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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Software Engineering Specialist.

Business: CTO Infrastructure Principal responsibilitiesThe role is responsible for working across the Technology delivery lifecycle including inception, construction, testing, release and ongoing management of a product or service in a pod within a Technology team.They will be required to continually enhance their skills within a number of specialisms which include front end, development, security, testing, and operational support.Provide support across the end-to-end delivery and run lifecycle, utilizing their skills and expertise to carry out software development, testing and operational support activities with the ability to move between these according to demandEnd-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.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.Ensure service resilience, service sustainability and recovery time objectives are met for all the software solutions delivered.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.

Demonstrable entrepreneurial spirit

A change driver and fast leaner

Full stack software engineering capability including front-end, middleware, backend is a must.

Proven contribution to international academic and industrial communities and/or open source communities will be a huge advantage.

Business knowledge in IT Service Management industry(IT resilience, IT Control) is preferred.

Capability of reading newest academic and research papers in the areas of banking, financial services and technologies is a must.

Strong analytical, design and problem solving skills

excellent team player with ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision

We value intellectually curious, creative people who enjoy solving challenging, interesting problems and building breakthrough products with growth mind-set.

Strong communication skill in both verbal and written form

capability of delivering effective presentation to teammates and external and internal stakeholders.

Commitment to assigned task, attention to details and willing to dedicate efforts.

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.

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 of architecture disciplines and the ability put the governance into practice, knowledge of industry standards will be an advantage.

Expertise in diagnosing complex distributed systems issues, using observability tools and leading crisis management with clear communication, problem-solving spirit is crucial

Knowledge of designing fault-tolerant systems, including load balancing, replication and failover mechanisms. Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning

Experienced leading delivery team with beyond 20 resources in different location and culture would be an advantage

Familiar with follow the sun global support model would be an advantage

Understanding of security best practices, regulatory requirements and experience implementing resilience in highly secure environments would be an advantage