Distinguished Engineer

Job Description

* Role Responsibilities Strategy
• Provide Technical Leadership for the Adaptation, Creation and Use of Digital Channels for applications across CCIB.
• Provide Technical Leadership for the Adaptation, Creation and Use of Machine Learning across CCIB.
• Provide Technical Leadership for the Adaptation, Creation and Use of Blockchain across CCIB.
• Provide deep application design expertise and direction to both Application teams and Engineering teams enabling improved engineering experience and outcomes for all stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for the full Lifecyle use of APIs across the enterprise.
• Set Strategy and Provide Expert Guidance on the adoption of Emerging Technologies into the Enterprise, working with all relevant stakeholders.
Business
• Work with other business domain stakeholders to highlight challenges in the digital channels space and act as (co) product owner to prioritise the remediation of these bottlenecks.
• Ensure platform initiatives and joined up with business domain initiatives.
• Have authority to identify and convene cross silo groups / teams / squads to work on complex problems that impact multiple application teams.
• Drive engineering outcomes across the CCIB domain relating to machine learning and blockchain.
• Provide feedback to product owners on strategic initiatives.
• Provide guidance on digital channels, machine learning and blockchain strategy and work with POs to define roadmaps.
• Identify, introduce, and support emerging technology and best market practices which accelerate time to market and ensure effective client experiences.
• Engage with Machine Learning and Blockchain owners and help refine and prioritise book of work.
• Identify missing machine learning and block chain offerings that would accelerate or strategy.
Processes
• Promote the use of good practices over single best practices through engineering communities.
• Partner with Platform Engineering Teams to ensure platforms will work for application engineering teams.
• Work with Architecture, Security, Compliance, Cloud and Technology Governance to adopt a continuous improvement approach to all policies, procedures, and controls for Machine Learning and Blockchain.
• Identify new areas of focus and activity for both internal and external technology communities.
• Contribute to the selection process for future Distinguished Engineer cohorts within the organisation.
• Help maintain the Distinguished Engineer standards across the industry.
• Develop and roll out best practice in their domain of expertise or their specialism.
• Rescue, remediate or provide expertise on initiatives with significant technology challenges.
People and Talent
• Lead through example and build the engineering culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations for the team and stakeholders.
• Sponsor, support and enable relevant Engineering Communities across the bank to ensure good practice, learning and challenges are shared widely.
• Mentor and coach individuals and develop the community of technical talent.
• Drive creation and provide ongoing input and support for the delivery of technology talent programmes.
• Develop and nurture an extensive internal and external network of technologists.
• Create a positive impact in the organisation and across the industry by sharing knowledge and expertise with others.
• Source knowledge and expertise for own initiatives and in supporting others to achieve their initiatives.
• Develop organisational and individual technical capability.
• Have a positive impact on relevant technology communities.
• Perform a vital communication role within the organisation on technology matters.
• Create strong relationships with the business and ensure the flow of information between technology and the business.
• Use communication as a tool for engagement, motivation, and comprehension.
• Help create a pipeline of technical talent, identifying high potential individuals and helping to create mechanisms to recognise and develop the talent pipeline.
• Establish a broad reach across the organisation through knowledge sharing sessions and technology forums.
Risk Management and Governance
• Ensure a full understanding of the risk and control environment relating to Machine Learning for CCIB.
• Ensure a full understanding of the risk and control environment relating to Blockchain for CCIB.
• Ensure a full understanding to the policies, procedures and processes impacting on Application Delivery.
• Act quickly and decisively when any risk and control weakness become apparent and ensure they are addressed within an appropriate timeframe and, if necessary, escalated through the relevant committees.
Regulatory and 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, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key Stakeholders
• Group CIO
• CIOs
• CCIB Domain Leads
• Chief Architects
• Global Head, Cloud and DevOps
• Business Leaders
• Communities of Practice
• Other Distinguished Engineers
Our Ideal Candidate Technical Depth and Breadth of Expertise in their field
• Technology Management
• Accelerator of technology best practices
• Technology delivery
• Business acumen
• Architecture and infrastructure
Enterprise-level influencer
• Organisational awareness
• Collaboration mind-set
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Thought leader
• Effective communicator
• Innovator into the industry
Industry collaborator
• Ability to educate and influence the industry
• Personal presence and standing
• Confidence and ability to contribute at external events
• Interpersonal skills
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