Head of Technical Platforms and Architecture

The individual will be responsible for overseeing teams around Integration, Data and Emerging Platforms (Gen AI), Testing CoE, DevSecOps, SRE, and Partner Integration. The role aims to provide leadership, vision, and direction for these functions within the company. This position is responsible for recruiting, developing, and retaining talent, as well as ensuring the software engineering staff has the skills and capabilities to meet business needs. The role also oversees the implementation of software engineering initiatives and leading methodologies for software development, and is responsible for championing best practices in the listed areas of responsibility to ensure initiatives achieve business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach software engineering, enterprise architecture, and testing teams to deliver high-quality software products and services.
• Define and communicate the strategy, roadmap, and goals in alignment with the business vision and objectives for this critical function.
• Establish and enforce software engineering, Integration, DevSecOps, and Testing standards, processes, methodologies, and tools to ensure quality, reliability, security, and performance of software products and services.
• Manage the software engineering budget, resources, and timelines, ensuring timely and effective delivery of software products and services.
• Collaborate with other senior leaders, stakeholders, and customers to understand their needs, expectations, and feedback, and ensure alignment and integration of software engineering solutions.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in software engineering practices, emerging platforms (Gen AI), integration architecture technologies, DevSecOps, SRE, testing, and culture.
• Identify and resolve issues, risks, and challenges related to the responsibilities in the role, resolving/escalating them as appropriate.
• Collaborate with appropriate functions within the company to lead the setup of Sandbox environments to complement Fintech partnerships.

Requirements

• Demonstrated leadership skills and experience.
• Strong talent management skills including talent development, coaching, mentoring, and team motivation.
• Experience leading geographically distributed teams.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of business objectives.
• Excellent understanding of software development methodologies including DevSecOps, Testing, and SRE across platforms.
• Strong organizational skills, with an ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire others.