
CL, Back End Engineering, WRB Tech
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Aware of Open banking Standards across global markets and align technology solution to the standards.
- Oversees the execution of functional standards and best practices and provide technical assistance to the members of their Chapter.
- Responsible for the quality of the code repository where applicable.
- Acts as a conduit for the wider domain strategy, for example technical standards.
- Prioritises and makes available capacity for technical debt.
- This role is around capability building, it is not to own applications or delivery.
- Experienced practitioner and hands on contribution to the squad delivery for their craft (Eg. Engineering).
- Responsible for balancing skills and capabilities across teams (squads) and hives in partnership with the Chief Product Owner, Hive Tech Lead & Hive Leadership, and in alignment with the fixed capacity model.
- Responsible to evolve the craft towards improving automation, simplification and innovative use of latest market trends.
- Establish the partner on-boarding process for Open banking APIs and associated security processes.
- Establish API lifecycle management processes and associated API documentation.
- Adopt and embed the Change Delivery Standards throughout the lifecycle of the product / service.
- Ensure role, job descriptions and expectations are clearly set and periodic feedback provided to the entire team.
- Follows the chapter operating model to ensure a system exists to continue to build capability and performance of the chapter.
- Chapter Lead may vary based upon the specific chapter domain its leading.
- Accountable for people management and capability development of their Chapter members.
- Reviews metrics on capabilities and performance across their area, has improvement backlog for their Chapters and drives continual improvement of their chapter.
- Focuses on the development of people and capabilities as the highest priority.
- Responsible for effective capacity risk management across the Chapter with regards to attrition and leave plans.
- Ensures the chapter follows the standards with respect to risk management as applicable to their chapter domain.
- Adheres to common practices to mitigate risk in their respective domain.
- Ensure all artefacts and assurance deliverables are as per the required standards and policies (e.g., SCB Governance Standards, ESDLC etc.).
- 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.
- Lead the Digital Experience team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles
- Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
- Chapter Area Lead
- Sub-domain Tech lead
- Domain Architect
- Business Product Owner
- Embed Here for Good and Group's brand and values in the digital sales/commerce team
- Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures
- Programming & Scripting - Java/Spring, Python/Django
- Operating Systems
- Network Fundamentals
- Security Fundamentals/ API Security
- Database Development
- REST APIs & API Management
- API Gateway
- CI/CD
- Container platforms - Kubernetes/ Podman
- 10+ years of experience in backend development, with a strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language and framework (e.g., Java/Spring, Python/Django, Node.js/Express).
- 8+ years of managing technology teams developing backend applications/ platforms for high performance systems.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, with preference given to advanced degrees.
- Expertise in REST APIs, HTTP standards, API Gateways
- Expertise in API Security, working knowledge of Identity & access management.
- Familiarity with version control systems, such as Git, Bitbucket and CI/CD platforms such as ADO/ Jenkins
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus
- 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
- 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.