AVP- Software Development

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Develop a robust strategy for the FM domain leveraging automation with Spring Boot, microservices, and Java.
• Establish a solid development baseline and robust code frameworks using Spring Boot, microservices, Design Patterns and Java.
• Ensure the quality , timeliness and production stability of applications developed.

Business

• Passion for client focussed and awareness of impact of each change for the business and operations
• Strong stakeholder interaction and management and excellent communication skills
• Contribute to the strategic goals of the organisation through the application of standard and latest technology (standardised enterprise grade tools, software, and frameworks).
• Enable the organisation to manage transformational business improvements through application of technical expertise and innovation in defining solutions
• Strong and effective stakeholder management and communication skills.

Processes

• Provide inputs, support and challenge process or operating model to constantly identify opportunities on simplification and delivery efficiency.
• Define standards to ensure that applications are designed with scale, resilience, and performance in mind.
• Enforce and streamline sound development practices and establish and maintain effective governance processes including training, advice, and support, to assure the platforms are developed, implemented, and maintained aligning with the Group’s standards

Risk Management

• Responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling and mitigating risks for investment projects as well for new application build-out.
• Identify / address key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures.

Governance

• Awareness and understanding of the Group Technology Policy, Standards and Enterprise Risk management framework
• Responsible for delivering ‘effective governance’; capability to challenge peers effectively; and Willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.
• Work with program management office and 2nd line of defence teams to ensure portfolio governance are well managed.

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

• FM Tech Management Team
• Product Owners
• SRE Leads
• External Application Team Leads
• Infra Leads

Other Responsibilities

Agile Technology Management

• Responsible for business solution, technical architecture and design
• Own applications (in-house & vendor) within FM Post Trade technology space
• Direct ownership of developer and testing squads and responsible for ensuring quality
• Follow agile process on all development and delivery

Project Planning & Delivery Management

• Responsible for developing and coordinating with implementation teams, complex integration activities
• Coordinate and manage across all technology teams involved in the project ensuring teams are engaged with a clear remit
• Demonstrate exceptional project governance ensuring project controls are clearly understood and complied with and look for opportunities for control improvements, or simplification where appropriate manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning
• Follow SCB processes to onboard third party products and work with Risk owners , Manage technology engagement with vendors and external entities as part of the project
• Use JIRA /Confluence as collaboration tool

Team Management

• Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments
• Removing roadblocks to engineering team’s work which includes liaising with dependant parties like interface teams;
• Helping the development team avoid or remove impediments to progress / Mitigating and resolving risks and issues which may impair delivery.
• Build relationships and partner with teams internal and external

Stakeholders management

• Work closely with Product Owners and Process Owners and relevant stakeholders to ensure deliverables meet the project objectives
• Operations & COO

Skills and Experience

• Java Technologies (Java 11, Spring, Hibernate, Problem Solving)
• Microservices
• Kibana
• Camunda (BPM)
• REST API/MQ/Solace (Integration)
• Devops Tools and process
• DB Concepts/SQL
• Testing Automation
• FM Business Domain

Qualifications

• Engineer Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology
• Masters or MBA is good to have

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• 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 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.

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