Head of Engineering

apartmentFirst Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) placeAbu Dhabi calendar_month 

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Join the UAE's largest bank and one of the world's largest and safest financial institutions. Our focus is to create value for our employees, customers, shareholders, and communities to grow through differentiation, agility, and innovation. We are looking for top talent and your success is our success.

Accelerate your growth as you help us reach our goals and advance your career. Be ready to make your mark at a top company, in an exciting and dynamic industry.

Job description

Lead the engineering function across the enterprise, ensuring delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality technology solutions.
Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including agile, DevSecOps, and cloud-native development.
Align engineering capabilities with business priorities and enterprise architecture.
Foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
Ensure engineering teams are equipped with the right tools, frameworks, and skills to deliver value at speed.
Provide leadership and direction to engineering chapters and squads.
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and infrastructure teams.
Promote a culture of innovation, agility, and technical excellence.
Track and report on engineering KPIs including velocity, quality, and incident rates.
Support talent acquisition, retention, and career development within engineering.
Define and implement engineering strategy, standards, and frameworks across the organization.
Lead the adoption of modern engineering tools and practices including CI/CD, test automation, and infrastructure as code.
Collaborate with product and delivery teams to ensure timely and high-quality releases.
Drive engineering maturity through capability building, metrics, and continuous improvement.

Ensure engineering solutions meet security, compliance, and performance requirements.

Qualifications
  • Software engineering leadership u2013 Proven experience leading large-scale engineering teams across multiple domains.
  • Agile & DevSecOps expertise u2013 Deep understanding of agile delivery models, CI/CD pipelines, and secure coding practices.
  • Cloud-native development u2013 Experience with microservices, containerization, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
  • Architecture alignment u2013 Ability to collaborate with enterprise architects to ensure technical integrity and scalability.
  • Talent development u2013 Strong focus on coaching, mentoring, and building high-performing engineering teams.
  • Stakeholder collaboration u2013 Effective communication with product owners, delivery managers, and business leaders.
Job Function: IT - Software & Web Development

Company Industry: IT, Software & Internet Services

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