Developer / IT Service Owner

Role Overview
The Developer / IT Service Owner (Dev/ITSO) is accountable for the end-to-end health, quality, and operational performance of a designated business-critical application. In addition to active software development responsibilities, this role assumes formal service ownership, acting as the single point of accountability for availability, stability, incident resolution, change execution, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as primary owner and advocate for the assigned application across IT, business units, and external partners
• Oversee the entire service lifecycle from design and deployment to retirement
• Coordinate major incidents, problem investigations, and root cause analyses; lead war-room sessions when required
• Develop, enhance, and refactor application functionality using Java Spring Boot
• Drive automation in builds, tests, and deployments using CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Ensure compliance with FINMA OSIR, MAR, GDPR and undergo periodic BCP/DR resilience testing

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum 4 years of experience in application development in wealth management or financial services
• Proven track record as a service or application owner including 24/7 on-call and incident command
• Hands-on proficiency: Core Java 8+, Spring Boot, JUnit, Maven, TDD, REST/SOAP Web Services
• Solid understanding of ITIL v4 — Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management
• Experience with monitoring tools (Datadog, Grafana, ELK Stack) and Git/GitLab

Personal Skills

• Takes full responsibility for service performance, security, and stakeholder satisfaction
• Understands business priorities and translates them into sustainable technical outcomes
• Diagnoses complex problems efficiently and implements effective long-term fixes
• Communicates confidently with both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders

About MARVES Consulting

MARVES Consulting is a Swiss-based consulting firm with a fast growing presence in Singapore, specialized in Wealth Technologies. We are dedicated to helping clients navigate complex business challenges through strategic thinking and innovative solutions. We are a collaborative, high-performance team that values intellectual curiosity, excellence, and real impact, all this in an environment free from unnecessary pressure and office politics.

As we grow, we seek talented professionals who are ready to be challenged, contribute meaningfully, and develop their careers in a dynamic environment where great work is recognised.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.