Lead - App Development

Standard Chartered India

Chennai District

Hybrid

INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking a Cross Skilled Engineer within GCIO's COO function to support strategic initiatives and provide specialised technical expertise across multiple domains. This role acts as a technical bridge between GCIO applications and Technology Infrastructure / Architecture to unblock complex challenges beyond the CIO software level.

The role requires coordinating with foundational services teams to drive transformation programmes and technology modernization initiatives,

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in information technology or computer science.
  • Azure/Network/Cybersecurity certifications are an advantage.
  • Fluency in English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement technical strategy and roadmap for cross-domain programmes.
  • Resolve blockers that impact programme timelines and outcomes.
  • Coordinate with integration services, database teams and central technical teams.
  • Provide technical mentorship and lead cross-functional teams.
  • Identify and mitigate technical risks across applications.
  • Ensure governance and architectural standards are followed.
  • Adhere to regulatory and business conduct standards.

Skills

Server Operating Systems
Networking/Communications Software
Storage
Database
Information Security Technologies
Technical Troubleshooting
Cloud Computing
IT Architecture

Education

Bachelor’s Degree In Information Technology or Computer Science

Tools

Azure / Network / Cybersecurity certifications

Job description

Job Summary

The Cross Skilled Engineer is a critical technical role within GCIO's COO function to support GCIO strategic initiatives. This role provides specialised technical expertise in GCIO across domains, serving as a technical bridge between GCIO applications and Technology Infrastructure / Technology & Architecture domains. The role holder will be responsible for unblocking complex technical challenges beyond the CIO software level, intervening to resolve issues and coordinating with foundational services teams. This position requires deep technical competency across multiple technology domains including Server Operating Systems, Networking, Storage, Database, Information Security, Cloud Computing, IT Architecture, and Azure DevOps to support transformation programmes as well as technology modernization initiatives.

Job Summary

The Cross Skilled Engineer is a critical technical role within GCIO's COO function to support GCIO strategic initiatives. This role provides specialised technical expertise in GCIO across domains, serving as a technical bridge between GCIO applications and Technology Infrastructure / Technology & Architecture domains. The role holder will be responsible for unblocking complex technical challenges beyond the CIO software level, intervening to resolve issues and coordinating with foundational services teams. This position requires deep technical competency across multiple technology domains including Server Operating Systems, Networking, Storage, Database, Information Security, Cloud Computing, IT Architecture, and Azure DevOps to support transformation programmes as well as technology modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
Strategy
  • Responsible for understanding and implementing technical strategy and roadmap for cross-domain programmes
  • Responsible for ensuring adherence to strategic design principles for architecture across all applications
  • Consulted on strategic technology decisions across GCIO domains
  • Informed of broader Group technology strategy changes that may impact cross-domain programme delivery
Business
  • Accountable for resolving technical blockers that impact programme timelines and business outcomes
  • Responsible for providing technical expertise to support business objectives and programme deliverables
  • Consulted on technical feasibility assessments for business requirements
Processes
  • Responsible for executing technical resolution and processes in accordance with Enterprise System Delivery Lifecycle (E-SDLC)
  • Responsible for coordinating with integration services, database teams, and central technical teams
  • Consulted on process improvements and technical standardization across domains
People & Talent
  • Accountable for providing technical guidance and mentorship to programme team members
  • Responsible for leading cross-function technical teams to resolve technical blockers.
  • Responsible for ensuring effective collaboration and resource utilization within technical teams
Risk Management
  • Accountable for identifying, assessing, and mitigating technical risks across all programme applications
  • Responsible for ensuring compliance with security standards and best practices across all applications
  • Responsible for escalating significant technical risks that may impact programme delivery
  • Informed of operational risks that may require technical intervention or support
Governance
  • Responsible for ensuring technical compliance with governance frameworks and architectural standards
  • Consulted on technical governance framework improvements and standardization
Regulatory & Business Conduct
  • 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.
  • Effectively and collaboratively identify, elevate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
  • Accountable for ensuring all technical activities comply with regulatory requirements and business conduct standards.
  • Responsible for maintaining awareness of regulatory changes that may impact technical implementations and ensuring appropriate technical controls are in place.
Key stakeholders
  • GCIO Technology Application Owners
  • GCIO Application team members
  • Technology Infrastructure team
  • TA Engineering & Architecture teams
Skills And Experience
  • Server Operating Systems and Platforms
  • Networking/Communications Software
  • Storage
  • Database
  • Information Security Technologies
  • Technical Troubleshooting
  • Cloud Computing
  • IT Architecture
Qualifications
Education
  • Bachelor’s Degree In Information Technology or Computer Science
Certifications
  • Azure / Network / Cybersecurity certifications are added advantage
Language
  • English
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.
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