01Overview
Job Responsibilities :
- Lead end-to-end development of LifeAsia / Group Asia modules using COBOL and mainframe technologies.
- Works with business users on translating their use cases into business and technical requirements and ensure the requirements are clear, complete and correct.
- Understand, write high-quality, effective, and maintainable COBOL, JCL, VSAM/DB2 programs.
- Conduct code reviews and enforce coding standards and best practices.
- Ensure unit testing and system integration testing support.
- Implementation of the requirements as per the agreed scope, schedule and quality as multi-tier web solutions.
- Guides the Engineering team technically that includes modern technologies and imbibe the culture of good security, coding standards, architecture patterns and artefacts creation.
- Ensures that the deliverables from the team are reviewed on a continuous basis, follow the best practices and adheres to the standards & guidelines.
- Deliverables include Design, Developed Code, Functional & Non-functional Testing, pipeline, Deployments and Project documentation.
- Leverages the best fit technologies, Tools and process to implement the business requirements.
- Anticipating the technology risks and ensuring to have the contingency plans in place, suggesting improvements to the existing landscape.
- Works collaboratively with other Technology teams that take care of Infrastructure, Applications and Data, to ensure we work towards a common goal to meet customers and Business satisfaction.
- Architecture & solution design ownership, Team leadership / mentoring.
- Stakeholder management, Delivery accountability, Governance & decision-making.
Preferred Credentials :
Work Experience :
- Experience in Insurance Domain IT systems, process is key.
- Strong hands-on expertise in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, Mainframe development environments.
- Extensive experience with LifeAsia or Group Asia (mandatory).
- Knowledge of Batch scheduling tools (e.g., Control-M), Debugging and performance tuning.
- Exposure to API development / integration (REST, MQ, file interfaces).
- Modernization initiatives (wrapping COBOL services), Familiarity with version control tools (Git, SVN), Basic knowledge of DevOps.
- Deep understanding of Life Insurance policy lifecycle, Product configuration and Claims processing workflows, Experience working with group insurance schemes (for Group Asia).
Qualifications :
- Graduation / Postgraduation (Engineering, IT, CS) Tier 1 Preferred.
Competencies :
- Strong command over COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM.
- Ability to design and develop complex batch and online programs.
- Expertise in performance tuning and debugging.
- Deep understanding of Policy lifecycle, Claims and billing processes, Product configuration (especially in LifeAsia / Group Asia).
- Ability to translate business rules into system logic.
- Ability to break down complex requirements into modular, scalable solutions.
- Expertise in handling legacy system constraints and dependencies.
- Adherence to coding standards, code review practices.
- Focus on reusability, maintainability, and low-defect delivery.
- Experience in unit testing and supporting SIT/UAT cycles.
- Guide developers on design, coding, and best practices.
Key Performance Indicators :
Qualitative :
- The ability to precisely translate business requirements into technical design & solution.
- Life insurance and group insurance processes knowledge.
- Understanding of all procedural and technical aspects of the Engineering Team Value Delivery.
- Alignment to the agreed scope, cost, schedule and quality.
- Working knowledge of Agile and DevOps.
- Effectiveness of the Modernization projects.
Quantitative :
- Timeliness in project delivery.
- Excellent quality deliverables.
- Responsible to align to the budget.
- Maintain regular reviews with the stakeholders.
- Ensuring Cost optimizations.
- TAT adherence to queries and issue closure.
- TAT for Project Estimations.
- TAT for UAT closures.
