Vice President - Technology

Iris Software; Dadri; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software in Noida, UP, India, seeks a seasoned Technology Leader with deep engineering delivery and platform thinking. The role focuses on leading multi-program delivery, mentoring leaders, and engaging with CXOs to drive technology strategy and outcomes.

The ideal candidate brings experience across AI, data engineering, cloud platforms, and scalable systems, with a track record of global teams delivering resilient, secure platforms.

Qualifications

• Seasoned leader with engineering delivery background.
• Experience guiding large, multi-account programs.
• Ability to partner with CXOs and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end engineering of platforms and solutions for multiple complex programs.
• Mentor teams across Solutioning, Engineering and Delivery.
• Collaborate with CXOs and senior stakeholders for strategic guidance and estimation.
• Build high-performing engineering teams and foster delivery excellence.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including AI, Data Engineering and Cloud.

Skills

Technology Leadership

Engineering Delivery

Solutioning

Stakeholder Engagement

Cloud Platforms

AI/ML

Microservices

Pre-sales

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a seasoned Technology Leader with a strong foundation in engineering delivery, solutioning and technology leadership, not purely delivery operations. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise across modern technology landscapes, strong platform thinking and a proven track record of driving multiple concurrent complex programs across accounts while engaging with senior stakeholders. Past engineering experience with platforms requiring high resilience, security and scale and experience in the financial services context (banks and capital market firms) is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end engineering of platforms and solutions for multiple complex technology programs across domains, aligned to defined business and technology outcomes
• Mentor teams and leaders across Solutioning, Engineering and Delivery.
• Work closely with CXOs, MDs and senior stakeholders, providing strategic guidance, initiative scoping, estimation, structuring and solutioning inputs and taking accountability for outcomes
• Build and scale high-performing engineering teams, fostering innovation and delivery excellence
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices and technologies including AI, Data Engineering, and Cloud platforms
• Ensure best practices across software engineering, DevOps, SRE and agile methodologies
• Oversee solution scoping, estimation, design, architecture governance, and implementation quality
• Contribute to pre-sales, solutioning, and client engagements within the IT services ecosystem

Key Requirements

• ~20-25 years of experience in technology and engineering delivery roles within IT services/product organizations with the past 5-7 years in leadership roles managing teams of 75-150 people
• Experience in leading globally distributed engineering teams
• Strong experience in engineering-led delivery(not delivery operations management)
• Deep understanding of IT services ecosystem, engagement models, and client delivery frameworks
• Ability to partner effectively with sales, practice and account delivery teams
• Ability to deliver engagements in partnership with client/multi-vendor PODs
• Ability to advise, influence and partner (and be accountable to) with MD/ CXO level senior stakeholders on technology strategy and execution
• Strong expertise in leading teams delivering initiatives in some or more of:
  • Full-stack applications
  • Services/API based solutions
  • Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Data Analytics / Data Engineering
  • AI / ML and emerging technologies
  • Modernization
• Solid grounding in architecture, microservices, and scalable system design
• Experience in driving scope, estimation, execution approach and dependency management aligned with problem and tech context
• Experience in leading multiple small mid sized, distributed teams, programs and global delivery programs across geographies, client and other vendor teams
• Strong business outcome orientation

Location: Noida, UP, India

Company: Iris Software