(29/09/2025) Associate Director, Tech SME

Job Description

Job description

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 organisations 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 realise their ambitions.

Role - Associate Director, Tech SME

In this role, you will:

- We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced GCP Cloud and DevOps Lead to design, implement, and manage infrastructure automation

- Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on GCP.

- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.

- Design, develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using standard tools.

- The ideal candidate will have expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, GCE, MIGs, VPC, Terraform, Jenkins, and other DevOps tools,

- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, and Jenkins for applications deployed on GKE in Private VPCs.

- Create and configure Firewalls, IAM roles, and GCS Buckets.

- Develop Terraform scripts for creating and managing cloud resources such as Projects, Service Accounts, Custom Roles,

- GCS Buckets, GKE Clusters, Custom Log Metrics, and Alerting.

- Implement containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.

- Configure IAM roles, policies, and permissions to ensure secure access to cloud resources.

- Set up logging and monitoring solutions for cloud resources and applications using custom log metrics and alerting mechanisms.

- Optimize costs and resource utilization on GCP.

- Monitor system performance, reliability, and security implement best practices for cloud operations.

- Provide visionary leadership to cross-functional teams, guiding them through complex technical challenges.

- Mentor and develop talent within the IT organization, promoting a high-performance culture.

- Participate in risk assessments and mitigation strategies, ensuring that all architectural decisions align with regulatory compliance and data security requirement.

- Driving Engineering excellence and community of practices across service line

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

- Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP),

- Strong hand on experience in Compute, Kubernetes, Storage, Networking, Security, IAM, Logging,and Monitoring.

- Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, PySpark, Shell / Bash and YAML.

- Expertise in ETL tools like Prophecy, Ab-initio

- Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Cloud Deployment Manager). Proficiency in Terraform for application infrastructure provisioning and management.

- Hands-on experience with Jenkins, Git, Docker, Ansible

- Experience with Helm for Kubernetes package management. Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Stackdriver, Prometheus, Grafana).

- Expertise in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications.

- Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.

- Agile Development Principles (Crum, Jira, Confluence etc.)

ESSENTIAL SKILLS (non-technical)

- Excellent communication skills

- Ability to explain complex ideas

- Ability to work as part of a team

- Ability to work in a team that is located across multiple regions / time zones

- Willingness to adapt and learn new things

- Willingness to take ownership of tasks

- Strong collaboration skills and experience working in diverse, global teams.

- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team.

- You'll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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