CL, Back End Engineering - Java, WRB Tech

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Job Summary

The "Chapter Lead, Full Stack Engineering - Java Spring, WRB Tech" role is a hands-on developer role focusing back-end as well as front-end development and is accountable for people management and capability development of their Chapter members. Responsibilities in detail are :

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

Oversees the execution of functional standards and best practices and provide technical assistance to the members of their Chapter.

Responsible for the quality of the code repository where applicable.

Acts as a conduit for the wider domain strategy, for example technical standards.

Prioritises and makes available capacity for technical debt.

This role is around capability building, it is not to own applications or delivery

Business

Experienced practitioner and hands on contribution to the Engineering squad

Responsible for balancing skills and capabilities across teams (squads) and hives in partnership with the Chief Product Owner, Hive Tech Lead & Hive Leadership, and in alignment with the fixed capacity model.

Responsible to evolve the craft towards improving automation, simplification and innovative use of latest technology trends

Processes

Adopt and embed the Change Delivery Standards throughout the lifecycle of the product / service.

Ensure role, job descriptions and expectations are clearly set and periodic feedback provided to the entire team.

Follows the chapter operating model to ensure a system exists to continue to build capability and performance of the chapter.

Chapter Lead may vary based upon the specific chapter domain its leading.

Responsibilities

People & Talent

Accountable for people management and capability development of their Chapter members.

Reviews metrics on capabilities and performance across their area, has improvement backlog for their Chapters and drives continual improvement of their chapter.

Focuses on the development of people and capabilities as the highest priority

Risk Management

Responsible for effective capacity risk management across the Chapter with regards to attrition and leave plans.

Ensures the chapter follows the standards with respect to risk management as applicable to their chapter domain.

Adheres to common practices to mitigate risk in their respective domain

Governance

Ensure all artifacts and assurance deliverables are as per the required standards and policies (e.g., SCB Governance Standards, ESDLC etc.).

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with a comprehensive background in full-stack development.

10+ years of experience in software development with at least 5 years focused on full-stack projects involving Java and Spring frameworks.

Demonstrable experience with front-end development, including proficiency with Typescript / JavaScript, CSS3, and HTML5, and frameworks like React or Angular.

Exceptional communication and team-building skills, with the capacity to mentor developers, facilitate technical skill growth, and align team efforts with strategic objectives.

Ability to lead in dynamic, iterative development environments.

Skills and Experience

Java (Spring)

RESTful APIs

Relational Database (e.g. MySQL or Postgres) - Must

NoSQL Database (e.g. MongoDB or Cassandra) - Nice to have

JavaScript ES6 (and TypeScript)

ReactJS or Angular or Vue

HTML5 / CSS / DOM / Responsive Design Principles

Network Fundamentals

Security Fundamentals

CI / CD

Nice to have - Native mobile development (iOS / Android)

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.