AVP - Support, SRE & DevOps

The role is accountable for tactical and operational support for production services, across one or more areas of specific platform/domain.

• To ensure maximum service quality and stability through fast and effective response to technical incidents, and to be a catalyst for change via analysis and identification of continual service improvement opportunities.

Depending on the area of technical specialisation, in addition to incident resolution and prevention, it may also be involved in a control capacity to ensure that new changes to the technology estate do not introduce instability.

• Manage technical resumption of high priority, , medium/high severity incidents, provide end-to-end support and implement resolution to resolve incidents within SLA
• Provide root cause analysis for , medium/high severity issues, ensure all follow up action points are carried out
• Responsible for the stability of the production system.

Direct second and third level of support for problem diagnosis and resolution as per the agreed SLA's.

• Responsible for managing the production related changes, releases and rollouts with zero or minimal impact to the stability of the application.

Review the dependent changes of the surround systems, infrastructure, networking etc.. . Responsible for ensuring proper technical plans are in place for all production changes (e.g. fallback plan, implementation plan, data conversion etc...)

• Create and update Production Support documentation, contingency (DR/BCP) documentation and processes.
• Provide inputs to PSS manager for monthly dashboard that provide information on incident and problem trends along with SIP and RCA Action Items.
• Participate & support in cross-training and knowledge transfer activities within support team

Governance
Provide inputs to management for monthly dashboard that provide information on incident and problem trends along with SIP and RCA Action Items.

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 the [team] 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.

Key stakeholders
SRE PO
Hive PO
SRE Lead
Business Stakeholders
CIO counterparts

Other Responsibilities
Embed Here for good and Group's brand and values in the SRE team; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats);

Strategy
To be accountable to execute the strategy devised for the business unit

Business
Fully accountable in incident, problem, change and risk management which relates to the production application/system.

Processes
Create, Review and update Production Support documentation. Update of contingency (DR/BCP) documentation and processes

People & Talent
Participate in cross-training and knowledge transfer activities within support teams

Risk Management
Responsible to proactively identify the risks in the application and manage the mitigation actions. Responsible for managing, tracking and timely closure of risks and other compliance related issues in Riskwise (Information Security risks) & M7 (Operational Risks).

AWS
Oracle
Linux
Kubernetes
API

AWS Certification
SRE Certification
ITIL Certification (Good to have)

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

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.