Engineering Manager Banking/Fintech

1. Technology Strategy & Architecture Ownership

• Own and define the end-to-end technology strategy and solution architecture for the program.
• Translate business capabilities into scalable technical architecture across applications, data, integrations, and infrastructure.
• Govern architecture consistency across multiple domains, squads, and solution streams.
• Validate technical decisions, trade-offs, and implementation approaches to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Ensure architecture aligns with enterprise standards, regulatory expectations, and client technology roadmaps.

2. Engineering Leadership & Delivery Governance

• Provide leadership and direction to architecture, engineering, and delivery teams across the full software lifecycle.
• Act as the final technical escalation point for critical delivery issues, scope changes, risks, and dependencies.
• Ensure delivery quality through strong technical governance, design reviews, and architecture compliance.
• Own the technical RAID process (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and mitigation planning.
• Ensure all non-functional requirements are addressed (security, performance, scalability, reliability, observability, availability).

3. Client & Executive Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary technical counterpart to client senior stakeholders, including enterprise architects and technology leadership.
• Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews, design sessions, and executive alignment discussions.
• Present complex technical concepts clearly to both technical teams and senior non-technical leadership.
• Build credibility and trust with stakeholders at all levels, from engineers to executives.

4. Solution Consulting & Requirement Translation

• Validate and map business requirements into clear technical solution concepts and designs.
• Provide consultative guidance on technology choices and implementation approaches
• Review business processes and align them with technical design, ensuring end-to-end feasibility.
• Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation and solution design artifacts.

5. Program-Level Coordination & Cross-Team Alignment

• Act as a bridge across product owners, engineering managers, solution architects, platform teams, security teams, and vendors.
• Ensure alignment between multiple delivery streams such as core banking, cards, payments, digital channels, integration, and data.
• Coordinate architecture and delivery consistency across distributed and offshore teams.
• Drive collaboration between internal and client teams to remove blockers and accelerate execution.

6. Modern Engineering & Innovation Leadership

• Champion modern engineering practices including microservices and distributed architecture, event-driven systems (Kafka), cloud-native development, CI/CD, DevOps, and automation-first engineering.
• Promote security-by-design and compliance-by-design principles across delivery.
• Promote AI-assisted engineering practices across the SDLC (code generation, test automation, refactoring, documentation), while ensuring correctness, governance, and security.

Leadership & Consulting

• 10+ years of experience in senior technology leadership roles (CTO, Technical Director, Principal Architect, Solution Architect, Technical Consultant).
• Strong experience leading large-scale programs involving multiple engineering squads and complex stakeholder environments.
• Proven track record in consultative client-facing leadership, including executive communication and decision facilitation.

Technical Expertise

• Strong hands-on background in Java, Spring Boot, and API-driven architecture.
• Strong experience with microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka).
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience with cloud platforms, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of architecture governance, scalability design, performance engineering, and resiliency.

Domain Knowledge

• Strong exposure to banking or FinTech domains such as core banking modernization, payments, cards, risk and compliance, and digital channels.
• Familiarity with regulatory, security, and compliance expectations in financial services.

Communication & Stakeholder Influence

• Strong ability to influence and guide senior leadership decision-making through clear technical narratives.
• Strong presentation and documentation skills.
• Ability to lead global delivery teams, including offshore and remote engineering organizations.
• Experience in dealing global clients.

Our client is a prominent European-based technology consultancy with over 30 years of global expertise in digital transformation. They specialize in engineering next-generation core systems and high-scale data solutions for industry leaders within the Financial Services, Insurance, and Manufacturing sectors. Operating a robust network across more than 20 countries, the firm is at the forefront of integrating advanced automation and modern engineering workflows into the software development lifecycle. With a strong commitment to technical excellence and a distributed global delivery model, they offer senior experts the chance to lead complex modernization initiatives. This is an ideal environment for those looking to influence the future of digital banking and large-scale enterprise architecture.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

• Global Innovation Hub: Be part of a prestigious European technology firm with a 30-year legacy, working on large-scale digital transformation projects for top-tier global financial institutions.
• Cutting-Edge Tech Stack: Engage with an AI-centric environment where you are encouraged to leverage advanced AI-assisted development tools (like GitHub Copilot and Claude Code) to redefine engineering productivity.
• Expert Collaboration: Work alongside some of the industry's brightest minds in an international setting that fosters professional growth and cultural exchange.
• Continuous Upskilling: Access specialized training programs, including professional English courses and advanced certifications in Cloud, Architecture, and emerging technologies like Smart Contracts.
• Competitive & Transparent Rewards: Enjoy a robust compensation package featuring a guaranteed 13th-month salary, performance-based bonuses, and premium health insurance for your peace of mind.
• Work-Life Balance: Benefit from a flexible Hybrid working model and extensive annual leave, allowing you to balance professional excellence with personal well-being.
• High-Impact Projects: Direct your expertise toward modernizing next-generation core systems that power the daily lives of millions in the banking and fintech sectors.