Kean Seng Loo

Java Competency Lead @ Etiqa Insurance and Takaful

About

Core Language: Java Framework: Spring Boot, Spring Cloud Skill Sets: Java Web, Microservices, Linux, Docker, Kafka, Prometheus, Grafana Environment Setup: 1. Spring Boot Application on Linux as OS Service, Spring Cloud Ecosystem on Linux (On Prem) 2. Spring Boot Actuator as Metrics, Prometheus Metrics Storage/Collector and Grafana as Monitoring UI 3. Apache Kafka with Kraft Cluster OnPrem setup with JMX Metrics, SASL_SCRAM with SSL. 4. Caching Cluster using Embedded Spring Hazelcast which are Production Ready Achievement: 1. Involved full SDLC on Bank Payment System Project and Support for more than 5 years. 2. Involved full SDLC on Multi Factors Authentication System which able integrate with legacy system. 3. Transform Legacy Project to DevOps enabled project using Maven, GitHub Action, SonarQube 4. Initiative to introduce new Spring Boot tech stack and assists to build and guide Java Developers to transform into Spring Boot Microservice Developers. 5. Built new Java Spring base framework and continuously enhancing and doing R&D on integration with Famous technology such as Kafka, Hazelcast, Prometheus, Grafana and upcoming with ElasticSearch/LogStach/Kibana, Zipkin and Kubernetes

Country

Malaysia

City

WP. Kuala Lumpur

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Hazelcast, Swift (Programming Language), Thymeleaf, Red Hat Linux, Shell Scripting, Multi-factor Authentication, Linux, Apache Kafka, Spring Cloud, GitActions, Grafana, Batch Processing, Bootstrap, Spring Framework, Java, Spring Boot, Web Applications, Mobile Applications, Microservices, Full-Stack Development

Experience

Java Competency Lead

Etiqa Insurance and Takaful

2025-4 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Led the Java technology practice, overseeing architecture, design, and development standards across multiple projects. Mentored and guided a team of Java developers, fostering skill development and promoting best coding practices. Defined and enforced coding standards, CI/CD practices, and code review protocols to ensure high-quality deliverables. Supported hiring efforts by evaluating technical skills and conducting interviews for Java roles.

Java Technical Lead

Etiqa Insurance and Takaful

2023-8 - 2025-3 · 1 yr 8 mos

Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Proposed scalable, maintainable architectures using Java, Spring Cloud, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices principles. Built up Java Competency Team to modernize Core Life System using Spring Boot and Spring Cloud Architecture. Work together with Infrastructure team to setting up Spring Cloud Ecosystem in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for all environments.

Senior Java Developer

Etiqa Insurance and Takaful

2022-1 - 2023-7 · 1 yr 7 mos

Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Provided ongoing support and maintenance such as change request and enhancement for General Insurance Calculation System. Proposed and led an initiative to modernize legacy SOAP-based web services by migrating them to Spring Boot RESTful APIs. Led full-cycle development of Insurance Premium Calculation System Engine as a solo contributor, covering design, development, testing, and deployment.

Analyst Programmer

Silverlake

2017-3 - 2021-12 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Developed, tested, and maintained enterprise multifactor authenticator applications using Java, Spring Boot, Flutter and Swift. Independently from setup Red Hat Enterprise Linux, performed security hardening of Linux OS servers based on OpenSCAP scan results to align with industry benchmarks until deployed the entire system into new Linux OS for several client.

Software Engineer

Silverlake

2012-2 - 2017-2 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Participated in system analysis, debugging, testing, and code reviews to ensure software quality and performance. Participated in system analysis, debugging, testing, and code reviews to ensure software quality and performance. Delivered an Enterprise Payment Platform on PASE/i environment of IBM iSeries server to one of the top 5 local Malaysia banks, which has been in continuous production use for over 12 years.