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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Data and Analytics.

Business: CTO Data Technology

Principal responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop large-scale data pipelines and lakehouse solutions using GCP-native services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Composer, Cloud Storage).
• Modernize legacy systems and lead end-to-end data migration to GCP, ensuring compliance with governance and security standards.
• Define enterprise-wide data architecture frameworks, modeling standards, and best practices for structured and unstructured data.
• Implement real-time and batch data processing pipelines integrated with analytical and AI workloads.
• Lead DataOps initiatives including CI/CD, automation, orchestration, and monitoring frameworks.
• Partner with business stakeholders to design data solutions aligned with organizational strategy and cost efficiency.
• Mentor development teams and promote cross-functional learning through workshops and technical documentation.

Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications

• Minimum 102 years total experience in data engineering or data architecture, with at least 45 years in GCP-focused projects.
• Proven experience designing and developing ETL/ELT pipelines, streaming data solutions, and data lake architectures.
• Strong programming skills in SQL, Python, and Terraform (for Infrastructure as Code).
• Demonstrated ability to integrate structured (e.g., relational, columnar) and unstructured data (e.g., JSON, logs, media) sources into unified data architectures.
• Leadership experience managing data teams, cloud transformations, and cross-departmental migration projects.
• Experience implementing automated monitoring, data lineage, and cost governance frameworks on GCP.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, partitioning, and schema design for analytical workloads.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking.

About HSBC Technology China

We develop, implement and support software and IT services and processes that allow HSBC to remain at the forefront of high-quality banking systems.

Youll 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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