What You'll Do
Technology Leadership & Strategy
- Define and execute the technology vision, architecture, and delivery roadmap across multiple regulated financial services platforms.
- Design and oversee secure, scalable, cloud-native systems that meet regulatory expectations from day one.
- Lead technology engagements with regulators, auditors, and key stakeholders.
Platform & Product Engineering
- Build and scale core platforms supporting remittance, e-wallet, merchant payments, and digital asset exchange services.
- Drive the development of high-availability transaction systems, ledgers, reconciliation engines, and settlement platforms.
- Oversee integrations with payment rails, banking partners, and third-party service providers.
Cybersecurity & Technology Risk
- Establish and maintain a robust cybersecurity and IT risk framework aligned with regulatory requirements.
- Lead vulnerability management, penetration testing, incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives.
- Own enterprise security architecture, identity and access management, encryption, and secure software development practices.
Cloud & Infrastructure
- Lead cloud architecture, infrastructure operations, monitoring, reliability, and resilience initiatives.
- Manage technology vendors, cloud providers, and outsourced technology partners.
- Ensure platform scalability, performance, and operational excellence.
Team Building & Leadership
- Recruit, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering, DevOps, security, and technology teams.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, security, and continuous improvement.
- Report technology performance, risks, and strategic initiatives to executive leadership and the Board.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum 10–15 years of technology experience within fintech, financial services, or highly regulated industries.
- At least 4–6 years in a senior technology leadership role such as CTO, Head of Technology, Engineering Director, or equivalent.
- Proven experience delivering and operating large-scale production systems in areas such as:
- Payments & Remittance
- Digital Wallets / E-Money
- Digital Asset Exchange / Custody Platforms
- Strong expertise in cloud-native architecture, microservices, APIs, and high-availability transaction systems.
- Deep understanding of cybersecurity, secure SDLC, identity and access management, cryptography, and technology risk management.
- Experience building technology teams and platforms from the ground up in startup, scale-up, or newly licensed environments is highly desirable.
Nice to Have
- Experience working within BNM and/or SC Malaysia regulated environments.
- Knowledge of RMiT, AML/KYC technologies, blockchain infrastructure, and digital asset custody solutions.
- Experience with AWS, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, DuitNow, FPX, or RENTAS integrations.
- Exposure to stablecoin, tokenization, or digital asset infrastructure projects
