Senior Engineering Manager - Java

Experience : 12+ Years Domain : Banking & Financial Services Job Summary We seek a Senior Engineering Manager (Java) with deep technical leadership and stakeholder engagement skills to lead large-scale banking and financial systems projects.

You will be pivotal in delivering technical solutions and managing low-code / no-code financial integrations , working across onshore and offshore teams .

This role blends engineering excellence, complex stakeholder management, and strong team and program leadership.

The role requires overseas travel and working with customers, conducting / leading workshops Key Responsibilities End-to-End Delivery Ownership : Lead delivery of enterprise-grade products and services involving Java-based microservices , batch file integrations , and financial data transformation workflows.

Solution Architecture Adherence :   Ensure the team follows agreed architecture using Spring Boot , Spring Cloud , REST APIs, and cloud platforms (Azure / AWS).

Guide the adoption of tools for financial integration use cases.

BFSI Domain Focus : Engage in core banking, payments, compliance, and regulatory reporting use cases.

Work with domain experts to align technical delivery with business priorities.

Onshore-Offshore Delivery Model : Effectively manage globally distributed engineering teams, ensuring strong collaboration, aligned goals, and timely handovers across time zones.

Technical Risk & Issue Management : Collaborate and provide inputs to leadership for identify project risks, define mitigation plans, and ensure controls and compliance in line with financial services standards.

Status Reporting : Collaborate and Provide timely inputs to Leadership to Prepar and present weekly / monthly project status reports , including metrics on delivery, quality, risk, and team health.

Technical Leadership : Work closely to hire, coach, and retain top talent.

Enable high ownership, psychological safety, and delivery accountability within and across teams.

Cross-Team Communication : Ensure tight coordination across product, engineering, QA, support, and platform teams.

Break silos and facilitate end-to-end collaboration.

Tracking & Monitoring : Collaborate with leadership ensure  timely closure of define action items, milestones, dependencies , and resolutions to maintain delivery momentum.

DevOps & Automation : Promote strong CI / CD, observability, and secure DevOps practices as part of engineering lifecycle.

Required Skills and Experience 12+ years of engineering and team leadership experience with expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs , and distributed systems.

Proven delivery experience in Banking and Financial Services (BFSI) , with understanding of domain-specific priorities (security, compliance, audit).

Strong expertise in Batch File Gateway patterns – validation, transformation, secure transport, and tracking.

Hands-on knowledge of financial integration platforms.

Demonstrated success in managing onshore-offshore teams , bridging time zones and work cultures effectively.

Familiar with Agile practices , JIRA, Confluence, and delivery metrics.

Strong understanding of cloud services (Azure, AWS), especially in integration use cases.

Excellent communication skills for stakeholder and cross-team coordination , and conflict resolution.

Collaborate and Provide inputs to leadership for preparing client-facing delivery dashboards , status decks, and executive-level reports.

High personal ownership and attention to detail in tracking dependencies, risks, and engineering deliverables .

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