SVP/VP, Tech Lead, Corporate Internet Banking Platform (CIBP), Institutional Banking Group Technology, Group Technology

China, Beijing Branch; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Asia Hub is seeking an accomplished technology leader to shape the architecture and delivery strategy for its Corporate Internet Banking Platform. You will oversee multi-domain engineering, drive standards, and mentor senior teams through architecture governance and modern cloud-native practices.

Experience in banking platforms, microservices, event-driven design, and AI-assisted tooling is essential. Location: Singapore, full-time position within a large regional bank.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of software engineering experience with at least 8 years in senior technology leadership roles within banking or financial services.
• Strong experience delivering Corporate Internet Banking, Transaction Banking, Cash Management, Payments or Digital Banking platforms.
• Proven experience leading large engineering organizations responsible for architecture, design, development and delivery of enterprise-scale applications.
• Hands-on experience with: Java Spring Boot Spring Cloud REST APIs Kafka / Event Streaming Platforms SQL and NoSQL Databases Docker Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of Micro Frontend (MFE) architecture, frontend integration patterns and modern web application frameworks.
• Deep expertise in Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, API-First Design, Domain Driven Design (DDD), DevSecOps and Cloud-Native Platforms.
• Strong understanding of banking workflows including Payments, Accounts, Entitlements, Approvals, Notifications, Audit Trails and Transaction Lifecycle Management.
• Experience leading architecture governance, code quality reviews, engineering transformation and enterprise-wide technology modernization initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with: Jenkins GitHub / Bitbucket SonarQube JIRA Confluence
• Strong understanding of cloud-native deployment practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior business and technology leaders.
• Experience with AI-assisted software engineering tools including Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Agentic AI platforms and AI-driven code review solutions.
• Experience in Agile software delivery methodologies including Scrum, Kanban and DevOps operating models.
• Relevant certifications in Cloud, Architecture, Security, Agile or AI Engineering are an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technology vision, architecture, engineering standards and delivery strategy for the Corporate Internet Banking Platform, ensuring alignment with business goals and enterprise architecture principles.
• Provide technical leadership across all domains including Payments, Accounts, Entitlements, Notifications, Approvals, Dashboard and Shared Services. Ensure consistent adoption of architecture patterns, engineering standards and delivery practices.
• Lead architecture reviews, design reviews and code quality governance to ensure secure, scalable, resilient and maintainable solutions across the platform.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects and delivery teams to translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions and implementation roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to domain leads, architects, engineering managers and development teams throughout the SDLC.
• Drive engineering excellence through adoption of Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, API-First Design, Micro Frontends (MFE), DevSecOps, CI/CD and cloud-native development practices.
• Ensure seamless integration across Accounts, Payments, Notifications, Entitlements, Approvals and Shared Services while maintaining consistent customer journeys and platform standards.
• Lead the adoption of AI-assisted software engineering tools including Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and Agentic AI platforms. Establish governance and quality controls around AI-generated code and engineering practices.
• Establish engineering governance covering architecture reviews, coding standards, release management, platform resiliency, security, observability and production readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering productivity, software quality and delivery speed across the platform.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

REST APIs

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL/NoSQL

DDD

Cloud-Native

DevSecOps

Microservices

MFE

AGILE

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IT

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub/Bitbucket

SonarQube

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the technology vision, architecture, engineering standards and delivery strategy for the Corporate Internet Banking Platform, ensuring alignment with business goals and enterprise architecture principles.
• Provide technical leadership across all domains including Payments, Accounts, Entitlements, Notifications, Approvals, Dashboard and Shared Services. Ensure consistent adoption of architecture patterns, engineering standards and delivery practices.
• Lead architecture reviews, design reviews and code quality governance to ensure secure, scalable, resilient and maintainable solutions across the platform.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects and delivery teams to translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions and implementation roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to domain leads, architects, engineering managers and development teams throughout the SDLC.
• Drive engineering excellence through adoption of Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, API-First Design, Micro Frontends (MFE), DevSecOps, CI/CD and cloud-native development practices.
• Ensure seamless integration across Accounts, Payments, Notifications, Entitlements, Approvals and Shared Services while maintaining consistent customer journeys and platform standards.
• Lead the adoption of AI-assisted software engineering tools including Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and Agentic AI platforms. Establish governance and quality controls around AI-generated code and engineering practices.
• Establish engineering governance covering architecture reviews, coding standards, release management, platform resiliency, security, observability and production readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering productivity, software quality and delivery speed across the platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of software engineering experience with at least 8 years in senior technology leadership roles within banking or financial services.
• Strong experience delivering Corporate Internet Banking, Transaction Banking, Cash Management, Payments or Digital Banking platforms.
• Proven experience leading large engineering organizations responsible for architecture, design, development and delivery of enterprise-scale applications.
• Hands-on experience with: Java Spring Boot Spring Cloud REST APIs Kafka / Event Streaming Platforms SQL and NoSQL Databases Docker Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of Micro Frontend (MFE) architecture, frontend integration patterns and modern web application frameworks.
• Deep expertise in Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, API-First Design, Domain Driven Design (DDD), DevSecOps and Cloud-Native Platforms.
• Strong understanding of banking workflows including Payments, Accounts, Entitlements, Approvals, Notifications, Audit Trails and Transaction Lifecycle Management.
• Experience leading architecture governance, code quality reviews, engineering transformation and enterprise-wide technology modernization initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with: Jenkins GitHub / Bitbucket SonarQube JIRA Confluence
• Strong understanding of cloud-native deployment practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior business and technology leaders.
• Experience with AI-assisted software engineering tools including Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Agentic AI platforms and AI-driven code review solutions.
• Experience in Agile software delivery methodologies including Scrum, Kanban and DevOps operating models.
• Relevant certifications in Cloud, Architecture, Security, Agile or AI Engineering are an added advantage.

Location: DBS Asia Hub

Job: Technology

Schedule: Regular

Employee Status: Full time