Senior Engineering Manager Job in Idfc First Bank

Job Title: Engineering Manager
Location: Chennai
Business Unit: Corporate Function
Function: Information Technology
Experience: 7-10 years
Education:
Graduate: B.E. (Computer Science, Information Technology) from Tier I/II Institutes
Post-Graduate: Any

Job Purpose:
As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of engineers to develop scalable, secure, and reliable banking systems that power various banking services, including account opening, asset & liability management, wealth management, and payments. You will define engineering strategies, drive the technical roadmap, and manage priorities across cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact business solutions.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership & Architecture:
Define the product and service evolution roadmap in collaboration with product owners & business stakeholders.
Lead a team of engineers to build and maintain microservice-based applications.
Develop and enforce coding standards, guidelines, and best practices.
Ensure adherence to SOA architecture principles and web service standards (WSSE, XML, SOAP, WSDL, XSD, UDDI, REST).
Oversee database design & management for relational (Oracle) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases.
Project & Agile Management:
Drive Agile methodologies for efficient project execution and delivery.
Ensure seamless production rollouts using blue-green & canary deployment strategies.
Oversee CI/CD pipeline management, ensuring strict adherence to quality gates.
Manage application support & incident resolution to maintain system uptime and reliability.
Quality & Code Management:
Perform code reviews to ensure scalability, security, and maintainability.
Implement robust testing methodologies to maintain high-quality deliverables.
Maintain enterprise integration standards with Java/Golang, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and XML/JSON data formats.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
Stay updated on modern JavaScript frameworks/libraries like Vue.js, React, or Angular.
Drive process automation and engineering excellence to enhance development efficiency.
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence within the team.

Key Skills & Competencies:
Strong project management skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication.
Expertise in Java/Golang, Spring Boot, REST APIs, XML, JSON, XSLT.
Experience with relational (Oracle) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases.
Understanding of front-end technologies (Vue.js, React, or Angular).

Why Join Us?
Be part of a high-impact technology team in the banking sector.
Work on cutting-edge digital banking solutions.
Lead innovative projects with a focus on security, scalability, and automation.
If you have the passion to build the best banking systems in the world, we d love to hear from you!