Engineering Lead – Enterprise Solutions

Standard Chartered Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Wellbeing and learning culture

Diversity and inclusion

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Standard Chartered Singapore is seeking an Engineering Lead to oversee the delivery of high-quality, innovative financial technology solutions. You will partner with product management, design and operations to drive scalable, reliable systems while managing budgets and timelines.

You will lead multiple squads, shape technology strategy, align governance and architecture, and drive end-to-end delivery in a complex enterprise setting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record as an Engineering Lead / Solution Lead in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Wealth domain and Wealth Solution; OTC product lifecycle knowledge is an advantage.
• Proven ability to drive enterprise-level implementations with deep technical depth and hands-on involvement.
• Expertise in solutioning & architecture design, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and compliant technology solutions.
• Deep understanding of SDLC and Agile/Lean methodologies with experience delivering complex initiatives in Agile environments.
• Solid experience with API-led architecture, microservices, and integration technologies (MQ, Kafka, Solace).
• Strong foundation in J2EE, OOA/OOP, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms, containerization (Kubernetes), and DevOps/SRE including CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• AI – trained, with awareness of applying AI concepts within enterprise technology environments.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, PMP, Certified ScrumMaster).

Responsibilities

• Align technical solutions with strategic organisational goals and long-term vision.
• Lead and implement detailed technical solutions for complex, organization-wide projects including end-to-end holistic solution design (interfacing systems).
• Develop and drive technology strategy and roadmap in collaboration with the Subdomain Tech Lead.
• Provide high-level analysis for planning and initiatives implementation approaches.
• Expert in solution sizing, estimation, and project forecasting.
• Support audit reviews and exercises.
• Drive RFP and vendor evaluation exercise along with PO to ensure SCB technical standards are met.
• Act as a senior escalation point for technical issues.
• Promote engineering craftsmanship and drive strategic business value.
• Collaborate with PO and align technical solutions to support prioritized backlogs to deliver value-driven capabilities.
• Oversee technical delivery and excellence across multiple squads or hives.
• Influence prioritization for technology backlog and strategic initiatives.
• Knowledge on Wealth domain and technology would be an added advantage.
• Improve engineering processes to drive efficiency and collaboration.
• Analyse and mitigate dependencies to enable quality and speed of delivery.
• Drive solution standardization and service reusability.
• Define frameworks and standards for product.
• Actively contribute to process improvement and innovation.
• Collaborate with IT Change and Release Managers to develop strategic delivery and release plans with technical dependencies.
• Ensure high-level technical consistency of solution with business and enterprise technology standards.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence within squads.
• Able to work with cross functional team.
• Able to influence technical adoption by squad teams.
• Mitigate technical risks and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Ensure compliance with application security and regulatory standards.
• Manage technical risks throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Support required solution to achieve ERR Treatment plan.
• Proactively identify and address potential risks.
• Ensure compliance with bank compliance guidelines & standards (e.g. data protection).
• Ensure product and solution development is aligned with enterprise architecture and standards.
• Maintain consistency in technical practices across squads.
• Lead governance of application/platform-specific technical standards.
• Address tech compliance (ESDLC) requirements throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Represent sub domain in relevant architecture forum and drive vendor solutions in accordance with organizational standards.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Wealth domain knowledge

SDLC & Agile

API-led architecture

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

DevOps / SRE

J2EE / OOP

Databases (Relational/NoSQL)

AI in enterprise

Certifications (AWS/PMP/CSM)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Kafka

MQ

Solace

Kubernetes

Job description

Standard Chartered Singapore is seeking an Engineering Lead to oversee the delivery of high-quality, innovative financial technology solutions. You will partner with product management, design and operations to drive scalable, reliable systems while managing budgets and timelines.

You will lead multiple squads, shape technology strategy, align governance and architecture, and drive end-to-end delivery in a complex enterprise setting.