Job Summary

The role of the Sr. Developer is to:

•    Ability to multi-task and engage productively on multiple projects simultaneously
•    Must be team player who works with technical and non-technical resources
•    Ability to learn new technologies and new functions
•    Should have excellent motivation, communication (oral & written)
•    Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience with Java related technologies
•    Must have atleast 2 years of hands-on experience with Spring Boot based micro service experience
•    Strong integration work experience with JMS systems using MQ /Solace/ Kafka & Web services
•    Development experience with XML, JSON and Restful services
•    Experience with database development & design including experience with Postgresql or Cassandra
•    Should have worked in Agile environments
•    Should have expertise in build tools like GIT, Maven, ANT
•    Exposure to CI & CD tools like Jenkins
•    Exposure to Dockers with Kubernetes or OpenShift is plus
•    Knowledge in AWS Cloud would be an added advantage
•    Having worked in Hazelcast is an advantage
•    Exposure to tools like ELK 

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

•    Serve as member of Scrum development team to deliver technology solutions in Agile fashion including, but not limited to, spring planning, complexity analysis, stand-up and retrospective meetings
•    Analyze, design, develop, code, write test cases for automated testing and document programming to satisfy business requirements for large & complex projects
•    Participate in technical designs for new applications and changes to existing applications including class diagrams/object modelling, data modelling and system interfaces
•    Adhere to group standards, risk management and security policies
•    Translate functional specifications into technical specifications
•    Perform application development build tasks and perform application coding using J2EE & RDBMS technologies along with select vendor applications
•    Provide necessary support for automated deployments
•    Communicate timely build status on development items delivery managers, as well as raise / work to resolve issues impacting development

Business
•    Work hand in hand with Payments Business, taking product programs from investment decisions into design, specifications, solutioning, development, implementation and hand-over to operations, securing support and collaboration from other SCB teams
•    Ensure delivery to business meeting time, cost and high quality constraints
•    Support respective businesses in growing Return on investment, commercialisation of capabilities, bid teams, monitoring of usage, improving client experience, enhancing operations and addressing defects & continuous improvement of systems
•    Thrive an ecosystem of innovation and enabling business through technology 

Processes
Responsible for the end-to-end deliveries of the technology portfolio comprising key business product areas such as Payments & Clearing. Own technology delivery of projects and programs across global SCB markets that

•    develop/enhance core product capabilities
•    ensure compliance to Regulatory mandates
•    support operational improvements, process efficiencies and zero touch agenda
•    build payments platform to align with latest technology & architecture trends, improved stability and scale
•    Design the HA / DR strategies
•    Set up process, services and tools around cloud
•    Oversee build of the environment

Interface with business & technology leaders of other SCB systems for collaborative delivery.    

Other Responsibilities
Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in XXXX [country / business unit / team]; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats); [List all responsibilities associated with the role]

People & Talent
•    Employ, engage and retain high quality talent to ensure Payments Technology team is adequately staffed and skilled to deliver on business commitments 
•    Lead through example and build appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations for the team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
•    Bridge skill / capability gaps through learning and development
•    Ensure role, job descriptions and expectations are clearly set and periodic feedback provided to the entire team
•    Ensure the optimal blend and balance of in-house and vendor resources

Risk Management
•    Be proactive in ensuring regular assurance that the Payments ITO Team is performing to acceptable risk levels and control stands
•    Validate the environment to meets all security and compliance controls
•    Be proactive in ensuring regular assurance that the SCPay Team is performing to acceptable risk levels and control standards
•    Act quickly and decisively when any risk and control weakness becomes apparent and ensure those are addressed within quick / prescribed timeframes and escalated through the relevant committees
•    Balance business delivery on time, quality and cost constraints with risks & controls to ensure that they do not materially threaten the Group’s ability to remain within acceptable risk levels 
•    Ensure business continuity and disaster recovery planning for the entire technology portfolio

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.
•    [Fill in for  regulated roles] 
•    Lead the [country / business unit / function/XXX [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.] * 
•    [Insert local regulator e.g. PRA/FCA prescribed responsibilities and Rationale for allocation].
[Where relevant - Additionally, for subsidiaries or relevant non -subsidiaries]
•    Serve as a Director of the Board of [insert name of entities]
•    Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association (or equivalent) 

Skills and Experience

•    Core Java 1.8, J2EE 1.7, Java XML Parsing, JSON
•    Spring framework, Spring Boot 1.5
•    Kafka  and Kafka Steams
•    Database : Postgresql & Oracle and Cache application - Hazel cast
•    Solace / MQ JMS
•    DevOps - GIT, Maven, ANT
•    JUnit / Mockito / Arquillian / Spock Framework / /Cucumber

Qualifications

• Education     Bachelor of Engineering or B. Tech  ( CS, IT preferred )
  Certifications     Oracle Certified Java programmer and AWS Certification ( Preferred ) 
  languages     ENGLISH

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.