Solution Architect

Job Description

*About Standard Chartered We are a leading international bank focused on helping people and companies prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. To us, good performance is about much more than turning a profit. Its about showing how you embody our valued behaviours - do the right thing, better together and never settle - as well as our brand promise, Here for good. Were committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base.Make an impact every day with Trust, Data and Resilience (TDR)Our TDR team sits within the Group Operations function and is responsible for mission-critical areas including cyber, information, data, privacy and resilience. These are challenges that impact our clients globally. Our TDR team develops the platforms, drives the processes and builds partnerships to benefit millions of people every day. They thrive in providing solutions to complex issues, devote time and energy to designing new and innovative solutions, and all in an environment that demands being risk-aware, not risk-averse. TDR chooses progress over perfection and aims to always participate with a constructive purpose. The team makes an impact wherever they are based, be it in our offices around the world, our Global Business Solution centres in China, India, Malaysia and Poland, or even from our home.Now you have an opportunity to make a meaningful impact with a diverse and passionate team of creators, innovators and achievers. With us, you ll learn, be inspired, and make an impact every day. The success of our work hinges on how we use the unique diversity of our people to realise the effects we seek to achieve: Always on. Always safe. Always Simple.The Role Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee day to day activities of Azure IP platform and ensure adherence to enterprise standards in project execution methodology, requirements gathering, quality assurance and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical, architectural, deployment and operational leadership, with a focus on AIP and Enterprise Rights Management technologies.
• As it relates to AIP service, provide project, operational and incident status updates to senior leadership
• Liaise with Microsoft to understand roadmap and align service offering accordingly
• Recommend changes in processes and/or policies that relate to the Azure IP platform to optimize and improve the value of the Enterprise Rights Management initiative.
• Recommend and document changes in processes and/or policies that relate to the AIP service to optimise and improve the value of the AIP service.
• Monitor emerging technology trends within assigned product/technology area. If applicable, manage relationship and interactions with vendors (software or contractors).
• Provide technical guidance to more junior Engineers as well as consultation to senior leadership.

Key Stakeholders:

• Solution Architects, Engineers, and Project managers of other domains
• Product support & operations teams
• Business analysts
• Developers
• Tester

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.
• Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.] *
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Microsoft Azure - must
• Microsoft Certified System Administrator - preferred
• ITIL V3 and above preferred

Knowledge, Skills And Experiencemust have:

• Bachelor s Degree; 5+ years of experience in technical leadership and/or technology consulting on large enterprise projects around systems/network architecture.
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse client groups, preferably on a global basis, with ability to manage concurrent initiatives and use effective judgment in prioritization and time management. Proven ability to communicate with and present materials to senior audiences.
• Experience with MS Azure Information Protection, AD-RMS and Azure products and technologies, including solution architecture, deployment, management and support in a large global enterprise.
• Advanced proficiency and expertise across multiple technical areas and business segments including, but not limited to: cloud, identity and access management, enterprise rights management, data/information management, network, mobile, with a strong focus on client-server technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to translate technical requirements and challenges to leadership. Excellent analytical/problem solving ability, strong influence and negotiation skills, strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work proactively, independently when necessary and displays strong initiative.
• Experience delivering in multicultural teams
• Pragmatic leader with great attention to detail

Preferred:

• Consistently high performer and excellent role model displaying personal authority, integrity and ethics.
• Strong communication, Interpersonal, Learning and organizing skills matched with the ability to manage stress, Time, and People effectively

Apply now to join the Bank for those with big career ambitions. To view information on our benefits including our flexible working please visit our career pages . We welcome conversations on flexible working.,

Keyskills :
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