Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Define and execute the technology strategy aligned with business objectives across banking and financial services
- Report to the C-suite and Board on technology roadmap, investments, and risk management
- Drive digital transformation initiatives including cloud migration, API-first architecture, and AI/ML integration
- Partner with business leaders to translate financial domain requirements into technical solutions
Technology Oversight
- Govern enterprise-scale Java/microservices architecture serving millions of transactions daily
- Oversee modernization of legacy core banking systems to cloud-native platforms
- Ensure API integrations for payments, lending, wealth management, and capital markets
- Maintain technology standards for security, scalability, and performance
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead 50+ engineers across multiple teams (backend, architecture, DevOps, QA)
- Mentor senior developers and technical managers; build a strong talent pipeline
- Establish engineering excellence culture with best practices in code quality, testing, and documentation
- Foster cross-functional collaboration between technology, product, and business teams
Risk, Compliance & Security
- Ensure regulatory compliance with RBI, PCI-DSS, SWIFT, and local banking regulations
- Implement cybersecurity frameworks and audit-ready systems
- Manage technology risk assessment and incident response protocols
- Oversee data governance and privacy compliance
Business Acumen
- Deep understanding of banking domains: capital markets, payments, lending, deposits, wealth management
- Translate business needs into technical architecture and roadmaps
- Evaluate technology vendors and make strategic procurement decisions
- Drive cost optimization while maintaining technology quality
Required Qualifications
15+ years in technology with banking/financial services
10+ years of hands-on Java backend development experience
5+ years in director/VP-level leadership roles
Java 17+, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, MongoDB/PostgreSQL
Proven experience in core banking, payments, lending, or capital systems
AWS/GCP/Azure with cloud-native architecture experience
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering; Master's (MBA/MS) preferred
Career Progression
Demonstrated track record: Developer → Tech Lead → Manager → Director → Executive Director
