Technology Application Development Specialist, IT

We are looking for a Technical and Development Specialist within Japan Technology team. The objective is to provide more focused, effective and professional technical support to all business entities in HSBC, Japan. Technology Application Development Specialist is a combined role with the Development, the Business Analyst (BA) on consultation of best Technology solution can be utilized to achieve business goals, the Project Manager (PM) on end-to-end delivery of Technology solution and the Relationship Manager (RM) on ongoing relationship management with business to keep smooth collaboration between business and Technology, as an “Interlocked” function.

The individual is responsible of develop and deliver as per business demands, collaborates with internal and/or external stakeholders to assess, select and recommend solutions or alternative approaches that will achieve business goals, redact time-to-market, cost, scope, while achieving a high-quality deliverable. Support end-to-end planning and delivery of Technology projects within budget and time line, pro-actively balancing scope, schedule, quality and risks.

The individual is expected to lead the assigned project(s), take strategic decisions, and manage stakeholder expectations. The individual is expected to operate with limited supervision, demonstrating the capability and willingness to exercise independent initiative in pro-actively overcoming obstacles to success, dealing with uncertainly and changing circumstances, such as interdependencies, opportunities and risks. Further, the individual will be expected to adopt a flexible approach to work, and with an outstanding level of professionalism and conduct.

Contents of the Job

• Ability to collaborates with internal and/or external stakeholders to assess, select and recommend solutions or alternative approaches that will achieve business goals, redact time-to-market, cost, scope, while achieving a high-quality deliverable.
• Ability to plan, mobilize, and direct projects of medium to high complexity and scale from inception to closure. Ensure deliverables fulfill business requirements and quality levels and usability.
• Lead end to end execution and responsibility for all aspects of the project/programme, including definition, planning, execution & implementation, governance & control, financial, resource and change management.
• Communicate effectively with both business users and the Technology development teams, and ability to manage conflicting business requirements and project scope.
• Pro-actively balancing scope, schedule, budget, risks, outcome and benefits. Ability to escalate risks, issues and dependencies to management.
• Cultivate effective working relationships with business users, vendor and other Technology teams and ensure that Technology solutions meet business requirements.
• Pro-actively participate in root cause investigation with technical analysis and provide a remedy to implement a permanent solution, and to prevent the recurrence of problems from SME (Subject Method Expect) perspective.
• Observe internal/external daily operation process keenly to manage and seek for the cost effective items. Identifies and recommends process improvements that significantly reduce workloads or improve quality.
• Exercise independent initiatives and judgment pro-actively while overcoming obstacles to success.
• Keep up-to-date and have expertise on current Tools, Technologies and areas including Cybersecurity and Regulations pertaining to aspects like Data privacy, Consent, Data residency, etc. that are applicable.

Requirement

Experience

Must Have

• University degree in Information Technology/Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent qualifications.
• Minimum 5 years in Financial Services IT support with direct exposure to Global Markets, Investment Banking, Markets Operations or Securities Services environment.
• Experiences on System Development of Global Markets middle-office and back-office systems like Trade Confirmation and Allocations, Settlement and Payment, Regulatory Reportings and Ledgers (Fixed Income, Derivatives, Rates, FX or Equities)
• Experience of Development and Business Analysis by using AI tools and agents.
• Deep understanding of Order Lifecycle and Market Structure knowledge, including support experience around how order flow works, order routing, execution, clearing, and settlement across asset classes.
• Proven track record of supporting Traders, Portfolio Managers and Operations teams in a high-pressure, fast moving live market environment.
• Full Life Cycle of Business Analysis experience from requirements definition, testing, through to implementation within a business facing Technology environment.
• Tracked record of Project and Programme management experience which include communications capabilities, decision making, problem solving skills, lateral thinking, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Experience and knowledge on Third Party applications/systems such as ISTAR Core/MX/LC, SmartBridge, etc and vendor managements for those applications.
• Excellent understanding of how Technology adds value to the business and ultimately the end customers including experience on Stakeholder Management and experience of positive, challenging interactions with Senior Executives across the business.

Nice to Have

• Experience and knowledge on major system upgrade such as Next Generation's system modernization such as system migrations from On-premise to Cloud.
• Experience of handling JSDA Financial Ledger rules
• Experience of People Management
• Experience of Critical (Large scale) Project Management

Skills

Must Have

• Fluent in English and Japanese, both writing and speaking
• Experience and knowledge of utilizing AI tools or agents for Development and Business Analysis
• Experience and knowledge on Computer Languages (Python, VBA, Perl, Java, etc)
• Experience and knowledge on Database Technology (Sybase, MSSQL, DB2, PostgreSQL, Cloud SQL, Amazon RDS, etc)
• Experience and knowledge on Platform (Windows, Linux, AS400, GCP, AWS, etc)
• Experience and knowledge on Technology Tools (Visual Studio, GitHub, Jenkins, GKE, JUnit, SonarQube, Selenium, Terraform, etc)
• Hands-on support of major industry software (Bloomberg Terminal, LSEG Workspace, Fidessa, I-Star, etc).
• Project Management skills and qualification (PMP, Prince 2, etc)
• Hands on experience and knowledge that can provide immediate Level 1 troubleshooting and remediation support during system incident management lifecycle and Level 2 preventive measure implementation during problem management lifecycle
• Excellent team player who has proven track of positive contribution to Technology strategy and project delivery
• Experience working with Offshore IT teams. Ability to direct and influence people in a matrix orientated environment and establish good working partnerships

Nice to Have

• Experience and knowledge on data analytics and data mining.
• Experience and knowledge on IBM Technologies (iSeries AS400 middleware and programming languages ILE RPG, CLLE, LE SQL, etc).