Advanced programming and scripting skills including:
Python
Unix Shell Scripting
Control-M Scheduler
Crystal Reports
PL/SQL and SQL (Oracle and SQL Server)
Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices such as JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence, JUnit, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines is highly desirable.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a proactive, independent, and “can-do” attitude.
Ability to work effectively under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence both technical and business audiences.
Preferable knowledge of GWP (Global Wealth Platform), Order Management Systems, and Control-M scheduling tools.
Who we are
As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.
Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation.
But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.
We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.
Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.
OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.
OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services.
OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang.
OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals.
OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.
