Description
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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Consultant Specialist. As a Senior Consultant Specialist, you will partner with Product Owners to deeply understand requirements and break them down into focused, deliverable items. You will design and build robust, scalable microservices with high observability and supportability, following DevOps and Agile principles.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with Product Owners to deeply understand requirements and break them down into focused, deliverable items.
- Design and build robust, scalable microservices with high observability and supportability, following DevOps and Agile principles.
- Own your deliverables end-to-end , from design through deployment , and hit agreed timelines.
- Provide rapid, effective production support; perform root cause analysis on incidents and drive long-term fixes that stick.
- Act as a trusted technical consultant for platform users, resolving queries and unblocking teams with speed and clarity.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional IT teams and coordinate stakeholder activities to keep the platform evolving.
- Proactively manage technical debt and keep security and vulnerability posture sharp.
- Mentor junior developers, share knowledge generously, and champion a high-performing team culture.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or technical lead role focused on DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE.
- Solid understanding of how the internet and HTTP work under the hood , DNS, TLS, load balancing, reverse proxies, service meshes, and API gateways , and how these come together in modern microservice architectures.
- Strong programming ability (structured and OOP) in one or more of: Java, JavaScript, Python, or Clojure.
- Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and InfluxDB; familiarity with time-series databases and data visualisation concepts.
- A proactive mindset , you spot problems, performance bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities before they become urgent.
- Proven experience managing critical production incidents under pressure.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn new technologies and drive self-development and knowledge sharing within the team.
You'll achieve more when you join HSBC. HSBC is an equal opportunity employer 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.