Job Purpose

Provide end-to-end architectural leadership and governance for the database application – owning solution design, implementations, migrations and production support, and driving the innovation roadmap through in-house capability that reduces partner dependency and cost.Duties and Responsibilities

· Lead platform strategy, architecture, and governance across database and digital transformation initiatives.

· Drive end-to-end deliveries, including conversions, migrations, implementations, upgrades, and post-go-live stabilisation.

· Own application delivery and production support, ensuring service excellence, SLA adherence, and timely financial close processes.

· Provide technical leadership for solution architecture, design reviews, complex issue resolution, and cross-functional integration.

· Manage portfolio roadmap, implementation partners, budgets, vendor governance, and project delivery outcomes.

· Build and develop high-performing teams through capability building, resource planning, succession management, and performance development.

. Ensure compliance with regulatory, audit, information security, and financial control requirements while driving stakeholder engagement at leadership and Steering Committee levels.Key Decisions / Dimensions

- Final architectural sign-off on solution design, cross-module integration and clean-core deviations.
- Delivery model (in-house vs partner-led) and validation of partner scope and effort on fixed-cost engagements.




- Fast decision making on production fixes.
- Allocation of team and partner resources across support and project workstreams.
- Approval of partner effort, timesheets and invoices within delegated financial authority.Major Challenges
- Maintain clean core and architectural consistency and agentic AI capabilities are added.
- Reduce partner dependency and cost through in-house delivery without compromising quality or timelines.
- • Meet statutory, audit and regulatory timelines.Required Qualifications and Experience a) Qualifications
- Post Graduate or Graduate in Engineering with 16+ years of experience b) Work Experience

· 16+ years of experience, including leadership of end-to-end implementations.

· Deep expertise in PostgreSQL/Oracle/MS-SQL.

· Proven experience managing implementation partners on fixed-cost engagements and building in- house delivery teams.

· Proven people-management experience leading on-roll, off-roll and partner teams – hiring, performance management, mentoring and succession planning.

· Prior & relevant experience in the Financial Services Industry would be an added advantage.

· Demonstrated success & achievement orientation.

· Excellent communication skills.

· Strong bias for action & driving results in a high performance workplace.

· Excellent relationship skills.

· Strong analytical skills

. Exceptionally high motivational levels and needs to be a self-starter.

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