Engineering Lead.
This mandate is run by SYMPHONI HR, a Mumbai-based executive search firm, est. 2003. Applications are email-verified and reach the search team running the role — confidentially, always.
About the organisation.
A leading global financial services organization serving corporate, institutional and retail clients across the world. The firm operates at significant scale in a highly regulated environment, combining deep banking expertise with modern technology to deliver secure, resilient financial products. Its culture emphasizes innovation, engineering excellence and continuous modernization of its platforms.
About the role.
The Engineering Lead will head a high-performing engineering organization responsible for building and scaling enterprise-grade financial platforms. This leader will set technology direction, own architecture decisions and drive large-scale transformation and cloud modernization programs. The role works closely with business and senior stakeholders to align engineering strategy with the firm's growth objectives.
What you will do.
- Lead, grow and scale high-performing engineering teams delivering enterprise-scale platforms.
- Define and own technology strategy and architecture across cloud-native and distributed systems.
- Drive large-scale transformation and modernization programs across core banking and financial platforms.
- Lead cloud transformation initiatives with a strong focus on DevOps, platform engineering and Kubernetes/Docker.
- Establish secure API and identity architecture, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect and Zero Trust frameworks.
- Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders to plan, prioritize and communicate engineering roadmaps.
- Ensure engineering practices meet regulatory, security and resilience requirements in a financial services environment.
- Mentor and develop engineering leaders and foster a culture of ownership and technical excellence.
What you bring.
- 14+ years of overall experience in software engineering and technology leadership.
- Proven track record of leading and scaling high-performing engineering organizations.
- Strong expertise in enterprise-scale platforms, APIs, cloud-native solutions and distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience with Corporate Banking, Payments, Liquidity Management or Core Banking platforms.
- Solid knowledge of DevOps, platform engineering, Kubernetes/Docker and cloud transformation.
- Understanding of API security, identity management and enterprise security frameworks (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, Zero Trust).
- Strong stakeholder management and strategic planning capabilities.
- Experience working in regulated financial services environments; cloud or architecture certifications (AWS, GCP, Azure) preferred.
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