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