Job Description

The Role Responsibilities
DEs are expected to

• Operate at an enterprise-wide level / CIO vertical-wide level where advice is actively sought by both internal and external peers and senior management.
• Influence and enable the organisation\'s strategic goals through appropriate use of technology.
• Focus on the business value that the technology provides.
• Have strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Deliver outputs that make a significant contribution to the organisation\'s strategic goals.
• Own the technology strategy for the business / area within which they operate.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the business and technology teams
• Be the most senior Principal Engineering leader in the organization
• Engage in external industry activities to inspire and drive engagement in innovative thought to advance technological capability across the industry.
• Promote the sharing of ideas through internal and external collaboration.
• Discover new technologies, insights and approaches through experimentation.
• Apply the learning from experimentation to the organisation and the industry.
• Play a key role in designing and implementing global data engineering platform for the bank
• Play a key role in designing and implementing complex infrastructure, devops, release and software engineering automation for the bank

Strategy

• The Distinguished Engineer (DE) role is a senior role which is expected to have significant impact and hence, needs a DE to perform the role, in particular in achieving our TTO Strategy 25 on the areas of establishing strong digital foundation for the bank, and simplifying architecture and engineering tools and practice.
• The role is positioned at Global Band 4, to ensure that the seniority of the role is visible.

Business

• Contribute to the strategic goals of the organisation through the application of technology in the areas of data engineering and data science, complex distributed systems, highly scalable systems.
• Scope and create technical solutions that contribute to the business\'s strategic goals across the bank
• Enable the organisation to manage transformational business improvements through application of technical expertise and innovation in defining solutions.
• Drive successful change through innovative and scalable technological solutions.

Processes

• Identify new areas of focus and activity for both internal and external technology communities.
• Contribute to the selection process for future Distinguished Engineer cohorts within the organisation.
• Help maintain the Distinguished Engineer standards across the industry.
• Develop and roll out best practice in their domain of data engineering and data science, and/or complex distributed & highly resilient systems
• Rescue, remediate or provide expertise on initiatives with significant technology challenges.

People & Talent

• Mentor and coach individuals and develop the community of technical talent.
• Drive creation and provide ongoing input and support for the delivery of technology talent programmes.
• Develop and nurture an extensive internal and external network of technologists.
• Create a positive impact in the organisation and across the industry by sharing knowledge and expertise with others.
• Source knowledge and expertise for own initiatives and in supporting others to achieve their initiatives.
• Develop organisational and individual technical capability.
• Have a positive impact on relevant technology communities.
• Perform a vital communication role within the organisation on technology matters.
• Create strong relationships with the business and ensure the flow of information between technology and the business.
• Use communication as a tool for engagement, motivation and comprehension.
• Help create a pipeline of technical talent, identifying high potential individuals and helping to create mechanisms to recognise and develop the talent pipeline.
• Establish a broad reach across the organisation through knowledge sharing sessions and technology forums.
• Sponsor or lead communities of practice.

Risk Management

• Design and Implement solutions according to SCB risk management framework, in particular adhering to ICS and e-SDLC controls. Identify key issues on the systems and applications, implement appropriate controls and measures to ensure highest level of compliance and security of the bank.

Governance

• Participate in the e-SDLC Governance to continuously review and improve the system delivery process and controls of the bank
• Participate in TSB (technical standard board) to review and represent engineering for technology and technical standards of the bank

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

• Group CTOO
• CIOs
• Global Head of Engineering
• Engineers
• Chief Architects
• Business Leaders
• Communities of Practice
• Other Distinguished Engineers

Our Ideal Candidate

• 12 years of experience in IT / banking domain, and is willing to take up a individual contributor role.
• Experience with scripting and orchestration including Terraform
• Experience with Python, Go, or Java
• Experience working with DevOps tools, for ex. Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, Jenkins and Artifactory
• Experience in DevSecOps pipeline security tools, for ex. OPA, Sentinel
• Experience with Public Cloud platforms, for ex. AWS, Azure or GCP
• Experience in Distributed Systems and/or Data Engineering
• Experience with Container platforms, for ex. Kubernetes, OpenShift, EKS, AKS or GKE
• Experience in Security automation using Cloud services, like AWS Lambda or Step Function, Azure Functions
• Good understanding of software development methodologies, such as Agile and running Scrum
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Role Specific Technical Competencies
Technical depth and breadth of expertise in their field:

• Technology Management
• Accelerator of technology best practices
• Software Engineering Practice
• Business acumen
• Architecture and infrastructure
• DevOps

Enterprise-level influencer:

• Organisational awareness
• Collaboration mind-set
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Thought leader
• Effective communicator
• Innovator into the industry

Industry collaborator:

• Ability to educate and influence the industry
• Personal presence and standing
• Confidence and ability to contribute at external events

About Standard Chartered
We\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 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
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

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, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks 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.

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