Manager - API & Middleware Development

To handle API and Middleware developments in order to deliver high quality, high performance, innovative, fit for purpose system to meet the business requirements in line with the business strategy.

API & Middleware Architecture

• Help establishing an API-centric environment either by creating new API interfaces or enhancing existing APIs.
• Support API usage in a diverse data environment across multiple databases and file formats.
• Have IBM based API expertise solutions on middleware platform.
• Develop and maintain architecture and integration documentation.
• Participate in reviews to ensure processes support existing architecture, follow defined guidelines and coding standards and meet user requirements.

Solutions Design

• Define innovative solutions to fulfill business’ requirements;
• Monitors and recommends changes to improve the reliability, scalability, extensibility, security and performance of developed systems.
• Evaluates and recommends state-of-the-art development tools for use within the systems development environments to achieve the most efficient mix of system design and software
• Propose the development of innovative solutions to keep ahead of the competitors
• Implement approved innovative ideas by the business on time and within budget
• Ensure that Bupa is ahead of competition in terms of value added services through the use of technology

Manage Development Activities

• Provide advice and direction to other members of the development team on the detailed design and development
• Review and approved systems design by the development team to ensure it captures the requirement of the business.
• Ensure best practices on full development life cycle is followed
• Ensure written codes meet the requirements of existing code standards and conventions
• Provide quality assurance for solutions being developed before releasing to production
• Monitors development & modification of existing applications

Project Management

• Projects coordination and deliverables within Technology Services and Business Transformation by individually handling and/or collaborating internally and externally with other teams
• Ensure projects are properly planned, organized, documented, and executed by meet operational and business standards and adhering to international best practices
• Monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of existing processes for the information technology programs and projects on hand
• As required, suggest and recommend innovations, enhancements, corrective actions for information technology projects
• Ensuring the delivery of all the work required to complete the project successfully, and information technology program and project deliverables will meet and exceed the business expectations, customers experience, and quality of service
• Ensure the most effective use of information technology teams and members assigned and contributing to information technology programs and projects
• Ensure that Technology Services and Business Transformation programs and projects risks are identified, analyzed, mitigated and escalated, and handled as appropriate for the business requirements
• Develop and maintain methodologies, approaches, standard templates, documentation, status updated, and data to support programs within Technology Services and Business Transformation
• Lead information technology programs and projects update meetings and reviews with management, department heads, leads, and team members

• Experience and proficiency in SOA, Microservices, WebAPIs, API Management, MSMQ, RESTFul services, IBM MQ, IBM Message Broker, ESQL, SolidDB, Java/J2EE, Weblogic, Jenkins etc.
• Knowledge of IBM WebSphere Operation Decision Management (WODM)
• Knowledge of IBM Business Process Management (BPM)
• Experience and proficiency in .NET framework 4.5 or above development including AJAX, JQuery, Node.js, .Net Core, MVC, Angular.js, Web API, Design Patterns, etc.
• Experience and proficiency in SQL (latest versions) including writing T-SQL queries, SQL Server Agent, stored procedures, triggers, SSRS and SSIS.
• Proven experience in SharePoint development and other related Technologies
• Proven track record in designing and delivering system solutions in medium to large size companies
• Experience in full lifecycle development & technical architecture
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written