Senior Software Engineering Manager

Job description

Job description

Some careers have more impact than others.
If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Software Engineering Manager

Business: Wealth & Personal Banking IT

Principal responsibilities 

·  The role is responsible for working across the Technology delivery lifecycle including inception, construction, testing, release and ongoing management of a product or service in WPB technology.
·  Provide support across the end-to-end delivery and run lifecycle, utilising their skills and expertise to carry out software development, testing and operational support activities with the ability to move between these according to demand
·  End-to-end accountability for a product or service, identifying and developing the most appropriate Technology solutions to meet customer needs as part of the Customer Journey
·  Liaise with other engineers, architects and business stakeholders to understand and drive the product or service's direction
·  Establish a digital environment and automate processes to minimize variation and ensure predictable high quality code and data
·  To demise legacy Accounts applications, or replaced by Strategic solutions adhering to FSA
·  Create technical test plans and records, including unit and integration tests, within automated test environments to ensure code quality
·  Provide support to DevOps teams working at all stages of a product or service release/change with a strong customer focus and end-to-end journeys, ensuring they have an excellent domain knowledge
·  Working with Ops, Dev and Test Engineers to ensure operational issues (performance, operator intervention, alerting, design defect related issues, etc.) are identified and addressed at all stages of a product or service release/change
·  Provide support in identification and resolution of all incidents associated with the IT service, as directed by leadership of the DevOps team
·  Ensure service resilience, service sustainability and recovery time objectives are met for all the software solutions delivered
·  Responsible for automating the continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline within a DevOps Product/Service team driving a culture of continuous improvement
·  Keep up-to-date and have expertise on current tools, technologies and areas like cyber security and regulations pertaining to aspects like data privacy, consent, data residency etc. that are applicable

Requirements

·  University Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline
·  Demonstrable entrepreneurial spirit; A change driver and fast leaner.
·  Solid and proficient skills in Java, Spring Framework, Web Service, JSON, RAML.
·  Solid leadership experience in people management across local and global locations
·  Experience of working in a DevOps focused environment and working in an Agile Team. Flexible and adaptable in accommodating change of requirement and willing to take new responsibilities when necessary.
·  Knowledge of architecture disciplines and the ability put the governance into practice, knowledge of industry standards will be an advantage.
·  Be able to work across multiple domains of knowledge and skills, and share knowledge across the team. We like people who dig down, understand concepts in detail.
·  Knowledge or experience in Enterprise Integration Platform (EIP) and API design with implementation experience on any ESB tools (e.g. IIB , K+B2ong, MQ, SpringBoot)
·  Knowledge and experience of Microservice, Restful API, Agile concepts. SAFe Agilist certificate is a plus.
·  Knowledge of DevOps tooling such as Jenkins, Git, Ansible, Splunk, Jira/Confluence, AppD, Docker, Kubernetes
·  Track record in working on the delivery of complex deployment projects and under diversified/ matrix structure
·  Strong analytical, design and problem solving skills; excellent team player with ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
·  Strong business sense with good understanding in how IT systems impact business objectives
·  Strong communication, presentation & influencing skills, able to operate well across cultures and in multi-cultural, diverse work environments
·  Proven contribution to international academic and industrial communities and/or open source communities will be a huge advantage.
·  Business knowledge in financial services industry (retail, wholesale and investment banking, wealth management, insurance, financial markets, etc.) is preferred.
·  Capability of reading newest academic and research papers in the areas of banking, financial services and technologies is a must.
·  We value intellectually curious, creative people who enjoy solving challenging, interesting problems and building breakthrough products with growth mind-set.
·  Principles of Lean Startup Methodology and a VC-style portfolio management; able to imbed those into HSBC’s Agile methodology. Critical is the ability to evolve new or start-up propositions to at least stage A or B.
·  Ecosystem knowledge and connectivity including incubators, accelerators, VCs and startups.
·  Hands on delivery of digital products in a large enterprise.

HSBCAL/GZ*

About HSBC Technology China

We develop, implement and support software and IT services and processes that allow HSBC to remain at the forefront of high-quality banking system.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC. 

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.”

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Candidate with less relevant experience or skills may be offered a lower Global Career Band than stated above.

Due to the urgent hiring need, candidates with immediate right to work locally and no relocation need will be prioritised.

***Issued By HSBC Software Development (GuangDong) Limited***