Middleware Lead

Job Description This job is with Standard Chartered Bank, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Job Summary - Middleware operations specialist with 10-18 years of experience in designing, deploying, and managing cloud and on-premise infrastructure. This role involves leading infrastructure automation, driving cloud adoption strategies, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in integration components such as Messaging infrastructure, Load Balancer setup, API Gateway and strong networking skills. - Application server configuration and tuning (JBoss). - Middleware security (SSL/TLS, SSO, LDAP integration). - Message-oriented middleware (Kafka, Solace). - API gateway management (Kong, AWS API Gateway). - F5 Load balancing and clustering setup. - Troubleshooting and log analysis for middleware platforms. - Scripting for automation (Shell, Python, PowerShell). - Middleware patching and upgrades. - High availability and disaster recovery configuration. Processes - Interacting with the technical team to ensure that the requirements are clear and well understood. - Work with the delivery / implementation teams to provide domain inputs and to ensure delivery and implementation of the proposed solution into Solution Design and Implementation methodologies. - Ability to work in Waterfall, Iterative or Agile methodology of SDLC, - Ensure adherence to standardized cloud and infra structure deployment processes, optimizing automation, security and scalability. - Locate and define new process improvement opportunities. Key Responsibilities Business - Interfacing with business stakeholders for requirements management, prioritisation and documentation - Translate Product and business requirements into Solution Design and Technical Design artifacts. 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. - Serve as a Director of the Board - Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association (or equivalent) Key stakeholders - Solution Architect - SCPAY, Engineering and Design Leads - SCPAY - Sub Domain Leads and Hive Leads - Central Cloud Engineering team - Project Managers Other Responsibilities - Embed Here for good and Group's brand and values in ; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats). Skills And Experience - Scripting languages - Python/Shell - Solace, Kafka - F5 Load Balancer - Security - Vulnerability and Patch Management, Network segmentation, IDS and IPS Qualifications - Education BE / MCA / MSC in Computer Science - Certifications Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka (CCDAK), Kong Gateway Certified Associate Exam 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.