Job Description
– Vice President (VP) – Engineering
• Designation: Vice President – Engineering
• Department: Technology
• Industry: Stockbroking / Capital Markets
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Experience:
10–12 Years
• Reporting To: CTO / Chief Technology Officer
• Work

Location:
Gurugram Role Overview We are looking for an experienced and technology-driven VP – Engineering with a strong background in the stockbroking and capital markets domain. The candidate will be responsible for leading engineering teams, designing scalable and high-performance technology platforms, driving application development and modernization, and ensuring the reliability, security and scalability of critical trading systems. The role requires a strong understanding of stockbroking operations, exchange connectivity, trading platforms, order management systems, risk management systems and regulatory technology requirements. The candidate should have proven experience in managing large-scale engineering initiatives, delivering business-critical applications and leading cross-functional technology teams.

Key Responsibilities
A. Engineering Leadership & Strategy  Define and execute the engineering strategy aligned with business and technology objectives.  Lead, mentor and manage engineering teams across application development, backend, frontend, QA and DevOps.  Drive engineering excellence, coding standards, architecture governance and development best practices.  Establish engineering KPIs, delivery standards and performance management frameworks.  Build a culture of innovation, accountability, ownership and continuous improvement. B. Stockbroking & Capital Markets Technology  Lead development and enhancement of stockbroking platforms and trading applications.  Drive technology solutions for NSE, BSE, MCX and other exchange integrations.  Ensure seamless integration with exchange trading gateways, market data feeds and broker infrastructure.  Oversee architecture and development of: o Order Management Systems (OMS). o Risk Management Systems (RMS). o Back-office and settlement systems. o Client on boarding and KYC platforms. o Mobile and web-based trading applications. o Algo trading and API-based trading platforms.  Ensure low-latency, high-throughput and high-availability systems for trading operations.  Collaborate with dealing, risk, operations, compliance and business teams to translate requirements into technology solutions. C. Architecture & Technology Transformation  Define scalable, resilient and secure application architecture.  Drive modernization of legacy applications and migration towards modern technology stacks.  Promote API-driven architecture,



event-driven systems and distributed computing where appropriate.  Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities for automation and engineering productivity.  Ensure database architecture, caching, messaging and application performance meet business requirements. D. Production Engineering & Platform Reliability  Ensure high availability and reliability of critical trading and business applications.  Drive production monitoring, incident management, root-cause analysis and problem management.  Establish release management, deployment automation and change management processes.  Work closely with infrastructure, network, database and information security teams.  Ensure robust disaster recovery, business continuity and high-availability architecture.  Monitor system performance during peak trading hours and critical market events. E. Regulatory, Security & Compliance  Ensure technology platforms comply with applicable SEBI, NSE, BSE, MCX and other regulatory requirements.  Work with compliance and information security teams to implement regulatory and security controls.  Drive secure software development practices, vulnerability management and application security.  Ensure appropriate audit trails, access controls, data protection and technology risk management.  Support regulatory audits, system audits and compliance-related technology initiatives. F. Delivery & Program Management  Own end-to-end engineering delivery, from requirement analysis and solution design to development, testing and production deployment.  Define project roadmaps, milestones, delivery timelines and resource plans.  Manage multiple strategic technology initiatives and ensure timely execution.  Coordinate with product, business, infrastructure, operations, QA and external technology partners.  Manage technology budgets, resource utilization and vendor engagement. G. DevOps & Engineering Productivity  Drive CI/CD automation, infrastructure automation and release standardization.  Establish effective code review, testing and quality assurance practices.  Improve development velocity, deployment frequency and production stability.  Promote observability, automated testing and proactive performance management.  Encourage engineering teams to adopt appropriate AI-assisted development and automation tools. 3.



Technical Skills & Domain Expertise Capital Markets / Stockbroking Domain  Strong understanding of NSE, BSE and MCX trading ecosystems.  OMS, RMS and exchange connectivity.  Market data feeds, order routing and trade execution workflows.  Algo trading, API trading and low-latency application architecture.  Clearing, settlement and back-office integration.  Broker operations, risk controls and regulatory technology requirements. Engineering & Technology  Strong experience in backend engineering and distributed systems.  Knowledge of Java, .
NET, Python, C++ or other enterprise development technologies.  REST APIs and event-driven architecture.  Messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ etc.  Database technologies such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL Caching technologies such as Redis.  Cloud, virtualization, containerization and Kubernetes.  CI/CD, DevOps, monitoring and application performance engineering. 4. Qualifications & Experience  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline.  Master's degree / MBA is an added advantage.  10–12 years of overall experience in software engineering and technology delivery.  Significant experience in the stockbroking, capital markets, securities or financial services industry.  Prior experience leading engineering teams and managing business-critical applications.  Experience working with exchange integrations and trading-related applications is strongly preferred. 5. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)  Availability and reliability of critical trading platforms.  Application performance, latency and transaction-processing efficiency.  Timely delivery of engineering roadmaps and strategic initiatives.  Reduction in production incidents and recurring defects.  Improvement in development productivity and release frequency.  Application scalability and system resilience.  Engineering quality, security and regulatory compliance.  Team productivity, retention and capability development.  Technology cost optimization and resource utilization. 6. Desired Candidate Profile  Strong engineering leader with hands-on technical and architectural understanding.  Proven experience in stockbroking or capital markets technology.  Ability to manage high-volume, low-latency and business-critical trading platforms.  Solid problem-solving, decision-making and stakeholder management capabilities.  Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams.  Ability to work under pressure, particularly during live market hours and critical production incidents.  Strong ownership, execution discipline and business-oriented technology mindset.

📌 Vice President – Engineering (Gurugram)
🏢 Indiabulls Group
📍 Gurugram