Vice President (VP) - Software Engineering

Saaki Argus & Averil Consulting; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Saaki Argus & Averil Consulting seeks a Vice President of Software Engineering in India to define the technology strategy, drive modernization, and lead multi-location engineering teams for mission-critical retirement and financial services platforms. You will ensure security, reliability, and scale across global programs.

The role requires a hands-on but strategic tech leader with strong executive communication and a track record of enterprise transformation, partnering with product, business,

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of large-scale enterprise engineering teams.
• Experience with cloud modernization and platform transformation.
• MBA is preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technology strategy and delivery roadmap.
• Lead multiple engineering teams and drive modernization initiatives.
• Ensure security, reliability, and scalable enterprise platforms.
• Partner with Product, Business, and Global Engineering leaders.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive presence

Distributed systems

Java

Cloud-native platforms

DevSecOps

AI-assisted development

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

MBA

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Observability tools

AI tooling

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Vice President Software Engineering

About the Role

Our client is a leading global financial services organization with a strong focus on technology-driven innovation. The India Technology Center serves as a strategic extension of the global engineering organization, driving large-scale digital transformation, platform modernization, and enterprise technology initiatives.

The organization is expanding its engineering leadership team to support mission-critical platforms that power large-scale retirement and financial services solutions for millions of users.

The Purpose of This Role

As the Vice President - Software Engineering, you will define and execute the technology strategy, engineering roadmap, and delivery for a large-scale enterprise platform. You will lead high-performing engineering teams, drive modernization initiatives, and partner closely with global technology and business leaders to build secure, resilient, and scalable solutions.

This role requires an experienced, hands-on technology leader who combines strategic thinking with strong execution capabilities and can influence outcomes across a globally distributed engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define and execute the long-term technology strategy aligned with enterprise priorities.
• Adapt technology direction based on evolving business strategies and organizational priorities.
• Challenge conventional approaches and drive innovation through modern engineering practices.
• Champion cloud adoption, platform modernization, architectural simplification, and technology transformation.

Engineering Excellence

• Deliver high-quality, scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise platforms using modern engineering practices.
• Drive engineering excellence through CI/CD, automation, observability, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and DevSecOps.
• Promote innovation and engineering productivity through modern development tools and AI-assisted engineering capabilities.
• Provide technology leadership across large-scale greenfield and brownfield transformation programs.
• Ensure enterprise architecture standards, governance, and technology compliance are consistently implemented.

Program & Delivery Leadership

• Lead large, business-critical technology initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Drive program governance, risk management, execution excellence, and measurable business outcomes.
• Ensure timely delivery through effective planning, stakeholder alignment, and execution oversight.

Stakeholder Management

• Build trusted partnerships with Product, Business, Enterprise Architecture, and Global Engineering teams.
• Communicate technology vision, strategy, risks, and recommendations effectively to both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Foster a collaborative, "One Team" culture across globally distributed teams.

People Leadership

• Lead multiple engineering teams while attracting, developing, mentoring, and retaining top engineering talent.
• Build an inclusive, innovative, and high-performance engineering culture.
• Develop future technology leaders through coaching and succession planning.

Operational Excellence

• Drive operational rigor, governance, compliance, and continuous process improvement.
• Monitor engineering KPIs and OKRs to improve delivery predictability, quality, platform reliability, and engineering velocity.

The Value You Deliver

• Deliver modern, secure, highly scalable enterprise platforms supporting millions of end users.
• Build a strong engineering culture focused on quality, accountability, innovation, and craftsmanship.
• Improve delivery predictability through data-driven execution and operational excellence.
• Enable business growth through technology modernization and platform transformation.
• Establish the India engineering organization as a trusted strategic partner within the global technology ecosystem.
• Inspire teams to consistently deliver engineering excellence.

Skills Required

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinker with the ability to simplify complexity and lead enterprise-wide transformation.
• Strong executive presence with exceptional communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated success leading globally distributed engineering organizations.
• Proven ability to build alignment across senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Passion for coaching, mentoring, and developing engineering talent.
• Resilient, adaptable, and effective in fast-changing environments.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities.

Technical Expertise

• Deep expertise in enterprise application architecture and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of Java, API-driven architectures, microservices, and service-oriented design.
• Experience with cloud-native platforms, DevSecOps, automation, observability, and engineering productivity tools.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development and modern developer productivity platforms.
• Strong understanding of scalability, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business and executive stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and systems-thinking capabilities.

Experience Required

• 20+ years of progressive software engineering and technology leadership experience.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale enterprise engineering organizations and complex technology transformation programs.
• Experience driving cloud modernization, platform transformation, and mission-critical enterprise applications.
• MBA preferred but not mandatory.