Job Summary

We are seeking talented and motivated individuals for the role of Chapter Lead, Backend Engineer. Successful candidates will be experienced programmers who can lead a team, develop user stories, write test cases, debug code, design, and develop solutions in an environment with constant collaborative discussions. An ideal candidate should be comfortable working in an agile environment who can design, code, deploy and participate in the release deployment cycle and work with multiple squads or hives to deliver complex features, epics and releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Minimum experience of 12+ years in IT industry with at least 10 years of relevant experience
• Proficient in RESTful API, SpringBoot 3.x, SpringBatch
• Should have knowledge on Relational or No-SQL Databases
• Should be able to come up with Technical Solution diagrams and Architecture for initiatives.
• Preferred to have knowledge on API Gateways, API security, OAuth 2, OIDC etc.
• Should be proficient in analyzing logs using ELK/Logstash/Kibana
• Should be independently able to manage CICD tasks using Azure ADO, Maven & Helm Charts 
• Experienced in Container Infrastructure such as Kubernetes, OCP or AWS EKS.
• Experienced working in an Agile environment with globally distributed teams.
• Experience in Lead a Team of minimum 5 members.

Strategy

• Oversees the execution of functional standards and best practices and provide technical assistance to the members of the chapter
• Responsible for the quality of the code repository where applicable. 
• Acts as a conduit for the wider domain strategy, for example technical standards. 
• Act as a custodian for Java backend expertise.

Business

• Experienced practitioner and hands on contribution to the squad delivery for their craft (Eg. Engineering).
• Responsible to evolve the craft towards improving automation, simplification and innovative use of latest market trends.
• Collaborate with product owners and other tech leads to ensure applications meet functional requirements and strategic objectives

Processes

• Promote a feedback-rich environment, utilizing internal and external insights to continuously improve chapter operations.
• Adopt and embed the Change Delivery Standards throughout the lifecycle of the product / service. 
• Follows the chapter operating model to ensure a system exists to continue to build capability and performance of the chapter. 

People & Talent

• Contribute to technical innovation and share knowledge within the engineering community.

• Stay updated on emerging technologies, lead internal workshops and seminars, encourage team participation in innovation initiatives.

Risk Management

• Responsible for effective capacity risk management across the Chapter with regards to attrition and leave plans. 
• Adheres to common practices to mitigate risk in their respective domain. 
• Design and uphold a robust risk management plan, with contingencies for succession and role continuity, especially in critical positions

Governance

• Manage and mitigate technical risks in the delivery.
• Align with technology architects on the target solution design to minimize technical debt.
• Identify Applicable Security controls by engaging with Security Champs
• Comply with System Delivery controls and attest for it with every (technical) release to production.
• Complete comprehensive security impact assessments to ensure compliance with governance requirements and mitigate potential risks.
• Ensure compliance with bank compliance guidelines & standards (e.g., data protection), address tech compliance (ESDLC) requirements throughout the delivery lifecycle

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

• Chapter Lead
• Sub-domain Tech Lead
• Domain Architect
• Business Leads / Product owners
• Engineering Lead

Other Responsibilities

• Champion the company's broader mission and values, integrating them into daily operations and team ethos.
• Undertake additional responsibilities as necessary, ensuring they contribute to the organisation's strategic aims and adhere to Group and other Relevant policies.

Skills and Experience

Our Ideal Candidate

• Java
• Spring Boot
• RDBMS/NoSQL
• Maven/Gradle
• Microservices
• System Design
• GitHub
• ELK/Logstash/Kibana
• Grafana/Prometheus
• Azure DevOps (ADO)
• Kubernetes, EKS, OCP, ECS etc.
• Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure)
• Database [Postgres, Oracle]
• Docker
• Linux
• JUnit
• Communication

Qualifications

• BE / BTech / MCA in Computer Science
• Graduation or Post-Graduation in Computer Science Engineering or related field
• Experience in the software development using Agile methodologies
• Knowledge & Experience in practising Agile & Lean framework 
• Knowledge & Experience in the API & Microservices
• Knowledge & Experience in J2EE and good understanding of OOA and OOP
• Knowledge & Experience in Integration technologies – MQ, Kafka, Solace
• Knowledge / Experience in Container platform and Cloud technologies

• More than 12+ years’ experience in software development domain
• Proven experience in solution management, business development, or a related field
• Strong understanding of the software development life cycle and experience with agile methodologies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and partners
• Strong project management skills and experience leading cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong understanding of technology and the ability to learn new technologies quickly

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.