Application/Technical Delivery Manager, COBOL / Cardlink (Banking) - 6-month renewable contract

Responsibilities:

The Application Development Manager is responsible for leading a team of analyst and developers, managing the system development, implementation and support of Cards related applications on the mainframe platform with overall accountability.

. Responsible for end-to-end software development and support. This includes pre-project initiation, impact analysis, functional specifications to development, implementation, testing and support.

. Responsible for the understanding and contributing to the technical solution from design through to code level.

. Partner with business stakeholders to understand business requirements and provide consultation on solution and technology.

. Manage or lead a team of Analyst and developers to implement solution that meet business requirements and are in alignment with organization's business objectives.

. Manage the application setup and deployment components.

. Manage development issues and escalations.

. Work with vendor to ensure product deliveries are timely and good quality.

. Manage budget coming from different projects.

. Hands on manager to guide team on functional and technical issues. Have the capability to develop COBOL (or CICS-COBOL) programs according to functional & technical specifications.

. Write program specifications and documentation / flowcharts

. Perform unit and system integration testing

. Support user acceptance testing

. Ensure project documentation is done up in accordance to bank standards

. Upkeep of system to ensure compliant of payment associations mandates

Requirements:

Technical Skills & Experience

• At least 12 years of experience in application development and maintenance with full software development life cycle experience
• Hands-on experience on cards application domain on a mainframe platform.
• Significant domain knowledge in Cards and Payments.
• Strong delivery and project management experience in implementing large scale, highly available applications for the financial services/banking sector
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven results-oriented person with a focus on delivery
• Highly effective communicating with technical stakeholders, proficient communicating with non-technical stakeholders
• Good problem solving, analytical, synthesis, system thinking and solutioning skills
• Experience in leading Cards Compliance delivery

Competencies

• Fast Learner, enjoy analytical work with attention to details and proactive in providing solutions
• Works on short terms strategies, organizes and plans to achieve balanced outcomes through sound judgement and analysis of situations
• Focus on collective/ team work by utilizing diverse talents and personalities in a constructive manner
• Manages day to day risk and delivers quality work in an effective / optimal manner
• Able to identify the team and individual's strengths and development areas and steer / enable their growth and development in the right direction

Education

• Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Primary Contacts

• Group Function Users (Cards)
• Technology & Operations Partners
• Other Technology and Infrastructure Teams within Bank
• Product Vendors

. Development Team

Key Domain/ Technical Skills:

(Indicate up to 3 areas)

. Mainframe

. COBOL

. CICS-COBOL

. Credit Card Knowledge preferably Cardlink

. Managing Skills