Head of Architecture & Platform Engineering
Core
Lead the architecture, modernization, and scalability of Finastra's Lending technology platform, defining technical vision and driving cloud adoption and AI enablement for SaaS solutions.
Role type
Senior IC/Lead Head of Architecture & Platform Engineering
Builds
Shared platform services, frameworks, tooling, and scalable SaaS solutions for Lending products
Domain
Financial services / Cloud-native architecture / AI engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems design, cloud-native architecture, platform engineering, AI model lifecycle management, legacy modernization, security & compliance governance, team leadership, technical strategy
Preferred skills
Microservices architecture, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, observability stack, AI compliance practices
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Grafana
Responsibilities
Define architectural vision and technical strategy; establish architectural principles and governance; lead cloud migration and legacy modernization; build shared platform services and developer tooling; define AI frameworks and guardrails for model training and inference; collaborate with cross-functional teams on roadmap and capacity; hire and mentor platform engineers and architects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership