Associate Director, Software Engineering Specialist

The health and safety of our employees and candidates is very important to us Due to the current situation related to the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV we re leveraging our digital capabilities to ensure we can continue to recruit top talent at the HSBC Group As your application progresses you may be asked to use one of our digital tools to help you through your recruitment journey If so one of our Resourcing colleagues will explain how our video-interviewing technology will be used throughout the recruitment process and will be on hand to answer any questions you might have Some careers shine brighter than others If you re looking for a career that will help you stand out join HSBC and fulfil your potential Whether you want a career that could take you to the top or simply take you in an exciting new direction HSBC offers opportunities support and rewards that will take you further HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world with operations in 64 countries and territories We aim to be where the growth is enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper and ultimately helping people to fulfil their hopes and realize their ambitions We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Sr Associate Director Software Engineering In this role you will Strategic Leadership Vision Define and execute a comprehensive strategy for our multi-cloud platform AWS and GCP focusing on automation self-service and security You will champion a cloud-first and everything as code culture throughout the engineering organization IaC Vending Machine Spearhead the design development and operation of a highly automated self-service platform that enables application developers to provision infrastructure and services on demand This vending machine will be built on a foundation of reusable and well-documented Infrastructure as Code IaC modules Platform Ownership Security Take full ownership of the entire cloud platform including the underlying infrastructure security posture and service-level objectives SLOs You will be responsible for building and maintaining a secure platform by default incorporating security best practices into all aspects of the platform s lifecycle Infrastructure as Code IaC Excellence Lead the creation and management of a standardized library of Terraform modules for provisioning and managing cloud resources Ensure these modules are robust reusable and adhere to best practices for security and governance Golden AMIs and Container Platforms Oversee the creation and maintenance of golden Amazon Machine Images AMIs and container images to ensure consistent and secure operating environments You will also be responsible for the architecture deployment and management of our container orchestration platforms including Amazon EKS Cloud Network Automation Drive the automation of cloud networking services including VPCs subnets routing and security groups to enable agile and secure application deployment Team Leadership Development Manage and mentor a global team of 30-40 high-performing cloud and platform engineers Foster a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous improvement providing career development and growth opportunities for your team members Customer Focus Act as the primary interface for our internal customers-the application developers Gather requirements solicit feedback and continuously improve the platform to meet their evolving needs and enhance their productivity Collaboration Partnership Work closely with the CTO to align the cloud platform roadmap with the overall technology strategy Partner with CI CD tooling teams to ensure a seamless and automated software delivery pipeline from code commit to production deployment To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements 15 years of experience in technology leadership with a proven track record of building and managing large-scale cloud platforms Extensive experience in a senior leadership role such as a VP or Senior Director of Cloud Engineering Platform Engineering or a similar domain Cloud Expertise Deep hands-on experience with both Amazon Web Services AWS and Google Cloud Platform GCP Infrastructure as Code IaC Mastery of Infrastructure as Code principles IaC governance and extensive experience with Terraform Automation Self-Service A demonstrated history of building automated self-service Docker and Kubernetes with hands-on experience managing container orchestration platforms like Amazon EKS Security A strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices including identity and access management IAM network security and compliance Networking Solid understanding of cloud networking concepts in both AWS and GCP Leadership Proven ability to lead manage and scale a global engineering team Excellent communication collaboration and stakeholder management skills are essential Everything as Code Mindset A deeply ingrained belief in the power of automation and coding to manage all aspects of the infrastructure and platform You ll achieve more when you join HSBC www hsbc com careers HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued respected and opinions count We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement which is available on our website Issued by - HSBC Software Development India