About our Architecture, Technology Solutions and App Development Team

Want to be part of a team that focuses on what we can do instead of what’s already been done? This is your opportunity.  From BlockChain to AWS, deep learning and AI, you’ll work with the tools and platforms that you need to be successful. You’ll have the freedom to decide the different ways you want to grow – whether that’s by gaining diverse skills on a new project or deepening your expertise on innovative tech. Join us and you’ll find diverse paths, projects and people that inspire you to think outside-the-box and change the way people everywhere experience our products and services.

About our Technology and Operations Team

Our Technology & Operations (T&O) team is the powerhouse for the Bank. We aim to go further, faster, to ensure we're agile and ready for tomorrow, today. Our diverse network enables us to innovate and build banking solutions that support communities to prosper. We're a place where talented people are encouraged to grow, learn, and thrive, to drive their own career journeys, to reach their full potential.     When you work with us, you’re protecting the reputation and legacy of a 170 year organisation and building on it. We’re driven by progress and continuously evolving to ensure we’re agile and ready for tomorrow, today.     

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented tech savvy delivery lead to join a high performing technology team to roll out digital payments solution for SCB customers. The candidate must be a skilled professional who has previously managed delivery team(s), experience in end to end software development using Agile methodologies and must have high proficiency in the latest technologies adapted in the industry

Key Responsibilities

• Good exposure to banking domain and banking products in terms of clear understanding of product architecture, product design and Configuration/parameters required to change to accommodate requests for customization.
• Responsible for managing the design & architecture for small to medium projects/ contributing to large complex projects.
• Expected to continue to build upon domain knowledge and technical/ proprietary skills to reach levels of industry acknowledgement.
• Works as a guide and independently sets directions for medium sized projects of high complexity.
• Works on problems of highly complex scope, through expert usage of non-standard concepts & principles requiring high levels of judgement & interpretation.
• Determines a course of action, which is then executed by project teams. Can offer multiple solutions to problems through existing and new methodologies and then exercises judgement to determine most appropriate solution. Requires expert knowledge of multiple development technologies. Applies advanced knowledge and experience to the development of new methods, programs and procedures. The role would offer expertise cutting across units and would make tactical decisions which will have an impact on the business. Manages divergent interest and perspectives. Advises Sr Management on specialised technical issues. Conducts, supports and reports research in ones own area of expertise. Is responsible for capability development of the team/ unit.

Qualifications

• Banking Domain Knowledge is preferable
• Experience in the software development using Agile methodologies
• Knowledge & Experience in practising Agile & Lean framework 
• Knowledge & Experience in the API & Microservices
• Knowledge & Experience in J2EE and good understanding of OOA and OOP
• Knowledge & Experience in Integration technologies – MQ, Kafka, Solace
• Knowledge / Experience in Container platform and Cloud technologies
• Knowledge / Experience in DevOps & SRE
• Experiences with relational databases and NOSQL databases
• Experience in the development of mobile/online banking platform
• More than 10+ years’ experience in software development domain  

Skills and Experience

• API & Microservices
• Container Platforms (OpenShift, Kubernetes)
• Database Technologies (SQL, NoSQL)
• Integration Technologies
• Agile Methodologies, Lean Framework
• Web & Mobile app skills

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.