Tech Production Support/Senior Consultant Specialist

HSBC Holdings; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings is seeking a Senior Consultant Specialist to support L1/L2 activities for local Front Office and Back Office applications across the entity. The role, based in Pune with collaboration to Mumbai IT, emphasizes incident management, vulnerability monitoring, and regulatory cyber security governance.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in Cash Equities/Derivatives trading environments, experience with Linux/Windows and databases, and proficiency in CI/CD tools, scripting and programming

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology.
• Minimum 5 years in Cash Equities/Derivatives Front Office trading with algo trading experience.
• Knowledge of trade lifecycle, middle/back-office processes and upstream systems.
• Certifications: NISM SORM 7 or higher.
• Hands-on experience with Linux, Windows and databases (Oracle, MS-SQL, MySQL).
• Exposure to India Exchange connectivity, co-location, FIX/XML messaging.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins) and Jira/Confluence; strong scripting/coding in C/C++/Python.

Responsibilities

• Handle L1 & L2 support for local applications across Front/Back Office functions.
• Manage incident and problem management, dashboards for management reporting, and root-cause analysis.
• Monitor vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with HSBC and regulatory cyber security frameworks.
• Coordinate with ITSO governance, IT Controls, BCP/DR drills and audits.
• Support change initiatives and regulatory workbook delivery.

Skills

L1/L2 support

Incident management

Stakeholder liaison

Effective communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science / IT

Tools

Linux

Windows

Oracle

MS-SQL

MySQL

Jenkins

Jira

Confluence

XML

FIX

C

C++

Python

Job description

Some careers shine brighter than others. If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

Senior Consultant Specialist

In this role, you will:

• The role will be hired with HTI Pune, however candidate will be working with HSCI IT at Mumbai location responsible for managing application support, testing, audit, risk and governance
• Primarily responsible is to handle L1 & L2 support activities for all local applications including Front Office and Back Office applications across all functions at the entity level
• Responsible for Incident Management, Problem Management and Hygiene, including Root Cause assessment and follow-ups with internal/ vendor teams. Escalate serious concerns to Senior management in a timely manner. Prepare incident and quality dashboards for management reporting
• Liaise with respective teams to ensure that application and infrastructure vulnerabilities are regularly monitored and patched as applicable. Compliance with HSBC and Regulatory Cyber Security framework to ensure identification, remediation, tracking is performed on ongoing basis
• Demonstrate sound communication, presentation and influencing skills to work with business, IT colleagues, and external parties like vendors
• Work with ITSO to support them in ITSO governance, IT Controls, BCP/DR drills, Market rehearsal participation, special trading occasions, Audits, Cyber Security governance and track these on a regular basis
• Contribute to the IT Delivery team to implement "change the bank" initiatives/ projects and the Regulatory workbook

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology
• Minimum 5 years of experience of working in a Cash Equities and Derivatives Front Office Trading environment involving Algorithmic Trading like Omnenest
• Comprehensive knowledge of the trade lifecycle process, including middle and back-office processes, upstream systems flow, etc
• Certification: NISM SORM 7 or higher
• Mandatory hands-on technical experience with minimum of 3 years on Linux & Windows operating systems and databases like Oracle, MS-SQL, MySQL, etc
• Good to have experience with India Exchange connectivity & co-location setup, messaging protocols like - FIX, XML
• Hands on experience and knowledge of CI-CD tools like Jenkins, Monitoring tools, Automation tools, Jira, Confluence, etc
• Knowledge of Coding language like C, C++/ Python and Databases (Oracle)

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC. www.hsbc.com/careers

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.

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Issued by - HSBC Software Development India