Job Overview:
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This pivotal leadership role involves guiding distributed engineering squads, fostering collaboration with senior stakeholders, and driving impactful outcomes across core banking, payments, digital channels, and enterprise platforms.
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As a senior director of engineering, the successful candidate will spearhead large-scale digital transformation programs for Tier-1 banks and financial institutions. They will be responsible for shaping and executing cutting-edge engineering strategies that modernize legacy banking systems, enable cloud-native, API-first solutions, and drive innovation.
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* Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams delivering transformation programs across core banking, payments, and digital channels.
* Champion modern engineering practices, including microservices, event-driven architecture, and DevSecOps.
* Architect and deliver next-generation banking platforms using technologies like Thought Machine Vault, Mambu, and Finxact.
* Drive legacy remediation through dual-run strategies, co-existence adapters, and modular platform design.
* Enable composable architecture and domain-based design to support scalable, secure, and future-proof banking systems.
* Oversee front-end modernization initiatives, including GenAI-assisted reverse and forward engineering legacy systems to integrate with modern design systems and technologies.
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Requirements:
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* Proven experience leading engineering delivery for financial services clients, ideally within banking transformation programs.
* Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture, core banking platforms, and integration strategies.
* Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging C-level executives and cross-functional teams.
* Expertise in agile delivery, scaled engineering models, and DevOps practices.
* Demonstrated success in building teams and enabling sales through technical leadership.
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