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. We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Lead Architect. In this role, you will: - Manage the architectural aspects of a projects/portfolio of Digital solutions within a line of business, interfacing with cross functional architects, key stakeholders and leading solutions definitions - Translating requirements created by the business into Global requirements/architecture for that solution and describing it through the set of architecture and design artefacts - Working with Global Digital architects/functions to plan and track the Digital road map into the region based on the Digital software portfolio and demise of legacy systems - Lead the implementation of Digital Platform strategy within the region, managing rollout of solutions - Manage the architectural governance process for Digital components of projects within a portfolio of projects, reviewing the architecture according to governance standards and processes. - Working with teams and architects within a line of business to ensure the solutions are strategically reusable and compliant. - Providing a common vision and architecture across all relevant projects, ensuring technology and solution reuse where appropriate. - Undertaking architectural tasks required for assigned projects to deliver in accordance with Group strategies and methodology. - Ensure project ARs are undertaken at each appropriate stage of the project life cycle. - Effectively manage & escalate risks/issues, to ensure there are no surprises for the PM &/or stakeholder where appropriate To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements: - Proven Experience of 12+ yrs is required - Experience in delivering solutions over a number of years in roles other than architecture - Experience working in relevant environment/s and role i.e. Solutions/Deployment architect in digital technologies - Technical and business stakeholder management from developers to executive management - Experience of being accountable for significant for architectural decisions and provide justification for decisions taken - Ability to collaborate with engineers to ensure solutions adhere to principles and direction set - Ability to convey thoughts, ideas and opinions clearly and concisely face-to-face or virtually with the capability to adapt verbal and written communications to the appropriate audience - Approachable manner and be a supportive team member with a collaborative attitude within a demanding, fun, fast paced Agile environment - Capability to influence and champion new ideas and technical direction within the organization - Personal maturity and confidence to listen, reflect and adapt upon what others communicate to you - An abundance of drive, motivation, determination, dedication, resiliency, honesty and enthusiasm - Culturally awareness and sensitivity - Flexibility and composed under pressure - Strong analytical and problem solving skills Technical Skills - Knowledge of Java/J2EE, Spring, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Dojo/JQuery, WAS, Tomcat - Knowledge of Enterprise Integration technologies such as MuleSoft ESB/MQ/WebServices etc. - Experience of API and service based architectures using SOAP, REST APIs, micro-services and utilising JSON for web or mobile applications - UML  Tools / Methodologies - CI/CD - tools such as Confluence, Jira, Jenkins, Git, GitHub, Stash, SonarQube, Performance centre - PaaS/IaaS – OpenShift, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, AWS, Azure & Cloudbees - DevOps processes and experience - Strong understanding of lean and agile methods of software delivery and the principles and practices of BDD, ATDD and TDD - Agile methodologies – Scrum, Kanban, Lean UX, XP - TOGAF Certified (Desirable) You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC. www.hsbc.com/careers  HSBC is 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. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website. Issued by – HSBC Software Development India