Senior Director Engineering, Financial Services Australia

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sapient Technology Solutions Full time $180,000 - $250,000 per year

At Publicis Sapient, we enable our clients to drive large-scale digital transformations. As Senior Director of Engineering – Financial Services, you will lead the design and delivery of large-scale digital transformation programmes for Tier-1 banks and financial institutions. You will be responsible for shaping and executing engineering strategies that modernise legacy banking platforms, enable coreless architecture, and drive the adoption of cloud-native, API-first solutions.

This role requires a visionary leader who can guide geographically distributed engineering squads, collaborate with C-level stakeholders, and deliver high-impact outcomes across core banking, payments, digital channels, and enterprise platforms.  You will also play a critical role in building high-performing teams and enabling sales through technical leadership and client engagement.

  • Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams delivering transformation programmes across core banking, payments, and digital channels.
  • Champion modern engineering practices including microservices, event-driven architecture, and DevSecOps.
  • Architect and deliver next-gen banking platforms using technologies like Thought Machine Vault, Mambu, and Finxact.
  • Drive legacy remediation through dual-run strategies, co-existence adapters, and modular platform design.
  • Enable composable architecture and domain-based design to support scalable, secure, and future-proof banking systems.
  • Oversee front-end modernisation initiatives including GenAI-assisted reverse and forward engineering legacy systems to integrate with modern design systems and technologies, ensuring alignment with strategic target-state architecture.
  • Shape and execute multi-year transformation roadmaps, operating models, and agile delivery frameworks.
  • Institutionalise AI-enabled digital factories to accelerate legacy modernisation and hypothesis-driven development.
  • Lead programmes focused on vulnerability remediation, monolith breakdown, and architectural streamlining to enhance security posture and operational resilience.
  • Build and scale high-performing engineering teams with the right mix of skills, experience, and mindset to deliver complex transformation programmes.
  • Mentor and coach senior technologists, architects, and engineering leads to grow technical leadership across the organisation.
  • Act as a technical advisor in pre-sales engagements, helping shape client proposals, solution architecture, and delivery models.
  • Collaborate with Client Partners and Industry Leads to identify opportunities, define value propositions, and support deal closure.
  • Represent engineering in client workshops, discovery sessions, and strategic planning forums.

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