Technical Manager

Job Summary

• Drive technology initiatives and enhancements for the Custody Operations environment, including client implementations, technology deployments and regulatory/mandatory changes.
• Translate business requirements into robust, stable and scalable technical solutions in partnership with Technology, Product and Operations.
• Provide hands-on senior development expertise across Java/J2EE, Scala, data platforms and integration technologies, while supporting implementation readiness, release delivery and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Senior Data Development and Solution Delivery

• Produce/review BRDs, FRDs and user stories; coordinate and/or perform UAT; coordinate implementation; design robust, stable and scalable solutions; and ensure solutions are documented and communicated to impacted parties.
• Support release planning, execution and post-implementation review; ensure Operations readiness; collaborate to improve processes; manage stakeholder relationships across Product, Technology and Risk; assess operational impact of new deals; meet tight deadlines/budgets; and take ownership during crisis situations.

Skills and Experience

• Java/J2EE & Scala Development
• Data Engineering & Hadoop Ecosystem (Hadoop, Hive, HBase, Spark, SQL/NoSQL)
• Integration & Messaging (Kafka, SFTP, Web Services, JMS/MQ)
• DevOps & Containers (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Rundeck)
• Custody Operations & Trade Settlement
• Business Analysis, Requirements & UAT
• Stakeholder Management, Communication & Problem Solving

Motivations

• Solving complex technical and operational problems and turning business requirements into reliable, scalable solutions.
• Collaborating across Technology, Product, Operations and Risk to deliver client, regulatory and business outcomes.
• Continuously improving, simplifying and innovating while learning from both successes and failures.

Qualifications

• 6+ years Hadoop platform development; relevant Custody Operations / Business Analysis / Project Management experience; strong Custody and trade settlement knowledge; proven analytical/problem-solving capability; experience with cost-saving and/or risk-mitigation initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology Engineering or closely related field, or equivalent education/experience. Source JD also states: PG - Any Postgraduate in Any Specialization.
• Languages: English, Chinese

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.