Product Localisation Consultant (ABR/S)

Company Description

Writing the future. Together.

Avaloq is a value driven, fast-paced financial technology and services company and we are committed to developing the banking solutions of tomorrow.

By joining Avaloq, you'll become a key part of our effort to power the digital transformation of the financial services industry. Our ambition is big and bold - to provide full end-to-end digital solutions by combining our leading efficiency with a flexible, responsible digital user experience. Headquartered in Zurich, Avaloq has over 2,000 employees globally. More information is available at www.avaloq.com

Job Description

Your Team
Banking Standards SG/HK team contribute to the transformation of the Avaloq Banking Standards (ABR/S) implementation into a standardized and industrialized process.
Bolstered by banks' increasing demand for lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and quicker time-to-market, the Avaloq Banking Standards yield competitive advantage with production-proven customization thereby allowing Avaloq customers to focus on product and services differentiation.
Your Mission
Reporting to the Head of Banking Standards SG/HK, the incumbent will be responsible to:

• Develop moderately complex software programs in Avaloq scripting language and PL/SQL for ABR/S, consistently following prescribed ABR/S coding standards and in accordance with applicable software development methodology and release processes
• Consult Avaloq product documentation to learn new ways to implement product functionality and maintain close awareness of new and emerging technologies and their potential business application
• Implement reliable solutions to a variety of problems using sound problem solving techniques
• Perform technical root cause analysis and outlines corrective action for given problems
• Evangelize ABR/S architectural standards/principles, reusability design standards and leading practices
• Collaborate with ABR/S architect to ensure that the design takes advantage of the latest customization capability
• Utilise Avaloq ICE workbench (Eclipse-based) as software development toolkit for customization and scripting of ABR/S
• Lead consultative discovery workshop sessions with stakeholders to gather requirements and critical business challenges
• Collaborate and adds value through participation in peer code reviews, providing comments and suggestions
• Serves as a mentor to developers in Manila offshore development centre
• Estimate level of effort, evaluate new options of similar technology, offer suggestions to improve processes, and provide comments on some ABR/S design aspects
• Consider the art of the possible, compares various architectural options based on feasibility and impact, and proposes actionable plans
• Work collaboratively and professionally with other Avaloq associates in cross functional teams to achieve goals
• Apply a sense of urgency, commitment and focus on the right priorities in developing solutions in a timely fashion

Qualifications

What you need

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Math or Physics or a technical field win a minimum of 3 consecutive years of relevant experience
• Must demonstrate proficiency and possess experience necessary to develop moderately complex software in PL/SQL and object-oriented languages e.g. Java or .NET.
• Must have experience with using, tuning, and deploying solutions on a commercial database such as Oracle, SQL Server or DB2.
• Must have experience working with and developing design and requirements documents and artefacts such as Entity Relation Diagrams, User Stories, Use Cases, etc.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including conducting presentations to teams and to customers
• Solid understanding of Agile software development process
• Strong critical thinker with problem solving aptitude
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills - demonstrating outside-the-box problem solving skills
• Ability to analyse and operate at various levels of abstraction
• Motivated and result oriented in a fast-paced environment
• Must be able to work independently and provide proactive leadership in a complex environment with multiple teams

You will get extra points for the following

• Knowledge in core banking applications and knowledge in banking operations
• Experience of JIRA/Confluence
• Familiar with API creation and RESTful services, containerization technologies such as Docker or equivalent, CI/CD

Additional Information

Now let's talk about perks and compensation
We offer high flexibility in regards to working models (e.g. part time and home office models are possible depending on business requirements). Our base salaries are competitive and if you prove to be a superstar, you might even be entitled to an extraordinary achievement reward. Avaloq aims to share its success with all its employees by paying out "Success Share Units" depending on its performance in a given year.
At Avaloq we embrace diversity, we embrace difference. We are whole-heartedly committed to equal employment opportunities and we foster an inclusive culture where everyone's' contributions are valued and their voices are listened to. We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other fascinating characteristics that make us different. Please note that our job descriptions are intended to be written in an inclusive and gender neutral language.

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