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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Software Engineering.

Business: CTO Infrastructure

Principal responsibilities

HSBC is seeking a Network Lead with extensive hands-on experience in Routing Switching, DevOps, and Agile methodologies.
This role will focus on designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-scale networks while leveraging automation-based solutions.
Technical and Project Oversight, Lead the planning, design, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise networks including:
Routing and Switching (Cisco Catalyst, SDA)
Data Center Networking (Nexus, VXLAN, VPC, ACI awareness)
SD-WAN (Cisco Viptela)
Technical Process Enhancement, Champion network automation using tools like Ansible, Python, Cisco DNA Center, APIs, etc.
Identify opportunities for process optimization, documentation improvement, and standardization (e.g., templates, runbooks, playbooks).
Determine business requirement and influence solution towards Infrastructure future state model
Ensure compliance with ITIL processes, regulatory standards, FIM and internal controls.
People Management Mentorship Lead and develop a team of senior network engineers and project leads across global regions.
Conduct performance management, career development planning, and succession preparation.
Encourage a growth mindset, ongoing training, and certification for team members.
Stakeholder Engagement Escalation Handling, Act as the key point of contact for business-critical escalations impacting financial systems and trading environments.
Interface with application teams, security, compliance, and executive stakeholders to align technology goals with business outcomes.
Manage relationships and contracts with external vendors and telecom providers.
The responsibilities entail areas such as creating knowledge base and provide relevant reports on regular intervals with business insights.
Ensure service resilience, service sustainability and recovery time objectives are met for all the solutions delivered
Engage with OEM like Cisco and drive continuous improvement, enhancements, Strategy and Roadmap for the NEC.