Software Engineer (SRE) - Payment Systems

Solution Engineering

- Maintain comprehensive system architecture with deep understanding of integration patterns and dependencies across the technology stack

- Design and implement robust monitoring frameworks, intelligent alerting systems, and streamlined incident response procedures to ensure operational excellence

- Develop and maintain detailed architectural documentation

- Setup, configure and integrate application with middleware components as per the architecture documentation

Security & Site Reliability Engineering

- Partner with infrastructure teams to implement security hardening measures and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards

- Design and execute comprehensive application security testing protocols and vulnerability assessment procedures, ensuring full alignment with Company's framework requirements and organisational processes

- Conduct systematic security reviews, coordinate penetration testing initiatives, and perform thorough threat analysis including risk assessments of identified vulnerabilities and security findings

- Define meaningful SLOs and SLIs, implementing automated monitoring and measurement systems to track service reliability and performance

- Proactively monitor system health through advanced observability tools and execute comprehensive daily operational health assessments

- Build system resilience through chaos engineering practices, comprehensive disaster recovery planning, and continuous performance optimisation initiatives

- Maintain production system stability through participation in on-call rotations, providing expert-level support and rapid incident resolution

[What we are looking for]

- At least 5 years' relevant experience in supporting and/or implementing payments and securities settlement systems with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Application support and operations, or application security, site reliability engineering, or solution architecture

- Strong knowledge of security principles and best practices in software development, security frameworks, vulnerability assessment tools, and penetration testing methodologies

- Understanding of enterprise architecture patterns and integration technologies

- Proficiency in application testing assessment and management, including the ability to analyse test results and propose improvements

- Familiarity with ICT governance policies, standards, and best practices in government agencies

- Knowledge of service design principles and the ability to apply design thinking methods to identify transformation opportunities

- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyse complex business problems, recommending digitalisation and process changes

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with various internal and external stakeholders

- Understanding of solution engineering principles, including the ability to design application architecture and evaluate hardware and software solutions. Example,

o Experience in designing and implementing java applications, SQL skills, and shell scripting

o Strong understanding of Server-side, Java/microservices, web services, RESTful API

o Experience with RHEL, JBOSS EAP, OpenShift, Openstack, Watermelon, Maven, Oracle Database and fault-tolerant infrastructure concepts

o Experience with cloud platforms and containerisation technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

o Strong understanding and experience handling file transfers - interfaces, interfaces resiliency, connectivity protocols e.g., Rest, SFTP, MQ

o Experience with integration of Autosys, designing job scheduling, CI/CD, Datawarehouse, and Document Management System

o Experience with setup, and integration of Observability platforms, monitoring, and alerts (e.g. Grafana, ELK stack)

[Experience and Technical Skillset which would be an advantage]

- Experience with the S.W.I.F.T messaging platform and interfaces

- Certifications in relevant skills (e.g., Java, AWS solution architect, Kubernetes, etc.) will be an advantage

- Experience in government digital projects or in banking and finance sector will be an advantage

- Experience in supporting transactional system will be an advantage