Tech Lead (Mobile Banking) (m/f/d)

Key Responsibilities *

Main duties and day-to-day tasks expected from the resource

• Lead and manage a dedicated mobile banking squad comprising mobile developers, backend engineers, QA engineers, DevOps engineers, and business analysts.
• Own end-to-end delivery of mobile banking initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives, architecture standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive technical design, solution reviews, sprint planning, release planning, and delivery governance for mobile applications.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to React Native, Android, and iOS development teams.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, UX/UI teams, API teams, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality digital banking solutions.
• Ensure adherence to SDLC, DevSecOps, security, performance, and quality engineering practices.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, production issues, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee integration of mobile applications with APIs, microservices, authentication platforms, and core banking systems.
• Drive performance, scalability, resilience, and observability requirements across mobile channels.
• Support production releases, go-live activities, incident management, and executive reporting.

Required Skills *

Primary technical and functional skills

• Strong experience managing mobile application development teams in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on knowledge of React Native, Android, iOS, mobile application architecture, and lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of API-first architecture, microservices, backend integrations, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, mobile security, certificate pinning, and secure coding practices.
• Strong delivery management, Agile, Scrum, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing complex delivery roadmaps and multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native solutions and deployment methodologies.

Required Experience / Knowledge Areas *

Specific domain or industry knowledge required

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3-5 years as a Technical Lead or Engineering Lead.
• Proven experience delivering Mobile Banking, Internet Banking, Digital Onboarding, Payments, Corporate Banking, or Financial Services solutions.
• Experience leading squads within Banking or Financial Services organizations.
• Strong knowledge of mobile application security, compliance, and banking regulatory requirements.
• Experience working with large-scale customer-facing applications supporting high transaction volumes and mission-critical services.
• Knowledge of API Management, Microservices, Azure Cloud, and modern software delivery practices.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and cloud-native deployments.
• Experience with Kong API Gateway, Azure APIM, Apigee, or Layer7.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and SonarQube.
• Experience with observability tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, and AppDynamics.
• Exposure to Digital Banking modernization, AI-enabled banking, and enterprise transformation programs.
• Experience managing offshore and distributed delivery teams.

Key Deliverables *

Expected outputs and outcomes from the resource

• Successful delivery of banking features and digital customer journeys aligned with business roadmaps.
• End-to-end ownership of squad delivery, quality, performance, and production stability.
• Technical governance, architecture compliance, and security assurance across mobile platforms.
• Delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performing mobile applications.
• Achievement of sprint commitments, program milestones, release objectives, and production KPIs.
• Effective management of risks, dependencies, technical debt, and operational resilience.

Certifications Required

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Agilist (Preferred)
• Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) or Azure Solutions Architect (Preferred)
• AWS Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect (Preferred)
• Mobile Security Certification (Preferred)
• PMP Certification (Advantageous)

Tech Lead (Mobile Banking) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates