Job Summary

•    Work as a Senior Manager, development under Finance (Tax & Transfer pricing) Technology. Individual will be responsible for end-to-end Development, Testing and Implementation of Data solutions using Java, Javascript, Springboot, Spark, Hadoop/Hive and Oracle as the core programming languages and frameworks to develop data products, API’s and integrate with other applications within the Bank and leveraging Devops for Continuous Integration and Continuous Development 

Strategy

•    As part of the cost simplification FFG case - a  streamlined target technology platform and operating model for the Intra Group allocation of recharges (IGAR)  is required to be delivered. 
•    IGAR process aims at providing more data granularity, transparency, automation and drive an efficient cost allocation process to various business entities within the Bank. 
•    The process also requires adequate documentation to support and substantiate tax deductibility for various costs. 
•    Key use cases are allocation of the Technology production support (TPS costs) , Direct billing,  etc., The target state solution envisages allocation rules built in Finance SAP estate – SAP PaPM, integrated with the user experience components in Service Bench.
•    This role should support the analysis of requirements, engineering  and end to end development and delivery of the solution, benefits to business.

Key Responsibilities

Business

•    Responsible for requirements analysis,  engineering, End to Development with tasks not limited to but covering areas such as Analysis, Design, Development, Data management, Devops Integration using Pipeline build and maintenance,  solutioning for other non functional requirements, recommend  and implement the right solutioning and tooling, Infrastructure support, Supporting the onboarding of the platform, Level 3  support, Issue analysis debugging, Performance tuning, Configuration management, Automation, Monitoring etc. Experience in designing and building / integrating the solutions, in the Finance, tax domain 

Processes

•    Ensure adherence to Change & incident management process by Coordination and working with other teams in the organization for getting a release deployed into production.

People & Talent

•    Effectively uses teamwork to positively contribute to a high-morale, high-performance team culture, leading by example.
•    Consulting attitude who is approachable and ready to offer insights or assistance
•    Should be results oriented and have a positive attitude
•    Effective team player and collaborator
•    Strong personal integrity
•    Strong written and verbal communication skills
•    Can effectively communicate business and technical information across the organization, being sensitive to the needs of unique audiences

Skills and Experience

Risk Management

•    Ability to proactively manage risks, mitigations, escalations to seek risk resolution  and maintaining through out the risk life cycle, 
•    Work in coordination with Production support & SRE to maintain stability of production applications via controlled, automated deployments   with minimal outages and impact 
•    Is able to collaborate with relevant IT teams and business users who may be Product owner or end users to manage a problem resolution effectively
•    Work cross-functionally and think both critically and strategically

Governance

•    Document detailed Unit test results, application functionality, design etc in Confluence and ADO’s with supporting evidences & test cases
•    Embrace Devops methodology for Dev, Build and Deploy and work in Agile delivery model.
•    Coordinate UAT and system integration testing.
•    Answer user queries support UAT/SIT/PT & other related activities
•    Provide updates to the project / program manager with regards to progress and issues, where appropriate

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.

Qualifications

•    Overall 10+ years total experience in IT preferably Banking or Financial Services Domain
•    Understanding of data domains – Finance , Tax 
•    8 + years of in-depth experience in software development, with experience in developing big data solutions using Hadoop, HDFS, Hive & spark.
•    Experience in delivering majors projects, programs against schedule
•    Good experience and mindset towards DevSecOps with exposure to tools like Jenkins, Maven, Artefactory, Gradle, Ansible, Shell scripting
•    Experience with agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and toolsets (Git, JIRA, Confluence)
•    Experience Developing API’s , managing, deploying and integrating applications
•    Ability to learn new skills, tools, programming languages etc and work on related projects.
•    Analysing user requirements and drive the technical solution end to end. 
•    Handson in python, pyspark and devops. 
•    Developing ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends.
•    Knowledge and good understanding on the Tax products and concepts.  
•    Knowledge on AWS and cloud solutions. 

Non-technical Skills

•    Proven ability to work within a team environment  
•    Ability to work with multiple tasks based on priorities and switching between deliverables.
•    Highly effective verbal and written English communication & presentation skills.
•    Ability to quickly understand and articulate problems and solutions
•    Ability to make good / sound decisions and use independent judgement.
•    Strong reasoning, analytical and inter-personal skills.
•    Excellent attention to detail and time management.
•    Good knowledge on Agile practices

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

•    Sql
•    Devops
•    Python 
•    Control M
•    Shell scripting
•    Aws
•    Azure 

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.