About the role
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 environment. · Excellent relationship skills. · Strong analytical skills . Exceptionally high motivational levels and needs to be a self-starter.