Principal Data Engineer, Data Technology (Guangzhou, GD, CN, 510620)

HSBC
Guangzhou
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 150+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Influencing","Mentoring","Collaboration"]

Senior data platform engineering leader responsible for defining standards for core data provisioning platforms, guiding enterprise data assets, reference data, and big data movement. Leads architecture and engineering across hybrid cloud, event-driven systems, and platform scalability to support data democratization, AI enablement, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decisioning at HSBC.

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HSBC
HSBC
6 months ago

Principal Data Engineer, Data Technology (Guangzhou, GD, CN, 510620)

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Job Summary

Senior data platform engineering leader responsible for defining standards for core data provisioning platforms, guiding enterprise data assets, reference data, and big data movement. Leads architecture and engineering across hybrid cloud, event-driven systems, and platform scalability to support data democratization, AI enablement, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decisioning at HSBC.
Location: Guangzhou
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and evolve the reference engineering standards for core data provisioning platforms, ensuring alignment to the bank's Group Data Strategy and Data Future State Architecture.
  • •Provide deep technical standards and approach leadership across key platforms: Enterprise Data Assets (EDA) and APIs for standardized data provisioning; Reference Data Services; Big Data and Movement; Decisioning Infrastructure.
  • •Lead peer reviews and ensure platform consistency, reusability, and compliance with enterprise standards.
  • •Guide development teams in implementing data pipelines, APIs, metadata-driven controls, and automated testing frameworks.
  • •Champion DevSecOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code across engineering teams; drive the adoption of agentic AI coding assistants and improve Developer Experience.

Key Requirements

  • •15+ years of hands-on experience in data platform engineering, architecture, or software development, preferably in a global financial institution or scaled enterprise
  • •Expertise in building large-scale data pipelines, APIs, and event-driven systems using modern frameworks and technologies (e.g., Spring, Kafka, Spark)
  • •Strong architectural understanding of data mesh, data lakehouse, and real-time, customer-facing operational & analytics platforms
  • •Experience with cloud platforms (AWS and GCP), containerisation, and IaC tools
  • •Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and guide both engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders
Experience:150+ yearsFinanceBankingFinancial services
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipInfluencingMentoringCollaboration
Tech Stack:SpringKafkaSparkAWSGCPKubernetesDockerIaCCI/CDDevSecOpsObservability

Company Brief

HSBC
Global banking and financial services organisation offering retail, commercial, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, and global markets services across Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1865
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