Consultant Specialist, HSBC

HSBC

Location:
China, Guangzhou

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

The role of Consultant Specialist involves working across the Technology delivery lifecycle including inception, construction, testing, release, and support. The candidate will be responsible for software development, operational support, and testing activities end-to-end. They should be skilled in front-end, middleware, and backend development and will work closely with teams to ensure high-quality code, solutions architecture, and system resilience. Experience in finance, agile methodologies, and cloud platforms is key, with a strong focus on hands-on engineering.

Job Responsibility:

The role is responsible for working across the Technology delivery lifecycle including inception, construction, testing, release and ongoing management of a product or service in a pod within a Technology team
They will be required to continually enhance their skills within a number of specialisms which include front end, development, security, testing, and operational support
Provide support across the end-to-end delivery and run lifecycle, utilising their skills and expertise to carry out software development, testing and operational support activities with the ability to move between these according to demand
End-to-end accountability for a product or service, identifying and developing the most appropriate Technology solutions to meet customer needs as part of the Customer Journey
Liaise with other engineers, architects and business stakeholders to understand and drive the product or service's direction
Establish a digital environment and automate processes to minimize variation and ensure predictable high quality code and data
Create technical test plans and records, including unit and integration tests, within automated test environments to ensure code quality
Provide support to DevOps teams working at all stages of a product or service release/change with a strong customer focus and end-to-end journeys, ensuring they have an excellent domain knowledge
Working with Ops, Dev and Test Engineers to ensure operational issues (performance, operator intervention, alerting, design defect related issues, etc.) are identified and addressed at all stages of a product or service release/change
Provide support in identification and resolution of all incidents associated with the IT service, as directed by leadership of the DevOps team
Ensure service resilience, service sustainability and recovery time objectives are met for all the software solutions delivered
Responsible for automating the continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline within a DevOps Product/Service team driving a culture of continuous improvement
Keep up-to-date and have expertise on current tools, technologies and areas like cybersecurity and regulations pertaining to aspects like data privacy, consent, data residency etc.

Requirements:

Demonstrable entrepreneurial spirit
A change driver and fast leaner
A university graduate. Graduates from an international top university highly preferred, MS or PhD preferred
Full stack software engineering capability including front-end, middleware, backend is a must
Knowledge of 'Talk is cheap. Show me the code' --- Linus Torvalds (2000) Hands-on engineering capabilities in state-of-the-art technologies is a must
Proven contribution to international academic and industrial communities and/or open source communities will be a huge advantage
Business knowledge in financial services industry (retail, wholesale and investment banking, wealth management, insurance, financial markets, etc.) is preferred
Capability of reading newest academic and research papers in the areas of banking, financial services and technologies is a must
Strong analytical, design and problem solving skills
excellent team player with ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
Strong communication skill in both verbal and written form
capability of delivering effective presentation to teammates and external and internal stakeholders
Commitment to assigned task, attention to details and willing to dedicate efforts
Experience of working in a DevOps focused environment and working in an Agile Team
Flexible and adaptable in accommodating change of requirement and willing to take new responsibilities when necessary
Be able to work across multiple domains of knowledge and skills, and share knowledge across the team
Knowledge of architecture disciplines and the ability put the governance into practice, knowledge of industry standards will be an advantage.

Nice to have:

Proven contribution to international academic and industrial communities and/or open source communities
Business knowledge in financial services industry (retail, wholesale and investment banking, wealth management, insurance, financial markets, etc.)
Knowledge of architecture disciplines and the ability put the governance into practice, knowledge of industry standards.

What we offer:

Flexible working
Continuous professional development
Opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 19, 2025

Expiration:
June 02, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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