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