Lead Software Engineer

Job Purpose 

As a Lead Software Engineer, you are responsible for designing, developing, and implementing scalable data store solutions that support both operational and strategic business needs. The role demands strong technical expertise, a proactive mindset, and a commitment to continuous improvement, compliance, and innovation in data engineering practices. We are seeking an experienced Qlik Replicate Administrator & Developer to join our data integration Team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Qlik Replicate (Attunity), Unix basics and scripting, Oracle Database SQL & PL/SQL, CDP Hadoop basics. hands-on experience with data replication, transformation, and pipeline management, and the ability to support both project-based deliverables and day-to-day BAU operations. 

• Data Ingestion Design & Development
• Design, develop, and maintain Qlik Replicate data pipelines for near-real-time and batch data replication between heterogeneous systems (e.g., Oracle, Cloudera, DB2, etc.).
• Administer Qlik Replicate servers, monitor task performance, and manage licensing, upgrades, and patches.
• Implement best practices for replication task configuration, error handling, and resource optimization.
• Troubleshoot data replication issues, performance bottlenecks, and connectivity errors across environments.
• Oracle DB knowledge and proficient in writing complex SQL queries and PL/SQL programs
• Unix basic knowledge and hands-on Unix scripting
• Hadoop (Cloudera Data Platform) basic knowledge and hands-on Data Integration & Project Delivery
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to understand data integration requirements and deliver end-to-end data migration/replication solutions.
• Participate in data modernization, cloud migration, or analytics platform initiatives.
• Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational guides.
• Support testing, validation, and deployment of data pipelines into production.
• Post development, actively plan and implement automation for the Qlik tasks and associated programs before handing over to BAU
• Knowledge in CI/CD is a plus BAU Support & Maintenance
• Provide Level 2/3 support for production Qlik Replicate environments, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Monitor replication tasks, alerts, and logs; perform root cause analysis for incidents.
• Coordinate with DBAs, infrastructure, and application teams to resolve issues promptly.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, audit, and security standards.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement • Work with business users, data architects, and data analysts to ensure consistent and reliable data delivery. 
• Participate in team meetings, and cross-functional discussions.
• Train or guide junior developers or support staff when required.
• Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
• Highlights any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on the Data and AI domain, including hands-on expertise in data engineering
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Qlik Replicate (Attunity Replicate) as both Developer and Administrator.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, replication concepts (CDC, full load, incremental load), and data warehousing.
• Experience with Qlik Enterprise Manager, Qlik Compose and other related Qlik tools
• Proficiency in PL/SQL, SQL, database troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with Linux/Windows scripting, network configuration, and security setup for Qlik Replicate environments.
• Hands-on experience in Big Data Hadoop systems is an added advantage
• Working experience in Talend ETL tool is a plus
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities across remote teams.
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork.
• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of "AA-" by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia. Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is 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 and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. 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.