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Description
Requirements
- Seasoned Technologist: 10+ years of engineering experience with a demonstrable background in building and maintaining high-throughput, low-latency financial systems.
- Proven Leadership: Previous experience leading large engineering organizations (100+) and building high-performance squads in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Cloud-Native Expertise: Deep understanding of modern cloud infrastructure and distributed systems.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Experience navigating the security and compliance mandates of financial regulatory bodies.
Responsibilities
1. Scaling the Human Organisation
- Lead, mentor, and grow a diverse, distributed engineering team of 100+, ensuring high levels of engagement and professional development.
- Establish clear career frameworks and performance standards that reward technical excellence and leadership.
- Foster a culture of psychological safety where engineers feel empowered to take calculated risks and innovate.
2. Operational & Delivery Excellence
- Own the internal execution of the product roadmap, ensuring high velocity without compromising on quality or security.
- Drive the adoption of modern engineering practices (e.g., GitOps, automated testing, CI/CD) to accelerate delivery cycles.
- Optimize engineering processes to reduce friction and improve the developer experience across all squads.
3. Technical Strategy & Scale
- Oversee the architectural integrity of our cloud-native, high-throughput, and low-latency financial systems.
- Ensure our core banking systems and microservices are built to handle millions of global customers.
- Drive cloud infrastructure consolidation to simplify maintenance and improve cost-efficiency.
4. Compliance & Security
- Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure all software delivery upholds the highest standards of security and financial compliance.
- Ensure readiness for evolving standards (such as ISO 20022, 22301, CBN Risk-Based Cybersecurity Framework, PCI-DSS, etc) and lead the implementation of advanced security features.
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