Job Description

The Role Responsibilities Technology powers Standard Chartered Bank's vision and strategic agenda through the provision of innovative and efficient technology solutions we will deliver greater value to our business stakeholders we will improve the The Role Responsibilities Technology powers Standard Chartered Bank's vision and strategic agenda through the provision of innovative and efficient technology solutions we will deliver greater value to our business stakeholders we will improve the skills and flexibility of our people and work more effectively with our internal and vendor service partners. Enterprise Technology (ET) is responsible for providing application and Infrastructure services to all business lines within the bank namely CCIB, CPBB, Data and Global Functions. The Cloud function lies within ET and is responsible for engineering, building and supporting the Global IaaS and PaaS platforms for Public Cloud as well as Private Cloud in Standard Chartered&rsquos footprints across the globe. The global team spans across the United Kingdom, India, Malaysia, China and Singapore. We are looking for an Infrastructure Design Lead to determine and ensure implementations of global constructs such as region pair capabilities, multi-regional databases, multi-regional storage buckets. Enforce and execute guard rails to protect data movement and backups. Design and implement global resiliency services such as Data Bunker. This includes evaluating, designing, developing, and implementing high quality engineering solutions for the bank. You'll be working within a global team on innovative technology. We are looking for a result oriented, self-starter who can dive deep into core engineering solutions and think innovatively, but in a pragmatic way to engineer a highly available Multi-Cloud Platform. You love to Build, Test, Deploy and Manage things with new Technologies in the Cloud. We eat, breathe and sleep Agile methodologies and best DevSecOps Practices! Business : Design global Cloud agnostic services with a focus on Hybrid and Multi-regional capabilities Design and Build Straight through service catalog with turnkey solution provisioning. Accountable for delivery and certification of Data bunker solution. Ensure built-in platform resiliency and defense-in-depth approach to security protecting the application runtimes Be recognised as trusted partner for business application owners and other technology teams who seek to make use of Cloud based infrastructure Prioritize technical resources against a pre-defined roadmap and funding model Provide technical design expertise to application and delivery teams Introduce & support emerging technology and best market practices to ensure consistent and state of the art systems are built, and business achieves enhanced benefits Special responsibility for: Ensuring that platform conforms to Standard Chartered security best practises and is fully consistent with Bank audit and compliance requirements and fully consistent with the design ethos and technical requirements of external cloud providers Full-Stack development Software testing during deployment cycles Architectural design and continuous improvement of the platform adhering to regulator and compliance requirements Supporting adoption of containers and container control frameworks for external and internal Cloud Services, including container platform selection and design, cost and license planning and ensuring that self-service design/deployment/control web containers is appropriate for requirements Ensure lifecycle management consists of documentation such as test cases, source code repositories etc are adopted and maintained Master effective communication and act as the interface between Stakeholders and Development Teams Interact with customers and/or functional peer group managers People and Talent Be a role model and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners. Ensure the provision of ongoing training and development of people and ensure that holders of all critical functions are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles ensuring that they have effective supervision in place to mitigate any risks. Employ, engage and retain high quality people. Work with internal business teams, cross-functional engineering/architecture teams, and external vendors. Effective conflict resolver and strong leadership skills to deliver on commitments and knowing when to say No to stakeholders Set and monitor job descriptions and performance goals for direct reports and provide feedback and rewards in line with their performances Risk Management Ensure a full understanding of the risk and control environment within the Cloud organisation Ensure onboarding of technologies are done properly with Legal, Compliance and Security Teams Act quickly and decisively when any risk and control weakness become apparent and ensure they are addressed within an appropriate timeframe and, if necessary, escalated through the relevant committees Governance Understand and comply with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, and regulations, including those governing anti-money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctions the Group&rsquos policies and procedures and the Group Code of Conduct. Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk and compliance matters. Embed the Group&rsquos values and code of conduct to ensure that adherence with the highest standards of ethics, and compliance with relevant policies, processes, and regulations among employee&rsquos form part of the culture. Regulatory & Business Conduct Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group&rsquos 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. Embed Here for good and Group&rsquos brand and values in the team Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures. Responsible for building a culture of good conduct Lead the data team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank&rsquos Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients Effective Operation of Financial Markets Financial Crime Prevention The Right Environment. Our Ideal Candidate Preferably a Bachelor or Master&rsquos Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, mathematics, physics or a technical discipline. Higher degree preferred. Professional Cloud Certification in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. At least 5+ Years of experience in Software Engineering with one or more of languages Go, Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby At least 4+ Years building or managing a complex Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure platform Excellent business sense and strong analytical decision-making skills Experience designing global storage, backup, disaster recovery, vaulting solutions Automation experience, we will Automate everything that can be Automated Master effective communication and act as the interface between Stakeholders and Development Teams Ability to operate in a fast-paced evolving environment with competing priorities Master design and best practices of global cloud services, fault tolerance, service recovery Role Specific Technical Competencies At least 5+ Years hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP Drive and be accountable for technical delivery and work with your team on strategy and execution DevSecOps best practices A solid understanding designing, securing solutions and troubleshooting Internet Technologies and protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTPS, DNS, etc Automation experience Proactively manage risk and compliance issues and timely document and remediate any findings 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 withminimum 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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