Engineering Lead

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.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.