Our client, a leading financial institution, is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to drive the design, delivery and evolution of mission-critical banking platforms. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior technology leader with deep banking domain expertise, strong solution architecture capabilities, and the ability to engage with regional business and technology stakeholders.

We regret to inform that only Malaysians or RPT holders will be considered for this role.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design and delivery of enterprise-scale banking applications and platforms.
Provide technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle, ensuring scalable, secure and resilient solutions.
Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, architects and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technology solutions.
Drive solution architecture decisions, technology roadmaps and engineering best practices.
Collaborate with regional stakeholders across multiple markets to deliver strategic technology initiatives.
Review and govern solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, regulatory requirements and security standards.
Identify opportunities to modernise platforms and improve system performance, reliability and scalability.
Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Provide people leadership, coaching and performance management where applicable.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
12+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture or technology leadership roles.
Proven experience within the banking or financial services industry is essential.
Strong domain expertise in either Payments or Credit Cards platforms.
Extensive hands-on experience developing and architecting enterprise applications using Java, with a strong understanding of modern Java frameworks and backend technologies.
Strong solution architecture experience with the ability to balance business, technical and operational considerations.
Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience engaging regional business and technology leaders.
Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams in Agile delivery environments.
Previous people management or engineering leadership experience is highly advantageous.

Preferred Experience

Experience with digital banking, transaction processing or card management platforms.
Exposure to cloud technologies, microservices and API-driven architectures.
Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks and modern engineering practices.
Experience working across multiple countries or regional banking organisations.

Engineering Lead, Payments