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You'll design, develop, and implement backend solutions that help automate repetitive tasks, integrate risk management workflows, and ensure compliance with various regulatory frameworks. You will work closely with our security, devx, and operations teams to develop scripts and tools that drive efficiency and support continuous compliance. DevOps skills are a strong plus as we aim to improve our infrastructure and security posture.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign and implement backend automation tools to support tech risk management, audit, and compliance processes.\nDevelop and maintain scripts and systems to automate security compliance checks and auditing tasks.\nIntegrate security and compliance monitoring into our CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous compliance and risk mitigation.\nDesign and implement tools to track, manage, and mitigate tech risks across the infrastructure.\nEnsure that the backend systems and scripts adhere to security best practices and compliance standards.\nWork closely with cross-functional teams (security, platform, risk, etc.) to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.\nParticipate in security and compliance audits, contributing to the creation and maintenance of audit-ready systems.\nContinuously improve backend automation solutions for scalability, efficiency, and security.\nParticipate in troubleshooting and remediating any security, audit, or compliance-related issues that arise in production.\nPeople & Talent\nExperience with DevOps practices such as infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and security monitoring.\nKnowledge of identity and access management (IAM) and role-based access control (RBAC) in cloud environments.\nFamiliarity with compliance automation platforms (e.g., CloudHealth, Qualys, or similar tools).\nExposure to risk assessment tools and platforms for managing security posture and compliance status.\nPrevious experience in industries with heavy regulatory requirements, such as finance, healthcare, or enterprise tech.\nKnowledge of penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and other security practices to identify potential risks.\n\nRegulatory & Business Conduct\nDisplay exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.\nTake 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.\nEffectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.\nSkills and Experience\nJava/Spring Boot\nDevOps\nCI/CD\nQualifications\nProven experience as a Backend Engineer or in a similar role with a focus on security, compliance, or automation.\nStrong scripting skills in Python, Bash, Shell, or similar languages for automating tasks related to risk and compliance management.\nSolid experience with microservices architecture and a good understanding of the microservices SDLC (design, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring) to recognize and mitigate associated risks.\nExpertise with Kotlin and Spring Boot for building microservices-based backend solutions\nExperience in designing and developing backend systems that support security auditing and compliance monitoring.\nExperience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating security/compliance checks into automated workflows.\nKnowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and security features (IAM, encryption, monitoring).\nExperience working with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.\nFamiliarity with audit logs and security monitoring tools (e.g., SIEM, Splunk, ELK stack).\nSolid understanding of risk management principles and how to translate them into technical solutions.\nStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to handle complex compliance challenges.\nAttention to detail, especially when managing sensitive security or compliance data.\nExcellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.\nAbout Standard Chartered\nWe're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. 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