Senior Consultant Specialist

HSBC
Guangzhou
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Consulting & AdvisorySkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Quality mindset","Risk mindset","Cross-team coordination"]

Own end-to-end delivery of core mainframe (Mainframe/COBOL) and distributed (Java) applications, from requirements and solution design through development, testing, release, and production run/support. Drive legacy modernisation and API/service enablement, design high-availability services and batch capabilities, and deliver auditable cross-team execution with Product, Business, QA, Ops, Architecture, and Security/Risk. Improve engineering standards, observability, and incident response through RCA and permanent fixes.

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Senior Consultant Specialist

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end delivery of core mainframe (Mainframe/COBOL) and distributed (Java) applications, from requirements and solution design through development, testing, release, and production run/support. Drive legacy modernisation and API/service enablement, design high-availability services and batch capabilities, and deliver auditable cross-team execution with Product, Business, QA, Ops, Architecture, and Security/Risk. Improve engineering standards, observability, and incident response through RCA and permanent fixes.
Location: Guangzhou
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Consulting & Advisory
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own end-to-end delivery for core systems (Mainframe/COBOL) and distributed (Java) applications, including requirements clarification, solution design, development, testing support, release, and production run/support.
  • •Contribute to or lead legacy modernisation while ensuring stability and compliance; drive service enablement/API enablement of COBOL capabilities and integration/decoupling with Java middle-tier or microservices.
  • •Design and deliver high-quality, highly available services and batch capabilities, including interfaces, batch jobs, data processing, and reconciliation across critical processing chains.
  • •Partner with Product, Business, QA, Operations, Architecture, Information Security, and Risk/Compliance teams to manage cross-team dependencies and ensure predictable, auditable, and traceable delivery.
  • •Implement engineering standards and quality gates (code reviews, automated testing, release/change governance, defect management), improve observability, and participate in production support and incident response with RCA and permanent fixes.

Key Requirements

  • •Independently design and deliver complex modules with deep backend experience in COBOL/Mainframe or Java (ideally both).
  • •Understand enterprise delivery and production operating models, including change management, release processes, batch scheduling, data consistency, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
  • •Deliver in a regulated environment with a strong quality and risk mindset, including secure coding, access control, sensitive data protection, and audit requirements.
  • •Collaborate effectively across Product, Business, QA, Operations, Architecture, and cross-location teams, clearly articulating solutions, risks, and trade-offs.
  • •Experience owning end-to-end delivery and supporting production run/operations, including incident diagnosis and driving permanent fixes.
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationQuality mindsetRisk mindsetCross-team coordination
Tech Stack:COBOLMainframeJavaAPIMicroservicesLoggingMonitoringAlerting

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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