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VP, Engineering Lead, WRB Tech
VP, Engineering Lead, WRB TechStandard Chartered • Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
VP, Engineering Lead, WRB Tech

VP, Engineering Lead, WRB Tech

Standard Chartered • Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
30+ days ago
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Job Summary

As an Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing delivery of high-quality, innovative products and solutions. Your role will involve strategic planning, technical leadership, and ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and operations, to drive the development of scalable and reliable systems.

Job Summary

As an Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing delivery of high-quality, innovative products and solutions. Your role will involve strategic planning, technical leadership, and ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and operations, to drive the development of scalable and reliable systems.

Responsibilities

Strategy

  • 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

Business

  • 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.
  • Processes

  • 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.
  • Key Responsibilities

    Risk Management

  • 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)
  • Governance

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
  • Key stakeholders

  • Subdomain Tech Lead
  • Release Managers
  • Chief Product Owner / Product Owners
  • Other Responsibilities

  • Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Wealth Journey squad;
  • Skills And Experience

    Application Delivery Process

  • Proven experience in managing and delivering complex technical projects in an enterprise environment.
  • Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring quality and timely delivery.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Experience with Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies.
  • Capability to coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
  • Specific examples of past project management successes, demonstrating effective leadership and delivery.
  • Technical Skills

  • Strong engineering background with extensive experience in delivering high-quality technical solutions in an enterprise environment.
  • Ability to interact with APIs, databases, and other technical components.
  • Proficiency in understanding code and its implications on the system, enabling effective technical conversations and decision-making.
  • Knowledge of modern software development practices and tools.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
  • Problem Solving

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills honed through years of practical experience in the field.
  • Ability to think critically and make sound technical decisions under pressure.
  • Experience in identifying, diagnosing, and addressing complex technical problems.
  • Capability to balance short-term fixes with long-term solutions, leveraging past experiences to guide decisions.
  • Technical Aptitude

  • Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and best practices in architecture.
  • Ability to design scalable, reliable, and secure solutions based on extensive industry experience.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI / CD pipelines, version control systems).
  • Experience in setting up and maintaining engineering practices to high standards, with tangible examples from previous roles.
  • Ability to drive technical conversations and provide mentorship based on a wealth of practical experience.
  • Others

  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, crucial for effective interaction in an enterprise environment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
  • Effective stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Experience in documenting technical designs and solutions for a range of audiences.
  • Ability to articulate complex technical concepts in a clear and concise manner.
  • Qualifications

    EDUCATION Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

    CERTIFICATIONS Relevant certifications in software development, project management, or Agile methodologies (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, PMP, Certified ScrumMaster)

    About Standard Chartered

    We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

    Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

    Together We

  • Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
  • Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
  • Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
  • What We Offer

    In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

  • Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
  • Time-off including annual leave, parental / maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
  • Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
  • Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
  • A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
  • Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
  • Seniority level

    Seniority level

    Executive

    Employment type

    Employment type

    Full-time

    Job function

    Job function

    Engineering and Information Technology

    Industries

    Banking

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