Lead/Senior Software Engineer (MEPS+)

About the Role

This position sits within the Central Banking & Development Platforms payment team, focusing on the upkeep and advancement of the MAS Electronic Payment System (MEPS+), domestic securities management systems, and the Special Singapore Government Securities system. You’ll play a central part in supporting interbank payments, overseeing government securities, processing trade settlements, and maintaining integrations with market infrastructures such as the Automated Clearing House (ACH).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering initiatives to drive modern software practices, emphasizing continuous integration, delivery, and deployment for improved code quality and faster releases.
• Design and enforce comprehensive testing protocols across functional, performance, and security domains, ensuring software reliability.
• Architect, build, and maintain backend services, scalable cloud applications, and efficient data structures to support diverse business needs.
• Champion infrastructure-as-code methodologies, enabling seamless integration and operationalisation of complex systems across the organization.
• Direct both frontend and cloud solutions, weighing technical trade-offs to optimize outcomes.
• Set technical directions on software architecture, carefully balancing functional with non-functional requirements.
• Review source code produced by vendors to ensure full adherence to the pre-approved system design.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership experience in software engineering teams and delivery of complex technology projects.
• Expertise in Agile frameworks, modern version control, and DevOps practices such as CI/CD and pipeline management (preferably with Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab).
• Strong background in J2EE, excellent SQL abilities, and proficiency with shell scripting.
• Deep knowledge of microservices, RESTful APIs, server-side architectures, containers, and Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure like RHEL, JBOSS EAP, OpenShift, OpenStack, Maven, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience building robust frontend interfaces with React or Angular and developing back-end services in Python or Java.
• Sound understanding of database schema design and storage optimization.
• Proven record in secure coding, application security testing, and integrating automated test suites (such as Selenium or Watermelon) into DevOps processes.
• Proficiency with Git and Docker.
• Strong verbal and written communication to bridge technical concepts for various audiences.
• Adept at streamlining technical operations, managing operations backlogs, and driving automation to boost efficiency and minimize release timelines.

Desirable Experience and Skills

• Hands-on work with cloud solutions (e.g., AWS), and experience monitoring production workloads for stability and performance.
• Understanding of S.W.I.F.T messaging platform integrations.
• Relevant professional qualifications (Java, AWS architecture, Kubernetes) are valued.
• Background in digital government technology deployments.

Key Attributes

• Driven and result-oriented individual with a customer-focused mindset who works well autonomously.
• Organized with the ability to handle multiple streams of work concurrently and maintain positive working relationships.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
• Keen attention to detail and proven performance under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Proactive problem solver capable of navigating ambiguous scenarios and establishing processes where necessary.
• Excels in fast-moving, agile environments and thrives on collaboration.

Additional Information

• Candidates must be prepared to complete a medical declaration and/or further assessments, as part of the shortlisting process.
• Both permanent and fixed 2-year contract options are available.
• Applicants will be notified of their status within four weeks of the application closing date.