Portfolio Architect

Big Bank Funding. FinTech Thinking.

Our technology teams in the UK work closely with HSBC’s global businesses to help design and build digital services that allow our millions of customers around the world, to bank quickly, simply and securely. We also run and lead our IT infrastructure, data centres and core banking systems that power the world’s leading international bank.

Our multi-disciplined teams include: DevOps engineers, IT architects, front and back end developers, infrastructure specialists, cyber experts, as well as project and programme managers.

As a Global Corporate entity operating in 60+ territories HSBC is under constant pressure to adapt and evolve to the requirements of the regulatory regimes we operate within, coupled with transformation programmes within the Global Businesses (GB) and Global Functions (GFs) this equates to a significant degree of change in a very sophisticated environment.

Group Finance operates a large regulatory application portfolio and is two years into a large transformation programme to fundamentally change our business operating model and migrate our applications to the cloud and we are continuing to improve our global architecture in line with requirements of the Basel III programme. The Group Finance Architecture team is key to ensuring that ongoing regulatory and transformation programmes progress in line with HSBC and Group Finance strategies

We are seeking a Portfolio architect to join our Group Finance Architecture team to perform architecture activities typically occurring in early project/programme definition phases and which we expect will affect multiple Finance platforms and potentially other GB/GFs. These activities must synchronise with our transformation programmes and collaborating with other Platform and Portfolio Architects within the team is key to success.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for overall design & integrity of set of platforms / applications to support programmes or projects
• Ensure solution designs reflect the needs of the enterprise and works closely with senior architects to ensure alignment with architectural strategy, standards and policies
• Submissions to relevant design authorities to ensure deviations and key design decisions are approved
• Work with Product Managers, Platform Architects and Technical Leads to turn overall business requirements into more detailed stories.
• Oversee the delivery of architecture artefacts for Statutory and Local Regulatory Reporting applications
• Engagement with delivery teams to ensure architecture is understood and implemented, providing necessary solution design and guidance where required

Qualifications

Essential experience

• Strong analytical skills and ability to solve complex problems at scale within Financial Services
• Solution architecture experience in defining solutions requiring integration of multiple applications or platforms is of benefit
• Senior Stakeholder management (upto GCB2)
• Financial reporting background

The role will be Sheffield based but some travel may be required.

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We want everyone to be able to fulfil their potential which is why we provide a range of flexible working arrangements and family friendly policies.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

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Job Field

 : Technology

Primary Location

 : Europe-United Kingdom-South Yorkshire-Sheffield

Schedule

 : Full-time 

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Job Posting

 : 07-Sep-2021, 14:33:56 

Unposting Date

 : 06-Dec-2021, 04:29:00