Vice President: Software Engineering

10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in senior leadership roles in SaaS, platform engineering, or large-scale product organisations. Proven experience influencing matrixed teams and driving engineering transformation. Demonstrated success modernising engineering practices (CI/CD, progressive delivery, observability). Hands-on experience with GitLab-based secure CI/CD and Jira-integrated planning at scale. Deep understanding of engineering intelligence and metrics-driven leadership (including DORA). Experience in compliance-heavy environments such as fintech or authentication. Practical experience applying secure-by-design practices in regulated or audited contexts. Track record implementing AI-enabled engineering practices. Training or experience in Agile, DevOps, Architecture, or ITIL is advantageous. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (mandatory). Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or Business Administration (MBA) preferred.

Operate as a matrixed leader influencing POD Leaders, Product Management, Architecture, SRE/Platform, and InfoSec. Govern vendor relationships and tooling investments, establishing business cases for modernization. Define, publish, and enforce the enterprise SDLC and development standards. Establish Definition of Ready/Done for features and defects. Create quality gates (unit, component, functional, nonfunctional) and observability baselines. Define, monitor, report and implement strategies to continuously improve software engineering and delivery metrics (e.g., FLOW, DORA). Institutionalize separation of deployment from release. Codify roles for Engineering and Product in release and deployment. Lead the shiftleft transformation for quality engineering and test automation. Oversee automation frameworks, self-service test platforms, and AI assisted test generation. Build an AI adoption roadmap across the SDLC. Embed securebydesign practices and evidence collection for compliance requirements. Define and enforce architectural standards for scalable, secure, and compliant systems. Approve and enforce the enterprise SDLC, Jira workflows, and quality gates. Set policy for feature flag governance and progressive rollout patterns.