Consultant Specialist

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If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Consultant Specialist.

Business: IWPB Technology

Principal responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain secure, scalable APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Own the end-to-end delivery and run lifecycle, including requirements analysis, solution design, coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, production support and continuous improvement.
• Apply modern engineering practices, including clean code, peer review, automation, CI/CD, shift-left testing, observability and secure-by-design principles.
• Contribute to software architecture, API standards, technical roadmaps and requirements definition, making pragmatic and sustainable design decisions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, architects, engineers, Agile Coaches and other stakeholders to deliver Smart Channels products and engineering capabilities.
• Work with Development, Test, Operations and SRE teams to identify and resolve performance, resilience, alerting, operational intervention and design-defect issues throughout the release lifecycle.
• Lead or contribute to incident investigation, root-cause analysis, problem management and preventative actions, ensuring operational risks are addressed through to closure.
• Support the wider engineering community through mentoring, technical guidance, knowledge sharing and participation in Engineering Discipline communities.
• Maintain expertise in Java, Spring Boot, API design, cybersecurity, data privacy, consent, data residency and applicable regulatory and HSBC engineering standards.
• Use approved AI tools responsibly to improve coding, testing, documentation, troubleshooting and automation efficiency, ensuring all AI-generated outputs are human-reviewed, secure, accurate and compliant with data-handling requirements.   
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Requirements

• Proven experience developing APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding of API design, integration patterns and software architecture.
• Experience across the full delivery lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment and production support.
• Ability to write secure, maintainable and well-tested code, supported by effective code reviews.
• Experience working in Agile teams with developers, testers, architects, Product Owners and Operations.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including incident investigation, root-cause analysis and performance improvement.
• Understanding of security, resilience, scalability, observability, data privacy and regulatory requirements.
• A continuous-improvement mindset, including the responsible use of approved AI tools to improve delivery efficiency and engineering practices.

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. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.

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