Lead Engineer, VP

We are seeking a Lead Engineer, VP to join our Corporate Bank Technology team. As the Lead Engineer of the Channel Security team, you will be responsible for the development and end-to-end technical delivery of a mission-critical platform designed to protect the Corporate Bank's online channels from real-time fraud.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the team, foster a culture of engineering excellence and ownership.
• Lead by example through direct, hands-on development of the core services and critical components of the Fraud Monitoring Platform.
• Partner closely with the platform architect to define and drive the implementation of the solution design, ensuring the Fraud Monitoring Platform is scalable, resilient, and secure.
• Work closely with Engineering Heads, Project Management, and leaders of related platforms to build, integrate, and deliver the software.
• Drive continuous improvement in the team's performance across the entire SDLC, including code quality, automated testing (QA), CI/CD pipelines, and post-release operational activities.
• Act as the primary technical expert on the platform in strategy meetings, stakeholder discussions, and future product development opportunities.
• Partner with SRE and L3 support teams to proactively identify and implement architectural improvements that enhance system reliability and reduce operational toil.

Requirements:

• Proven, hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying complex, scalable applications on a major public cloud platform (GCP strongly preferred).
• Extensive hands-on backend programming experience, with expert-level proficiency in the modern Java ecosystem (Java 17+, Spring Boot).
• Familiarity with AI/ML, Generative AI and agentic AI patterns, with an understanding of how ML models, LLMs or AI agents can be safely integrated and orchestrated within enterprise and real-time decisioning platforms.
• Experience applying AI-assisted engineering techniques across software development, testing, operational support or developer productivity is required.
• Overall experience of 15+ years in software engineering, with a proven track record of leading the design and delivery of complex, business-critical systems.
• Strong knowledge of Microservices Architecture, Kubernetes, Docker, and building cloud-native applications.
• Proficiency with event-driven architecture and messaging systems like Kafka or MQ.
• Expertise with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and in-memory data stores/caches (Redis).
• Good understanding of Git, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions), and DevOps/SRE principles.
• Experience engineering systems with high-load and high-traffic requirements, including performance testing, tuning, and ensuring zero-downtime releases.
• A strong understanding of modern security principles, including API security (mTLS, OAuth2), data protection, and secure coding practices.

What We Offer:

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above