Technical Architect & Engineering Lead - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Project Description • Hands-on Technical Architect / Engineering Lead embedded with IBM Technology feature teams • Build solutions from scratch while actively contributing to coding • Drive engineering excellence through best practices such as DDD, TDD, SOLID, Hexagonal Architecture, and Twelve-Factor App • Develop reusable frameworks, starter kits, and engineering standards • Mentor development teams and lead engineering community initiatives Key Responsibilities Hands-on Engineering • Develop and deliver scalable applications alongside feature teams • Implement Domain-Driven Design (DDD), TDD, SOLID principles, and Hexagonal Architecture • Ensure Twelve-Factor App compliance for cloud-native applications Software Factory & CI/CD • Design and enforce CI/CD pipelines using Git and GitLab CI/CD • Establish code review standards and trunk-based development • Implement static code analysis using SonarQube • Define API standards and best practices • Implement observability with structured logging, distributed tracing, and correlation IDs Cloud & Platform Engineering • Design cloud-native architectures using AWS and Azure • Develop microservices, serverless, and event-driven applications • Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) • Apply cloud security best practices (IAM, Secrets Management, Network Segmentation) • Optimize cloud infrastructure for performance and cost efficiency Reusable Engineering Assets • Develop shared libraries, frameworks, starter kits, and project templates • Standardize engineering practices across development teams Team Enablement • Conduct pair programming and code reviews • Mentor developers on DDD, TDD, SOLID, Hexagonal Architecture, and cloud-native development • Organize technical workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions Developer Community • Lead Communities of Practice (CoP) • Conduct technical talks, coding dojos, and hackathons • Create and maintain engineering playbooks, standards, and reference architectures Expected Deliverables • Engineering Playbook covering DDD, TDD, SOLID, Hexagonal Architecture, Twelve-Factor App, CI/CD, and API Standards • Reusable libraries, starter kits, and project archetypes • Standardized CI/CD pipeline templates • Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) • Monthly code quality and engineering maturity reports • Technical debt register and improvement roadmap Mandatory Skills • 10+ years of hands-on software development experience • Strong expertise in one or more of the following: • Java (Spring Boot) • C# (.NET Core) • Python • Kotlin • Expert knowledge of: • Domain-Driven Design (DDD) • Test-Driven Development (TDD) / Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) • SOLID Principles • Hexagonal / Clean Architecture • Twelve-Factor App methodology • Experience with: • Git, GitLab CI/CD • Docker & Kubernetes • Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC) • Strong cloud experience: • AWS: EKS, MSK, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudFormation, API Gateway, SQS/SNS • Azure: AKS, Azure DevOps, Service Bus, Key Vault • Experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, IBM MQ, SQS, or Azure Service Bus • API design experience (REST, gRPC, OpenAPI) • Knowledge of Security-by-Design principles • Experience with observability, monitoring, and code quality tools (SonarQube, SAST, DAST) Domain Knowledge • Capital Markets / Investment Banking • Trade Lifecycle • Pricing & Valuation • Risk Management • Market Data Soft Skills • Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills • Experience building engineering communities and Communities of Practice (CoP) • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills • Strong technical documentation skills (ADRs, playbooks, engineering standards) • Ability to balance engineering excellence with project delivery Nice-to-Have Skills • Experience in Corporate Finance • Knowledge of Securities Services • Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud-native platforms • Exposure to financial services and investment banking technology ecosystems Show more Show less

Mandatory Skills: 10+ years of hands-on software development experience. Strong expertise in one or more of the following: Java (Spring Boot), C# (.NET Core), Python, Kotlin. Expert knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD) / Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), SOLID Principles, Hexagonal / Clean Architecture, Twelve-Factor App methodology. Experience with Git, GitLab CI/CD, Docker & Kubernetes, Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Strong cloud experience: AWS (EKS, MSK, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudFormation, API Gateway, SQS/SNS) and Azure (AKS, Azure DevOps, Service Bus, Key Vault). Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, IBM MQ, SQS, Azure Service Bus). API design (REST, gRPC, OpenAPI). Knowledge of Security-by-Design principles. Experience with observability, monitoring, and code quality tools (SonarQube, SAST, DAST). Domain Knowledge: Capital Markets / Investment Banking, Trade Lifecycle, Pricing & Valuation, Risk Management, Market Data. Soft Skills: Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills, experience building engineering communities, excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, strong technical documentation (ADRs, playbooks, engineering standards). Nice-to-Have: Corporate Finance, Securities Services, designing enterprise-scale cloud-native platforms, exposure to financial services tech ecosystems.

Hands-on Engineering: Develop and deliver scalable applications alongside feature teams; implement Domain-Driven Design (DDD), TDD, SOLID principles, and Hexagonal Architecture; ensure Twelve-Factor App compliance for cloud-native applications. Software Factory & CI/CD: Design and enforce CI/CD pipelines using Git and GitLab CI/CD; establish code review standards and trunk-based development; implement static code analysis using SonarQube; define API standards and best practices; implement observability with structured logging, distributed tracing, and correlation IDs. Cloud & Platform Engineering: Design cloud-native architectures using AWS and Azure; develop microservices, serverless, and event-driven applications; implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform); apply cloud security best practices (IAM, Secrets Management, Network Segmentation); optimize cloud infrastructure for performance and cost efficiency. Reusable Engineering Assets: Develop shared libraries, frameworks, starter kits, and project templates; standardize engineering practices across development teams. Team Enablement: Conduct pair programming and code reviews; mentor developers on DDD, TDD, SOLID, Hexagonal Architecture, and cloud-native development; organize technical workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions. Developer Community: Lead Communities of Practice (CoP); conduct technical talks, coding dojos, and hackathons; create and maintain engineering playbooks, standards, and reference architectures. Expected Deliverables: Engineering Playbook covering DDD, TDD, SOLID, Hexagonal Architecture, Twelve-Factor App, CI/CD, and API Standards; reusable libraries, starter kits, and project archetypes; standardized CI/CD pipeline templates; Architecture Decision Records (ADRs); monthly code quality and engineering maturity reports; technical debt register and improvement roadmap.