Overview
Group Technology Services
Description
Position Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Infrastructure Solutioning Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in a banking environment, working on solutioning, or from a system integrator or distributor with pre-sales or solutioning experience. The primary technical requirement for this role is a strong familiarity with network security technologies from leading vendors, including cloud-based solutions and networking technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Technical Solutioning: Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in technical solutioning, providing expert guidance and support.
- Project Management: Assume the role of Solutioning Project Manager for projects where you are not the SME, ensuring successful project execution.
- Process Adherence: Assist requestors in running solutioning projects in accordance with the bank’s processes, leading to business paper sign-off.
- Standards Compliance: Ensure that all designs and solutions adhere to the bank’s standards and guidelines.
- Transition Support: Facilitate the transition from solutioning to project delivery, ensuring a smooth handover.
- Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership, working collaboratively with other SMEs to develop comprehensive solutions based on the requirements provided.
- Timely Delivery: Demonstrate the ability to work within tight timelines, ensuring projects are completed on schedule.
- RFP Processes: Collaborate with the procurement department to drive Request for Proposals (RFP) processes, ensuring that technical requirements are clearly defined and met.
Qualifications
Technical Requirements:
- Cloud Platforms:
- Proficiency in major cloud service providers (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- Experience with cloud services such as compute, storage, networking, and security.
- Virtualization Technologies:
- Strong knowledge of virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware vSphere, Huawei DCS, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM).
- Experience in managing and optimizing virtual environments.
- Storage Solutions:
- Familiarity with various storage architectures (e.g., SAN, NAS, object storage).
- Understanding of data management, replication, and backup strategies in hybrid environments.
- Understand storage network (SAN) technologies such as NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) or RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE).
- Backup and Disaster Recovery:
o Experience with backup solutions and disaster recovery planning (e.g., Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Azure Site Recovery).
o Knowledge of data protection strategies in hybrid cloud environments.
- Networking:
o Understanding of networking concepts, including VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, and network security.
o Experience with hybrid networking solutions that connect on-premises infrastructure with cloud environments.
- Automation and Orchestration:
o Familiarity with automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation).
o Experience in deploying and managing infrastructure as code (IaC) in hybrid environments.
- Security and Compliance:
o Knowledge of security best practices for hybrid IT environments, including identity and access management (IAM).
o Understanding of compliance requirements and frameworks relevant to cloud and on-premises solutions.
- Monitoring and Performance Management:
o Experience with monitoring tools and practices for hybrid environments (e.g., Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, Nagios).
o Ability to analyze performance metrics and optimize resource utilization.
- Containerization and Microservices (Optional):
o Familiarity with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and their role in hybrid IT solutions.
o Understanding of microservices architecture and its deployment in cloud environments.
- Scripting and Programming Skills:
o Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation and integration tasks.
- Vendor-Specific Certifications:
- Certifications from vendors like AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, VMware Certified Professional etc
- Hands-On Experience: Practical experience with configuring, managing, and troubleshooting the aforementioned technologies.
- Continuous Learning: Staying updated with the latest advancements in Hybrid IT technologies.
Candidate Profile:
- Experience: 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in a bank, system integrator, or distributor with a focus on solutioning or pre-sales.
- Technical Skills: Strong familiarity with Hybrid IT technologies from leading vendors.
- Attributes: Forward-looking, detail-oriented, and process-driven.
Key Competencies:
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous in following processes and ensuring accuracy in all aspects of solutioning.
- Process-Driven: Strong adherence to established processes and protocols.
- Standards Compliance: Ensure all designs and solutions adhere to the bank’s standards and guidelines.
- Forward-Looking: Ability to anticipate future needs and trends in infrastructure solutioning.
- Project Management: Capable of managing solutioning projects from inception to completion.
- Technical Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and collaborate with other SMEs to develop and implement effective solutions.
- Timely Delivery: Proven ability to work within tight timelines and deliver projects on schedule.
- RFP Collaboration: Experience in collaborating with procurement departments to drive RFP processes, ensuring technical requirements are clearly defined and met.
Primary Location
: Singapore
Job
: Application Services
Organization
: Group Technology Services
Schedule
: Permanent
Job Posting
: 09-Apr-2025, 5:13:36 AM
About OCBC Bank
OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.
OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services.
OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang.
OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals.
OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.
