Software Engineering Companies in Malaysia where IT Graduates can find Jobs

Software Engineering Companies in Malaysia where IT Graduates can find Jobs

I have put together a list of companies so that students after SPM, UEC or STPM will have a better idea of where they will work after they finish the degree in software engineering. The list was taken from Jobstreet where these companies were advertising for software engineers.

Software Engineers can work in industries such as banks, insurance, education, technical consulting, management consulting,

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sales, retail, merchandise, logistics, shipping, electrical, electronics, property, telecommunications, apps developers, etc.

Software Engineers can find jobs in IT companies like Symantec Corporation, Hitachi Data Systems, Oracle Corporation, Brocade, The AIMS Group, Fujitsu, Affiliated Computer Services, VMware, EDNMS IT Consulting Sdn Bhd, MEDIABRANDS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS SDN. BHD., Etiqa Insurance Berhad, Freeborders Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.. Petronas ICT Sdn Bhd, Agilent Technologies Microwave Products (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, LUNAS TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD., Western Digital (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Lafarge Malaysia Berhad, Vedel IT Sdn. Bhd., CGI IT Consulting Sdn Bhd, BT Global Technology (M) Sdn Bhd, ViewPoint Research Corporation Sdn Bhd, Manulife Technology & Services Sdn Bhd, EPS Malaysia, Zurich Services,  Plentisoft Sdn Bhd, Hitachi eBworx Sdn. Bhd., STRATEQ GROUP, Mad X Studio Sdn Bhd, M-Link System (M) Sdn Bhd, Nettium Sdn. Bhd., arvato Systems Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Hilti Asia IT Services Sdn. Bhd., NCB TechVision Sdn Bhd, Comptel Communications Sdn Bhd, Hitachi Sunway Information Systems Sdn Bhd, iEnterprise Online Sdn. Bhd, LIZARD APPS MALAYSIAN DEVELOPMENT CENTRE SDN. BHD., E-Genting Sdn Bhd, IT Paradise Solutions, Jabil Circuit, Trio Mobile Sdn Bhd, CRN Solutions Sdn Bhd, Finsoft Systems Sdn Bhd, Citigroup Transaction Services (M) , Dell Global Business Center Sdn Bhd, Sdn Bhd, Nityo Infotech Services Pte Ltd,  Averis Sdn Bhd, RES Malaysia Sdn Bhd, IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Panasonic System Networks Malaysia Sdn. Bhd, FCS Computer Systems Sdn Bhd, Industronics Bhd, Presoft (M) SDN BHD,  iMocha Consulting Sdn. Bhd., Bro Software House, Mesiniaga, Sapura Advanced Systems Sdn Bhd, Micro Ocean Technologies Sdn Bhd

Software Engineering graduates can work as Analyst Programmer, Business Intelligence Analyst, System Analyst ( Java ),

All students at APU have access to state-of-the-art computer facilities that include the latest PCs and workstations with Internet connection, operating systems, software suites and commercial programming software in multiple IT labs built for project work, multimedia production, software and internet programming.

Project Analyst, Web Application Programmer, Embedded Software Developer, Software Quality Assurance Engineer, Software Engineer - Cobol / AS400, MSD Consultant (PL / SQL Technology), System Developer, Project Manager (Application Management), SAP Basis Consultant, Programmer, .NET Developer, IT Application Specialist, Senior System Analyst (Web Development) - Global IT, Configuration / Build Management, Software Technical Engineer, Software Engineer (Objective C), Solution Architect (.Net), ETL Developer (Datastage), Software Engineer - (C#, VB.net, ASP.net), Web Developer / PHP Web Developer, SAP CONSULTANT (SD, PP, IMWN), Application Engineer (J2EE), Application Tester, Software Test Engineer, Mobile Application Developer, Java Developers, Oracle DBA and Applications, Machine Control Software Engineer, SAP BI / BO Specialist, Machine Control Software Engineer, ERP IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANT, Machine Vision Software Engineer, UI Developer, C#, ASP.NET Developer and Software Engineer (Web), Application Engineer (CAD / CAM / CAE), Oracle Developer, O&T Regional Business Fraud Manager,  ENTERPRISE SOLUTION SPECIALIST II (SAP - PP, SD, IMWN), Mainframe Host Cobol Programmer, Embedded Software Developer, Backup and Data Protection Engineer, Virtualization and Cloud Engineer, etc

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Top ICT and Computing Jobs in Demand in Malaysia according to Hays Recruitment Agency

Hays Recruitment Agency

Hays is a worldwide company whose expertise is in recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people across a wide range

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of specialised industries and professions. They operate across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments.

Hays operate in 48 locations throughout Asia Pacific, including 10 offices across Asia. They find permanent jobs for over 14,000 people a year and temporary and contract assignments for over 52,000 people a year and at any one time they employ over 13,000 temporaries and contractors.

Top Computing and IT Jobs in Demand in Malaysia

Project Managers – These professionals are in high demand in all IT businesses in response to the expansion of the global IT

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industry and the need to deliver service quality. They are required to direct and deliver projects successfully within their specified timeframe. Often Project Managers are not technically skilled within software development, but they are skilled people managers. Those with AGILE methodology experience are highly sought.

Business Analysts – Analysts with both technical and business acumen are in demand to translate business plans into technical requirements by liaising with clients, business users, production teams and vendors. Candidates need experience in performing UAT and SIT. Demand for these analysts is highest within the financial and IT consultancy industries.

IT Security, Risk, Compliance and Audit specialists – With technology moving to more sophisticated platforms such as the Cloud, IT Security professionals continue to be in high demand. Skills involved in the implementation and monitoring of IT policy are expected to be in great demand going forward as companies look to ensure that data is protected within the virtualization technologies.

Mobile Application Developers (Android/IOS) – This is still a relatively new area and most Malaysian candidates lack an iOS and Android development background. Senior Mobile Developers prefer to work freelance as they can receive a relatively stable income from projects. Also, talented individuals often choose to move to neighbouring countries for more lucrative salaries.

Trends in Computing and IT Jobs in Malaysia

Due to company mergers and acquisitions, we have seen a high volume of vacancy activity in IT departments. Also,

Computer lab at KDU College Penang

multinational data and development centres are expanding in Asia and creating new job opportunities. However, the local candidate pool still lacks the required skills.

Many institutions have opted to introduce shared services or data centres in Malaysia as it is seen as an attractive country to set up infrastructure. Centres are cost effective due to lower labour and set up costs, as well as favourable government legislation.

In Malaysia, financial institutions are still using relatively old operating systems and platforms (AS400, Cobol Mainframe), compared to other developed regions.

In the past year there has been an influx of applicants from India, Indonesia and the Philippines. However, government legislation continues to restrict foreign workers and only a limited pool of candidates specialising in niche areas have been able to secure positions on a contract basis.

Study at the Best Universities in Malaysia for IT and Computing

I had wanted to go to another university near my house for IT after my A-Levels. After consulting EduSpiral, I realised that I should choose the best university for IT so that I can gain the necessary knowledge and skills for a successful career in this competitive field.
Kah Jun, Software Engineering at APU

In order to succeed in the competitive field of accounting, students must choose the best universities in Malaysia to study. The best university doesn't necessarily mean the most expensive. Students should choose the right university that fits them which has a good reputation for business programs, excellent facilities, top lecturers and an English-speaking student environment.

Students can consider studying the computing and IT degree at Asia Pacific University where they offer various specialisations in Network Computing, Software Engineering, and others for students to choose from. Students at APU will get a degree awarded by APU as well as Staffordshire University, UK.

For affordable universities with excellent facilities, students can consider UCSI University or HELP University, both with more than 20 years of experience in higher education in Malaysia. Students after SPM in Sarawak can study the Foundation at UCSI University's Kuching campus first before continuing on to the degree at their campus in Kuala Lumpur. Students interested in Computer Science can go for Nilai University.

Top colleges offering computer science and IT programs in Malaysia are KBU International College, KDU College Penang and HELP College of Arts & Technology. Graduates from both colleges are awarded degrees by their UK University partners.

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EduSpiral took us to visit APU and UCSI so that we can see the campus facilities and make a better decision about our future.
Kian Yong (Mechanical Engineering) at UCSI University and Hong Ann (Software Engineering) at Asia Pacific University

EduSpiral Consultant Services represents the best colleges and universities in Malaysia offering a wide range of choices for students to choose from. These colleges and universities offer value for money in the quality of education and excellent facilities that you get.

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The Average Salary of an ICT or Computing Professional in Malaysia

Increased Job Demand in Malaysia for Computing and IT Professionals

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A university degree is no longer enough to secure a job in Malaysia. Employers in Malaysia are looking for individuals with multiple skill sets. Employers today expect their employees to be able to multitask and communicate well in the English language.

The growing demand for highly skilled workers in the ICT sector has helped to push salaries up the scale.  According to the ICT Job Market Outlook 2014, the average salary of ICT professionals in 2013 was RM7,152, up 7.2% from RM6,673 in 2012.

This was above Malaysia's gross domestic product growth of 5.5% and inflation rate of 3.5%. The survey was conducted by the National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom) in collaboration with Jobstreet. com and supported by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC).

Pikom chairman Cheah Kok Hoong anticipates that given the positive outlook in the ICT sector, the salary increase for the industry would have hit 8.7% as at the end of 2014.  Apart from ICT, other sectors that are also full of opportunities for jobseekers are hospitality, accounting, human resource and engineering in industrial services.

The perks and benefits from jobs in ICT, engineering, banking and finance, as well as sales and marketing are also more attractive in Malaysia.

According to research by recruitment specialist Kelly Services, employers in Malaysia are more willing to pay to relocate talent in technical and reve­nue-generating positions. A salary guide by the company shows that there has been an increase in the number of hot jobs in the tech­nical field, with a high demand in ICT, followed by engineering, finance and marketing.

IT Professionals in Malaysia can command high Salaries

The salary that one gets from the career is one of the important factors in choosing

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our course. We do not want to choose a course and then only find out that it does not pay well after investing so much in the degree.

I know of a college that charges RM50,000 for a diploma in automotive technology where graduates will come out and work as mechanics earning only about RM1500 on average a month!

To me, it does not make sense to pay so much just to become a mechanic earning that  amount. Therefore, students should choose their courses and universities wisely based on facts and evidence. The IT field is a great place to work and according to statistics, the pay is pretty good in Malaysia and the prospects are increasing.

Computing or ICT constitutes 10.5% of GDP in Malaysia, and the goal is to boost it to 17% by 2020.

Datuk Ghazali, chief executive of the government's Multimedia Development

Corporation, points out, salaries in technology industries are 90% higher than the average. This offers a chance to retain Malaysians who might otherwise leave for higher-paid jobs in neighbouring countries.

According to Pikom's (Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia)  ICT Job Market Outlook report released in 2012, the average salary of ICT professionals in Malaysia rose 10.9% from RM5,626 in 2010 to RM6,240 in 2011.

Given the prospective outlook for the economy and other positive factors within the

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ICT industry, PIKOM anticipates a 9.0% rise in the average salary of ICT professionals in 2012, which would average out to RM6,800 per month.

Meanwhile, the Pikom ICT Job Market outlook also revealed the following interesting observations:

• The average salary of new entrants to ICT job market after graduation has gone up by 24% to RM2,238, from RM1,800;
• Of the 25 industries surveyed, the results showed that oil and gas positions dominated the list, with an average monthly salary of RM8,020 followed by The telecommunication sector, which netted RM6,848, 15% lower;
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• The average monthly remuneration earned by ICT software professionals having less than five years working experience

  

  KDU College Penang campus

  was RM3,600 in comparison to only RM3,025 for ICT hardware professionals and RM3,225 by ICT call center professionals;
• Software development applications professionals experienced on an average a 19.3% rise in monthly salary from RM6,960 in 2010 to RM8,310 in 2011. Similarly, ICT professionals in enterprise resource planning (ERP)/business applications received a 14.5% increment from RM7,550 in 2010 to RM8,650 in 2011;

• Big corporations and multinationals having employment size more than 1,000 on an average paid monthly salary of RM7,052 , which was 36.4% more than companies with fewer than 100 people, where the amount was only RM5,169; and

• Geographically, ICT employees in Klang Valley netted 9% more than their counterparts in Johor; in comparison to Penang region the scale differed only marginally by 1.7%.

Average Salary of Computing IT graduates in Malaysia

According to the report done by Kelly Services on the Employment Outlook and Salary Guide 2012/2013, it lists the salaries earned by Malaysians in the IT field.

1. Chief Technical Officers/Chief Information Officers with 12-18 yrs experience earns between RM18,000 - RM30,000 a month
2. Project Directors with 12-18 yrs experience earns between RM12,000-RM25,000
3. Service Delivery Directors with 12-18 yrs experience earns between RM12,000 -RM25,000
4. Sales Directors with 12-18 yrs can earn between RM10,000- RM25,000
5. Software Development Managers with a degree and 8-12 yrs can earn between RM9000 - RM15,000
6. Lead Software Developer with a degree and 6-8 yrs experience providing guidance and expertise to team of Software Developers in designing programming solutions can earn between RM8500-RM12,000
7. Solutions Architect (Senior) or Implementation & Technical Support Manager with 6-8 years experience earns between RM8000-RM12,000
8. Unix Specialist with 6-8 yrs earns between RM6500-RM12,000
9. Information Security Manager with 6-8 yrs experience gets RM8000-RM12,000
10. Project Manager with 3-5 yrs experience can get between RM6500-RM10,000
11. Software Sales Manager 4-6 yrs experience earns between RM6000-RM9000
12. Business Consultant with 5-7 yrs experience earns between RM6000-RM9000
13. Wintel Specialist with 4-8 yrs experience earns between RM5500-RM8500
14. Senior Systems Engineer with 5 yrs experience earns between RM5500-RM8000
15. IT Manager or SAP Consultants with 4-6 yrs experience earns between RM5500-RM8000
16. Service Delivery Manager with 5-8 yrs experience can earn between RM5500- RM8000
17. Systems Analyst with 3-5 yrs experience earns between RM5500-RM7000
18. Problem & Change Management Specialist or ETL Developers with  3-5 yrs earns between RM5000- RM8000
19. IT Marketing Manager with 4-6 yrs earns between RM4600-RM8000
20. Security Analyst with 3-5 yrs experience earns between RM4500-RM8000
21. Business Development Manager or BI Consultant or Websphere Application Developer with  3-5 yrs earns between RM5000-RM7500
22. Solutions Architect (Junior) with 3-5 yrs experience can earn between RM5000-RM7000
23. Inside Sales Manager with 4-5 yrs experience earns between RM5000-RM7000
24. IT Supply Chain Manager with 3-5 yrs earns between RM4500-RM7500
25. Account Manager with 3-5 yrs experience can earn between RM4500-RM5500
26. Technical Writer with 3-5 yrs earns between RM4000-RM5500
27. Database Administrator with 2-3 yrs experience earns between RM3800-RM5000
28. Quality Assurance Specialist or Systems Programmer with 3-5 yrs experience earns between RM3800-RM 7000
29. Billing Systems Engineer with 3-5 yrs experience earns between RM3800-RM5000
30. Technical Consultant with 2-3 yrs experience earns between RM3500-RM5000
31. Pre-sales Engineer with 2-3 yrs experience earns between RM3500-RM5200
32. Systems Engineer with 2-3 yrs experience earns between RM3500-RM5000
33. Unix / Linux OS Engineer with 2-3 yrs experience earns between RM3500-RM5000
34. Java Developer with 1-3 yrs experience earns between RM3500-RM5000
35. IT Procurement Specialist or Systems Programmer with 2-4 yrs experience earns between RM3500-RM5000
36. Helpdesk Tech Support (foreign language expertise) or IT Trainers with 2-3 yrs experience can earn between RM4000-RM5000
37. Programmer or Web Designer or Software Engineer or Analyst Programmer or Network Administrator with 2-3 yrs experience earns between RM3500-RM4500
38. Channel Sales Specialist or Inside Sales Specialists or Help Desk Analyst with 2-3 yrs experience earns between RM3000-RM4500
39. IT Marketing Communications Executive with 2-4 yrs can earn between RM2800-RM3800
40. IT Administrator with a Diploma/Degree and 2-3 yrs experience can earn between RM2800-RM3500
41. IT Executive with Diploma/Degree and 2 -3yrs experience can earn between RM3000-RM3500
42. Automation Support Engineer with a Degree and 1-3 yrs experience can earn between RM3000-RM4500
43. Technician with a Diploma and 1-3 yrs can earn between RM2300-RM4000

Study at the best colleges and universities in Malaysia for computing and IT

Students must be more careful in choosing the right university for the ICT or

Students from the Asia Pacific University (APU) ranked Tier 5 or Excellent by SETARA 2011 and graduates will receive a dual degree, one from APU and the other from Staffordshire University, UK

computing studies. They should choose a university that has a proven track record such as Asia Pacific University (APU) where their students have won the Microsoft Imagine Cup for the past 3 years.

APU is also ranked as Excellent or Tier 5 by MQA in the SETARA 2013. More than 10,000 students have chosen to study at APU and about 80% of them are taking ICT programmes.

The Diploma in IT course at HELP University and HELP College of Arts & Technology is accepted into the Final Year at the prestigious University of Queensland, Australia thus saving students time and money.

Exposure to the industry in creases a student's critical thinking and problem solving skills. UCSI University has over 1000 companies where their students can choose to perform their Co-Op programme.

Students at UCSI University have to undergo this Co-Op or internship for 2 months of each year of their studies which is the longest of any university.

Students in Penang can study IT at the best college in Penang, KDU College. KDU College Penang is a top ranked college with more than 20 years of experience. KBU International College is also an excellent choice where students can get a UK degree at an affordable cost.

Students should not choose a university based on the fact that it is cheap because you may not gain the necessary knowledge and skills therefore not able to get a job which will affect you for the rest of your life. University education is an investment for a student's future and should be taken more seriously because the decision that you make now, can change your life forever.

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EduSpiral Consultant Services represents the best colleges and universities in Malaysia offering a wide range of choices for students to choose from. These colleges and universities offer value for money in the quality of education and excellent facilities that you get.

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