Assistant Vice President, GT-TBS, GCDB Application Delivery, Next Gen Clicks MY (Back End Developer 2)

Location: Malaysia

Job Purpose *
An ideal candidate will be an experienced “full stack developer” who understands end-to-end stack with a larger amount of experience in Java, J2EE and Spring frameworks
Key Responsibilities *
• Develop, enhance, and maintain backend services for core banking and digital channels.
• Translate business and technical requirements into clean, maintainable code.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, QA, and DevOps to deliver features on schedule.
• Write tests, perform code reviews, and uphold engineering standards and best practices.
• Investigate incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver long-term fixes.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Contribute to technical design discussions and mentor junior developers when needed.
Job Specification *

Qualifications 
(Basic Degree/Diploma etc) Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).

Professional Qualification and/or Regulatory, Licensing requirements Relevant Certification 
Relevant Work Experience • 4-7 years of relevant Java development experience in enterprise environments.
Proven experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, SQL databases, and distributed systems concepts.
• Exposure to cloud/container technologies is a plus.
• Experience in banking, payments, or other regulated industries is preferred.
• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Required Competencies and Skills *
Design and Development experience, with OOD/MVC design, Java/J2EE, web services, RESTFul API, JSON, XML, Linux/Unix development tools, scripting languages Python, Perl, JavaScript
Solid understanding of RDBMS data models. More than one database knowledge is essential
Competencies/Skills
(Essential to succeed in this job)
Technical/Functional skills
• 4-7 years of hands-on experience in Java backend development.
• Strong proficiency in Java 11+ and Spring Boot for building scalable services.
• Solid experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Good understanding of SQL, data modeling, and performance tuning in relational databases.
• Familiarity with messaging/event-driven architecture (for example Kafka or RabbitMQ).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD, Git, and automated testing (unit/integration).
• Good grasp of secure coding practices, API security, and production support.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills in Agile teams.
Personal skills (Soft Competencies [Core/Leadership])

• Self-starter and motivated with ability to work in a fast paced Rapid Application Development environment. Ability to handle multiple development tasks and assignments simultaneously
• Skilled in communicating complex information with business and technical stakeholders as appropriate
Strong collaboration and teamwork skills
• Result-focused with critical and strategic viewpoints
Travel Requirements (if any)
Frequency
(Incl typical Destinations and Duration) NA