SVP/VP, Tech Lead, Corporate Internet Banking Platform (CIBP), Institutional Banking Group Technology, Group Technology

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the technology vision, architecture, engineering standards and delivery strategy for the Corporate Internet Banking Platform, ensuring alignment with business goals and enterprise architecture principles.

•  Provide technical leadership across all domains including Payments, Accounts, Entitlements, Notifications, Approvals, Dashboard and Shared Services. Ensure consistent adoption of architecture patterns, engineering standards and delivery practices.

• Lead architecture reviews, design reviews and code quality governance to ensure secure, scalable, resilient and maintainable solutions across the platform.

• Work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects and delivery teams to translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions and implementation roadmaps.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to domain leads, architects, engineering managers and development teams throughout the SDLC.

• Drive engineering excellence through adoption of Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, API-First Design, Micro Frontends (MFE), DevSecOps, CI/CD and cloud-native development practices.

• Ensure seamless integration across Accounts, Payments, Notifications, Entitlements, Approvals and Shared Services while maintaining consistent customer journeys and platform standards.

• Lead the adoption of AI-assisted software engineering tools including Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and Agentic AI platforms. Establish governance and quality controls around AI-generated code and engineering practices.

• Establish engineering governance covering architecture reviews, coding standards, release management, platform resiliency, security, observability and production readiness.

• Drive continuous improvement in engineering productivity, software quality and delivery speed across the platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent discipline.

• Minimum 15 years of software engineering experience with at least 8 years in senior technology leadership roles within banking or financial services.

• Strong experience delivering Corporate Internet Banking, Transaction Banking, Cash Management, Payments or Digital Banking platforms.

• Proven experience leading large engineering organizations responsible for architecture, design, development and delivery of enterprise-scale applications.

• Hands-on experience with:

• Java

• Spring Boot

• Spring Cloud

• REST APIs

• Kafka / Event Streaming Platforms

• SQL and NoSQL Databases

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Strong understanding of Micro Frontend (MFE) architecture, frontend integration patterns and modern web application frameworks.

• Deep expertise in Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, API-First Design, Domain Driven Design (DDD), DevSecOps and Cloud-Native Platforms.

• Strong understanding of banking workflows including Payments, Accounts, Entitlements, Approvals, Notifications, Audit Trails and Transaction Lifecycle Management.

• Experience leading architecture governance, code quality reviews, engineering transformation and enterprise-wide technology modernization initiatives.

• Hands-on experience with:

• Jenkins

• GitHub / Bitbucket

• SonarQube

• JIRA

• Confluence

• Strong understanding of cloud-native deployment practices.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior business and technology leaders.

• Experience with AI-assisted software engineering tools including Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Agentic AI platforms and AI-driven code review solutions.

• Experience in Agile software delivery methodologies including Scrum, Kanban and DevOps operating models.

• Relevant certifications in Cloud, Architecture, Security, Agile or AI Engineering are an added advantage.

Location: DBS Asia Hub

Job: Technology

Schedule: Regular

Employee Status: Full time