Lead, Project Mgmt.

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Job Summary

Strong hands-on engineering lead for Credit Activation Hive in PE. This is #1 priority for the FFG program, and a strong engineering talent is required to drive the rebuild of CMS legacy platform. The skillset requires is to complete overhaul and develop an inhouse solution in latest technology stack

The person will drive the solution design, architecture and execution of developing new CMS UI aligned with CC wide Unified UI / UX strategy. This is a strategic role to provide overall technical leadership and direction encouraging innovation and improvement in the technology and data systems, processes and ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

Advice future technology capabilities and architecture design considering business objectives, technology strategy, trends and regulatory requirements

Awareness and understanding of the Group's business strategy and model appropriate to the role.

Business

Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates.

Understand and Recommend business flows and translate them to API Ecosystem

Processes

Responsible for executing and supervising microservices development to facilitate business capabilities and orchestrate to achieve business outcomes

People & Talent

Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.

Ensure the provision of ongoing training and development of people and ensure that holders of all critical functions are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles ensuring that they have effective supervision in place to mitigate any risks.

Risk Management

The ability to interpret the Portfolio Key Risks, identify key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures

Governance

Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role

Regulatory & Business Conduct

Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.

Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

Product Owners, Hive Leads, Client Coverage Tech and Biz Stakeholders

Qualifications

Standard Job Requirements

12+ Years of experience in application development using Java and related technologies

Involved in Design & Solutioning of enterprise web applications.

Having proven track record or building global enterprise grade applications from scratch

Strong understanding of fundamental architecture and design principles, object-orientation principles, and coding standards

Experience in building extensible and scalable solutions

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Excellent knowledge in DevOps, CI-CD

Experienced in Agile methodology and Waterfall models

Experience in developing enterprise / application architecture in detail.

Strong experience in Application Delivery including Production Support

Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies and frameworks

Awareness about Release Management

Strong team player who can collaborate effectively with relevant stakeholders

Domain : Good to Have

Experience in application development for Client Coverage Credit Modules

Good knowledge on Cloud native application development, and knowledge of Cloud computing services

Training, Qualifications and Certifications

Training / qualifications and Certifications in some of the functional and / or technical domains as mentioned will be an added advantage.

Technical Competence

Must Have

Expert in programming skills using Java & related technologies.

Good knowledge about Design Patterns and Principles

Strong experience in Developing application data models

Good knowledge on API building (Web Service, SOAP / REST)

Good knowledge on Unit testing and code coverage using JUnit / Mockito

Good knowledge on code quality tools like SonarQube etc.

Good knowledge on multi-threading, multi-processing implementations

Strong experience in RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL)

Ability to work in quick paced, dynamic environment adapting agile methodologies

Ability to work with minimal guidance and / or high-level design input

Knowledge on Microservices based development and implementation

Knowledge on CI-CD pattern with related tools like GIT, Bitbucket, Jenkins, JIRA, etc.

Knowledge on JSON libraries like Jackson / GSON

Knowledge on basic Unix Commands

Possess good documentation and presentation skills

Able to articulate ideas, designs, and suggestions

Mentoring fellow team members, conducting code reviews

Skills and Experience

Participates in development of multiple or large software products and estimates and monitors development costs based on functional and technical requirements.

Must have advanced knowledge on hosting platforms like - Kubernetes / Openshift / AWS EKS

Contrasts advantages and drawbacks of different development languages and tools.

Expertise in RDBMS solutions (Oracle, PostgreSQL) & NoSQL offerings (Cassandra, MongoDB, etc)

Experience in distributed technologies e.g. Kafka, Apache MQ, RabbitMQ etc. will be added advantage

Conducts walkthroughs and monitors effectiveness and quality of the development activities.

Strong knowledge in application integration using Web Service (SOAP / REST / GRPC) or Messaging using JMS.

Ability to design and build smart, scalable, reliable solutions with tight deadlines

Strong knowledge about design patterns and development principles, microservices architecture

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we : Do the right thing

and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do

Never settle,

continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well

Are better together,

we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,

we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,

with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.

Time-off

including annual leave, parental / maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.

Flexible working

options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.

Proactive wellbeing support

through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits

A continuous learning culture

to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.

Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,

one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.