Chief Technology Officer

Technology Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute the overall

  technology roadmap

  aligned with the companys business and regulatory strategy.
• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and Board, translating business goals into scalable technical solutions.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies, regulations, and FinTech trends.

Platform Architecture & Engineering

• Design and maintain

  highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure architectures

  .
• Lead development of platforms across:
• Payments (Payout, Pay-in, Cards, UPI, Wallets)
• Digital Banking / Lending / Neo-Banking
• APIs & Integrations (Banks, PSPs, NPCI, Aggregators)
• Ensure

  99.9%+ uptime

  and high-performance systems.

Security, Compliance & Risk

• Own

  application security, infrastructure security, and data protection

  .
• Ensure compliance with:
• RBI / NPCI guidelines
• PCI-DSS
• ISO 27001
• SOC 2
• GDPR / DPDP Act (India)
• Lead audits, VAPT, penetration testing, and incident response.

DevOps, Infrastructure & Cloud

• Oversee cloud infrastructure (AWS / GCP / Azure).
• Implement DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Optimize cost, performance, and reliability.

Product & Delivery

• Work closely with Product, Business, and Ops teams to ensure fast, reliable delivery.
• Own

  engineering velocity, code quality, release management

  , and SLAs.
• Enable rapid innovation without compromising security or compliance.

Team Building & Culture

• Build, mentor, and scale high-performing

  engineering, DevOps, QA, and security teams

  .
• Establish a culture of

  ownership, accountability, security, and innovation

  .
• Define hiring standards, performance metrics, and career paths.

Vendor & Partner Management

• Manage technology vendors, banking partners, and third-party service providers.
• Review contracts, SLAs, and technical due diligence.

  Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile