Systems Engineer, Technology Group (Contract)

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

Technology Group

We experiment, design, and lead a 24 7 global business where we support core capabilities in asset management, trading, investment operations, and risk management. We deliver secure, reliable, and integrated solutions, and provide insights on new, and emerging technologies.

Business Partner & Solutions

You will help to explore new, and existing technology to support our strategic, and operational business needs across our Public Markets, Private Markets, Total Portfolio Risk, Corporate Services, and Enterprise Solutions.

What impact can you make in this role?

You will be empowered to be at the top of your game by providing strategic partnership, and innovative technology solutions that supports GIC’s vision of being a tech-driven, global, long-term investment firm.

What will you do as a Systems Engineer (1-year direct contract)?

Partnering business stakeholders to realize a joint vision or solve business problems

Ideating and managing of business requirements in delivery of technology solution meeting business needs

Collaborating with users, various IT teams and vendor partners for both project and business-as-usual activities

Proactively identify opportunities for technology enablement that can empower business and streamline processes

Continuously implementing better practices for technology management and governance

Providing user support, troubleshooting issues, maintaining technical documentation, suggesting process and improvements

Reviewing the source codes, scripts, and functionality delivered by vendor partners, proposing edits to ensure they meet business requirements, adhere to best practices, and comply with technology standard

Conducting regular meetings with stakeholders to provide progress updates, prioritize tasks, and gathering of new requirements

What makes you a successful candidate?

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent

3 years of hands-on experience in managing system delivery, development, and ongoing system support

Participated and coordinated in frontend design, frontend development and backend development

Independent and driven individual with strong communication, problem solving, analytical and presentation skills

Competency in programming languages, framework, tools and platforms for website development and hosting

Hands on experience with PHP, WordPress, Rest API, React JS, Node JS, JSON, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, CloudFront, S3 bucket, WordPress VIP, GitHub, CICD, SonarQube, Sonarlint, IIS, SSL, and MySQL

Work at the Point of Impact

We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

GIC is a Great Place to Work

At GIC, we believe sustainable high performance is driven by high expectations and a commitment to excellence, as well as empowerment and flexibility. As such, we currently operate under a hybrid model in which most employees spend 3-4 days in office and 1-2 days working from home each week. This balance allows us to preserve the ‘office as a hub’ for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection, while giving our employees the flexibility to do their best work and be their best selves.

We are an equal opportunity employer

As an employer, we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.

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