Job Summary

• This role is as a Delivery Manager on S2B API, then Bank’s API platform for commercial clients. The role is a mix of delivery, being responsible for driving the delivery of two development squads in India, and technical lead. Both aspects of the role require strong leadership.

The role requires:

• Bachelor of Computer Science or related field, or exceptional relevant experience.
• Precise and critical thinker with attention to detail.
• Fast learner.
• Open & trustworthy communication skills.
• Courageous to critique and suggest improvements.
• Team-based ethics but independent thinker.
• Outstanding development skills in Core Java.
• Experience with Spring framework/Spring Boot.
• Experience with Spring Boot based Micro-services beneficial.
• Strong experience on service-oriented architecture using RESTful services. 
• Experience on middleware technology e.g. Kafka, JMS.
• Experience on testing automation, Cucumber.
• Agile practices (Scrum, TDD, BDD) a must.
• Continuous Integration evangelist.
• Experience on Source code version control systems (GIT).

Strategy

• Deliver solutions aligned to the Bank’s Fit For Growth programme.

Business

• Design, development and testing of software and software components adhering to high level of TDD and BDD disciplines.
• Collaborate with the other technology teams, business analysts and business stakeholders across CIB businesses.
• Provide technical direction and leadership for India-based development squads
• Manage the agile backlog of development work for multiple squads, agreeing deliverables with stakeholders and ensuring that milestones are met.

Processes

• Follow the Bank’s internal software delivery practices, ensuring all security controls are strictly adhered to

People & Talent

• Mentor and guide less experienced developers on the team
• Coach the development squads to upskill the developers, hiring where necessary

Risk Management

• Manage delivery risk, escalate blockers and proactively solve delivery challenges to meet critical deadlines.

Governance

• Contribute to project governance and work intake forums
• Ensure compliance to internal API Governance standards

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.
• Lead the team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.]

Key stakeholders

• DCDA Product Owner team

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in team; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats);

Skills and Experience

• Core Java
• Spring framework/spring boot
• Microservice architecture
• Experience with containerised application deployment, e.g. OpenShift, EKS.
• REST API development
• Experience on middleware technology e.g. Kafka, JMS
• Agile practices (Scrum, TDD, BDD)

Qualifications

• EDUCATION- BACHELORS DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE OR RELATED FIELD

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.