Big Bank Funding. FinTech Thinking.

Our Technology teams work closely with HSBC’s global businesses to help design and build digital services that allow our millions of customers around the world; to bank quickly, simply and securely. We also run and manage our IT infrastructure, data-centres and core banking systems that power the world’s leading international bank.

Our multi-disciplined Technology teams include amongst others: DevSecOps engineers, IT architects, front and back-end developers, infrastructure specialists, cybersecurity experts, and delivery, project and programme managers.

Following extensive investment across our Technology and Digital domains and with plans for continued expansion throughout 2022 and beyond, we are currently seeking a Lead Solutions Architect to join HSBC.

Purpose of the job:

In today’s digital world, HSBC needs to develop secure solutions for our customers and colleagues ensuring appropriate defences are in place to address evolving security threats. Central to this need, a robust & resilient security architecture is required that defines the security capabilities, functions and roadmaps in support of the strategic business objectives at an enterprise level.

Architecture is a global function responsible for the definition of the future state security, and architectural roadmap within the Digital space. This function is accountable for the ongoing evolution, communication and creation of security strategy, patterns, products, influencing, consultancy and adoption.

The overall services that the team provide are as follows:

Define, design, evaluate and maintain the Customer Security and IAM capabilities
Drive the implementation of customer security technical solutions and associated processes and controls
Measure adherence to the architecture within IT to drive standardisation and reuse
Security product selection & implementation with associated processes and controls
A consulting capability to influence business and technology solution decisions during ideation and impact assessment phases
Expertise in cloud architecture

The role cuts across architecture will be part of Retail & wealth – customer security and anti-fraud platform in Channel Transformation.

What you will be doing;

Lead the definition of architecture and design of a business critical authorisation and authentication platform to serve our global needs
Lead the development and implementation of architecture strategy and standards.
Validate each domain / market target state roadmap, directing attention to ensure the balance between discrete needs and group wide direction are incorporated.
Consult on new best practices, processes, operating model, techniques, products, services, technologies and standards where needed against identified use cases, via the appropriate governance bodies.
Work with fellow peers and senior colleagues to ensure vitality across the team and share the responsibility of adapting the capability and its people to the high degree of change and challenge that the market is driving
Stay abreast of technology trends and advise Chief Architect and the business about potential benefits/impacts.
Lead and drive operational excellence on the full architectural life cycle and guidance to development teams and ensure quality technical deliverables.
Identify all forums and communities requiring authorisation & authentication architecture representation and drive the agenda around both overarching compliance and specific innovations needed.
Ensure a robust representation of the authorisation & authentication strategy for the bank is understood and fully supported by the group and IT risk functions, including all parties responsible for the execution of responsibility at the operational line of defence level
Lead and drive operational excellence on the full architectural life cycle and guidance to development teams and ensure quality technical deliverables.
Identify all forums and communities requiring authorisation & authentication architecture representation and drive the agenda around both overarching compliance and specific innovations needed.
Ensure a robust representation of the authorisation & authentication strategy for the bank is understood and fully supported by the group and IT risk functions, including all parties responsible for the execution of responsibility at the operational line of defence level

Big Bank Funding. FinTech Thinking.

Purpose of the job:

The overall services that the team provide are as follows:

Define, design, evaluate and maintain the Customer Security and IAM capabilities
Drive the implementation of customer security technical solutions and associated processes and controls
Measure adherence to the architecture within IT to drive standardisation and reuse
Security product selection & implementation with associated processes and controls
A consulting capability to influence business and technology solution decisions during ideation and impact assessment phases
Expertise in cloud architecture

The role cuts across architecture will be part of Retail & wealth – customer security and anti-fraud platform in Channel Transformation.

What you will be doing;

Lead the definition of architecture and design of a business critical authorisation and authentication platform to serve our global needs
Lead the development and implementation of architecture strategy and standards.
Validate each domain / market target state roadmap, directing attention to ensure the balance between discrete needs and group wide direction are incorporated.
Consult on new best practices, processes, operating model, techniques, products, services, technologies and standards where needed against identified use cases, via the appropriate governance bodies.
Work with fellow peers and senior colleagues to ensure vitality across the team and share the responsibility of adapting the capability and its people to the high degree of change and challenge that the market is driving
Stay abreast of technology trends and advise Chief Architect and the business about potential benefits/impacts.
Lead and drive operational excellence on the full architectural life cycle and guidance to development teams and ensure quality technical deliverables.
Identify all forums and communities requiring authorisation & authentication architecture representation and drive the agenda around both overarching compliance and specific innovations needed.
Ensure a robust representation of the authorisation & authentication strategy for the bank is understood and fully supported by the group and IT risk functions, including all parties responsible for the execution of responsibility at the operational line of defence level
Lead and drive operational excellence on the full architectural life cycle and guidance to development teams and ensure quality technical deliverables.
Identify all forums and communities requiring authorisation & authentication architecture representation and drive the agenda around both overarching compliance and specific innovations needed.
Ensure a robust representation of the authorisation & authentication strategy for the bank is understood and fully supported by the group and IT risk functions, including all parties responsible for the execution of responsibility at the operational line of defence level

What you will bring to the role;

To be successful in this role you should have proven experience within the Technology sector with knowledge of the following skills:

The ability to interact at executive level within the business as well as Technology is critical to the success of this role.

Our ideal candidate will be a proficient architecture leader with passion, imagination and demonstrable experience for initiating and seeing through disruptive change, collaborating with agile development teams, and helping establish a strong Digital culture.

Technical Capabilities

Deep experience of large business critical authorisation and authentication platform systems in Financial Services or similar industries comprising of the below aspects:

High Level & Holistic Capabilities sought:

Experience in leading edge authentication and authorisation platforms and infrastructures, applying solutions from experience in decomposing monolith approaches and methods to manage technical debt and duplication of solutions.
Ability to understand, articulate and translate authentication and authorisation strategies into technical design, leveraging API and micro-service architecture techniques.
Experience, knowledge and understanding of enterprise level software development and API based integration e.g. Mulesoft

Ways of Working Experiences sought:

Experience of Agile principles and processes and leading teams in agile at-scale methods using DevOps tools and processes.
Understanding of and practical experience working with DevOps toolsets and frameworks.

More extensive technical knowledge and experience sought:

Deep technical understanding of biometric authentication and authorisation systems
Sound knowledge on Digital related technologies such as everyday banking services, as a platform, dynamic content management, payment services, social media channels etc.
Understand channel applications and integration components, common digital and traditional integration technologies and the relevance of that to the implementation of authentication and authorisation solutions
Identify key system architecture components, propose and help teams build solutions that unblock deployments.
Evidence of being able to lead design, build and implementation of enterprise-class systems for a production environment
Familiarity of DevOps related technology and code delivery pipelines (CI/CD etc.)
Proven experience around Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Sound knowledge of ISO27001, ITIL and other industry standard legislation or best practice such as COBIT, COSO etc.
Experience with any of the industry Cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Service, Azure, Google Cloud etc.. (AWS preferred)
Recognised through Industry qualifications security certification (such as CISSP etc) or cloud certification (AWS preferred)
Hands-on experience in defining and executing authentication and authorisation strategy, processes & roadmaps

Key HSBC Role Capabilities [non-technical]

Problem Solving and critical thinking
Innovation & Idea Management
Maximising Business Performance
Business analysis and design
Leading and Improving business systems
Influences and challenges Stakeholders
Working in a dynamic environment
Engaging with Customers/Stakeholders/Colleagues
Shapes and Drives the Right Working Environment

This role offers flexible hybrid working and is based in Leeds, other UK base locations can be considered.

Come Power a Business that Defines How to Power the World

As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term health condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Within the work place you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has in place processes in order to avoid nepotism, which means to avoid creating circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.

We want everyone to be able to fulfil their potential which is why we provide a range of flexible working arrangements and family friendly policies.

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.

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