Specialist Engineering

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. 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. Enterprise Technology is the Technology organisation responsible for the design, build and ongoing maintenance of the systems owned by the Group Functions (Risk, Compliance, Finance, Core Banking, Corporate Functions and Deputy COO). The organisation consists of over 8,000 people working in collaboration across 14 countries, to support over 3,000 applications. In this role you will: Working with the various business and functional stakeholders to understand their business strategy and target operating model to produce corresponding architecture roadmaps. Delivering Engineering Designs and Solution Architecture to meet business requirements, from logical architecture through to physical infrastructure architecture. Ensuring clear alignment between the Protective Security Book of Work and the functional and architecture roadmaps Participating in Architectural Governance processes to ensure that proposed solution designs are strategically aligned to the architecture roadmaps and the Group's Future State Architecture Representing PS in the PGC & GCOO Technologies Technical Design Authority for Corporate Services. Ensuring proposed solutions use group approved technology and adhere to approved technology and infrastructure design patterns. Ensuring that deployed system solutions, both vendors supplied, and in-house developments are appropriately hosted (Internally, Externally, Cloud, PaaS, SaaS) including the corresponding governance and relevant approval processes. Gaining insight into industry developments and trends and identifying opportunities for innovation and leveraging new technology To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements: In-depth technical, functional, and non-functional knowledge of:- Networking- IoT / Edge technologies- Protective Security technologies and solutions (EACS, SVS, Biometrics, Video analytics) - Server infrastructure and virtualization- Cloud infrastructure (particularly Azure)- Middleware- Databases Excellent understanding of the concept of Enterprise Architecture and its relationship to business strategy and target operating models, and how to relate this to an architecture roadmap and a solid understanding of general architectural concepts, principles, governance, and best practices. Experience of technologies used by HSBC's strategic partners: AWS, Google GCP, Azure, MuleSoft Strong background of system engineering, able to compare and contrast different solutions to meet a business requirement. Able to provide technical thought leadership in the evaluation of new technologies to meet business requirements and influence key stakeholders leading to adoption. Proven vendor management experience This role is based in Sheffield and offers hybrid working. Opening up a world of opportunity Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we're dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.