Deputy Project Manager

Responsibilities • Lead, plan, and manage TBCS application development and maintenance activities end-to-end, from business requirement clarification through design, development, testing, release, and production support, coordinating internal and offshore development teams • Provide regular status updates to the Senior Project Manager & Project Director on assigned deliverables, risks, and overall project progress • Engage directly with the customer to clarify business requirements, perform impact analysis, and prepare high-level and detailed application design documentation • Take ownership of issue resolution including investigation, root cause analysis, defect fixing, testing, and release management • Coordinate with offshore teams to deliver change requests by defining suitable implementation approaches aligned to customer expectations • Conduct reviews of deliverables (design, code, test, and release procedures) to ensure quality and alignment with business needs • Provide post-implementation and production support for incidents, queries, and clarifications, including JP1 alert handling and system monitoring • Own effort estimation, work breakdown, and release preparation, including deployment and rollback plans, coordinating production activities with the customer and operations team • Technical architecture review, proposal and estimation support for new initiatives Requirements Mandatory • 5+ years of experience as a Technical Manager • 5+ years of experience in requirements gathering and technical design specification • Proven experience inleading development teams • Hands-on experience throughout the full software development life cycle (SDLC) using the Waterfall model • Strong multitasking, organizational, and time-management skills • Practical experience in application development using Java • Knowledge of server infrastructure, Oracle databases (Can use SQL Developer to access DB, check data, and execute SQL statements), and application / ESB servers (e.g., ESB runtime and IBM WebSphere) • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience managing offshore teams • Strong understanding ability • Mandatory Strong knowledge/Experience in XML parsing • Mandatory Strong Knowledge of Java Web service (SOAP and REST) • Understanding of WSDL Structure (Interpretation / Creation) • Strong Understanding of Project Building Tools (Maven/Ant) • Hands-on experience with ESB-based integration and interface flows (SOAP, REST, file, and XML-based interfaces) • Experience supporting Liquidity Management / interest calculation modules and related end-of-day batch processing • Experience with SQL Server / SSRS reporting and Windows Server environments • Familiarity with job scheduling and monitoring tools (e.g., JP1, Task Scheduler) and shell /PowerShell scripting • High standard for Quality • Proposal creation skills Good to have • Prior experience in banking domain projects • Familiarity with core banking systems • Experience in greenfield (from-scratch) development • Experience working with Japanese banks or Japanese-oriented organizations • Knowledge of IT security standards, compliance, and best practices • Knowledge/Experience in SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) and Implementation • Knowledge of ESB Oriented Solution (Good to have knowledge of Mule Soft ESB or any other ESB Product) • Knowledge/ Experience of Application Integration (Data /API etc.) Experience in Oracle Database Objects (e.g. Stored Procedure, Materialized View, Packages, understand Oracle User, Role, System Privilege, Object Privilege, Synonym, etc.)